1995 German Grand Prix


The 1995 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 July 1995 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the ninth race of the 1995 Formula One season. The 45-lap race was won by Benetton driver Michael Schumacher after he started from second position. David Coulthard finished second for the Williams team and Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger came in third.

Summary

started the race from the pole position alongside Michael Schumacher. After making a good start, Hill spun in the first corner on the 2nd lap sending his car across a gravel trap and into a tyre barrier, ending his race.
Schumacher was left leading David Coulthard and Gerhard Berger, who was promptly assessed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for jumping the start of the race. The penalty dropped Berger to 14th position though he fought back to finish back in 3rd place. Berger denied jumping the start, claiming that though his car did move slightly when he put it into gear, it was stationary when the green light came on to start the race.
Benetton's 2-stop strategy for Schumacher prevailed over the 1-stop strategy Coulthard was on, as Schumacher pulled away from the field giving himself enough room to make his second pit stop and remain in the lead. Schumacher became the first German to win a World Championship German Grand Prix. His car broke down after the race had finished, as did that of team-mate Johnny Herbert and Aguri Suzuki.
Initially it was believed that Hill spun off due to oil laid down on the track from overfull oil tanks – as it is common practice for teams to fill the oil tanks prior to the start of the race. A few days after the race, however, the Williams team discovered that Hill's car had in fact suffered from a driveshaft failure leading to his accident. Shortly before he went off, Murray Walker commented that he had noticed blue smoke coming out of the back of Hill's car; the reason for this was never discovered.
The blown Ford engine of Pierluigi Martini spelt the end of the Italian's F1 career, as he was replaced in Minardi by Pedro Lamy for the next race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
15 Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:44.9321:44.385
21 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:45.5051:44.465+0.080
36 David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:45.3061:44.540+0.155
428 Gerhard BergerFerrari1:46.4821:45.553+1.168
514 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:48.2031:45.765+1.380
615 Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:46.9161:45.846+1.461
78 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:46.2911:45.849+1.464
87 Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:47.8541:46.221+1.836
92 Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:46.3811:46.315+1.930
1027 Jean AlesiFerrari1:46.3561:46.475+1.971
1130 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:47.7691:46.801+2.416
1226 Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:47.3721:47.528+2.987
134 Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:49.1031:47.507+3.122
1429 Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford1:48.5261:47.636+3.251
159 Massimiliano PapisFootwork-Hart1:49.6211:48.093+3.708
1624 Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford1:50.4091:49.302+4.917
173 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:56.5181:49.402+5.017
1825 Aguri SuzukiLigier-Mugen-Honda2:04.1931:49.716+5.331
1910 Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:50.4511:49.892+5.507
2023 Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford1:51.3681:49.990+5.605
2121 Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:54.3031:52.961+8.576
2222 Roberto MorenoForti-Ford1:53.4561:53.405+9.020
2317 Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:53.492No time+9.107
2416 Giovanni LavaggiPacific-Ford1:54.6251:56.325+10.240

Race

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings