1995 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 13 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 24 September 1995 | ||||
| Official name | XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal | ||||
| Location | |||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.360 km (2.725 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:20.537 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 David Coulthard |
Renault | |||
| Time | 1:23.220 on lap 2 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
Renault | ||||
| Second |
Renault | ||||
| Third |
Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a
Williams team after starting from pole position Coulthard became the first Scottish driver to win a Grand Prix since Jackie Stewart won the 1973 German Grand Prix 22 years previously. Michael Schumacher was second in a Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the latter Williams car.[2]
After several controversial incidents previously involving Schumacher and Hill in the 1995 season, including collisions at Silverstone, Spa and Monza (the latter two of which saw confrontations between the two drivers respectively on the podium and at track-side), Schumacher and Hill shook hands with each other at the podium presentation following this race.
Report
Background
To optimise their chances of winning at the
Autódromo do Estoril, Williams brought an upgraded chassis to the race, a "B" specification of their FW17 car. The upgraded chassis would be used throughout the remainder of the season.[3]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout.
Race
As the race began from its standing start, Ukyo Katayama who qualified in 16th moved into the racing path of Luca Badoer, whose Minardi began in 18th. The contact caused Katayama's Tyrrell to launch airborne and spin several times upside down along the start/finish straight. Katayama was extracted from the car and hospitalized for two days[5] with what was later diagnosed with a strained neck and bruising in the crash.[6][7]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 6 | David Coulthard
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Renault
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1:21.423 | 1:20.537 | |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill
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Renault
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1:21.322 | 1:20.905 | +0.368 |
| 3 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
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Renault
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1:21.885 | 1:21.301 | +0.764 |
| 4 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger
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Ferrari | 1:22.281 | 1:21.970 | +1.433 |
| 5 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford
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1:23.485 | 1:22.226 | +1.689 |
| 6 | 2 | Johnny Herbert
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Renault
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1:23.786 | 1:22.322 | +1.785 |
| 7 | 27 |  Jean Alesi
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Ferrari | 1:22.656 | 1:22.391 | +1.854 |
| 8 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:23.142 | 1:22.538 | +2.001 |
| 9 | 25 | Martin Brundle
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda
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1:23.244 | 1:22.588 | +2.051 |
| 10 | 15 | Eddie Irvine
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:22.957 | 1:22.831 | +2.294 |
| 11 | 26 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda
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1:23.284 | 1:22.904 | +2.367 |
| 12 | 7 | Mark Blundell
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Mercedes
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1:24.583 | 1:22.914 | +2.377 |
| 13 | 8 |  Mika Häkkinen
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Mercedes
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1:23.064 | 1:23.114 | +2.527 |
| 14 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion
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Sauber-Ford
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no time | 1:23.934 | +3.397 |
| 15 | 4 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.942 | 1:23.936 | +3.399 |
| 16 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.631 | 1:24.287 | +3.750 |
| 17 | 23 |  Pedro Lamy
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Minardi-Ford | 1:26.210 | 1:24.657 | +4.120 |
| 18 | 24 |  Luca Badoer
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Minardi-Ford | 1:25.746 | 1:24.778 | +4.241 |
| 19 | 10 | Taki Inoue
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Hart
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1:24.883 | 1:25.031 | +4.346 |
| 20 | 9 | Massimiliano Papis
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Hart
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1:25.696 | 1:25.179 | +4.642 |
| 21 | 17 | Andrea Montermini
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Pacific-Ford | 1:27.659 | 1:26.172 | +5.634 |
| 22 | 21 | Pedro Diniz
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Forti-Ford | 1:29.137 | 1:27.292 | +6.755 |
| 23 | 22 | Roberto Moreno
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Forti-Ford | 1:28.672 | 1:27.523 | +6.986 |
| 24 | 16 | Jean-Denis Délétraz
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Pacific-Ford | no time | 1:32.769 | +12.232 |
Source:[1]
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 6 | David Coulthard
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Renault
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71 | 1:41:52.145 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Renault
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71 | +7.248 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Damon Hill
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Renault
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71 | +22.121 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger
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Ferrari | 71 | +1:24.879 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Jean Alesi
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Ferrari | 71 | +1:25.429 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford
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70 | +1 Lap | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Johnny Herbert
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Renault
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70 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 25 | Martin Brundle
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda
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70 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 9 | 7 | Mark Blundell
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Mercedes
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70 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 15 | Eddie Irvine
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Jordan-Peugeot | 70 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 11 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 70 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 12 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion
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Sauber-Ford
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70 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 13 | 4 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 14 | 24 | Luca Badoer
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Minardi-Ford | 68 | +3 Laps | 18 | |
| 15 | 10 | Taki Inoue
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Hart
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68 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| 16 | 21 | Pedro Diniz
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Forti-Ford | 66 | +5 Laps | 22 | |
| 17 | 22 | Roberto Moreno
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Forti-Ford | 64 | +7 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 17 | Andrea Montermini
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Pacific-Ford | 53 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
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Mercedes
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44 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Denis Délétraz
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Pacific-Ford | 14 | Cramp | 24 | |
| Ret | 26 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda
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10 | Spun off | 11 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pedro Lamy
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Minardi-Ford | 7 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 9 | Massimiliano Papis
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Hart
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0 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | Collision1 | 16 | |
Source:[2]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Katayama started the original race but was involved in the first lap collision that resulted in a red flag. He did not take the restart but is listed as 'Retired' in the official results
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ^ a b "1995 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ^ "F1 Grand Prix of Portugal - 95". Gale Force F1. Archived from the original on 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "27 Sep 1995, Page 37 - The Age at Newspapers.com". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ^ "Tyrrell drive up for grabs". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. 1995-10-02. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ a b "Portugal 1995 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.