# 1995 French Grand Prix

The 1995 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 2 July 1995. It was the seventh race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won by German Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Renault, after he started from second position. Briton Damon Hill took pole position in his Williams-Renault and led until he was overtaken by Schumacher during the first round of pit stops. Schumacher's eventual winning margin over Hill was 31 seconds, with Hill's compatriot and teammate David Coulthard third.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:18.556 | 1:17.225 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | 1:18.893 | 1:17.512 | +0.287 |
| 3 | 6 | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 1:18.585 | 1:17.925 | +0.700 |
| 4 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:19.254 | 1:18.761 | +1.536 |
| 5 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.763 | 1:18.810 | +1.585 |
| 6 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.466 | 1:19.047 | +1.822 |
| 7 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:19.051 | 1:19.295 | +1.826 |
| 8 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.218 | 1:19.238 | +2.013 |
| 9 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.384 | 1:19.524 | +2.159 |
| 10 | 2 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Renault | 1:19.555 | 1:20.000 | +2.330 |
| 11 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:20.713 | 1:19.845 | +2.620 |
| 12 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 1:21.111 | 1:20.309 | +3.084 |
| 13 | 7 | Mark Blundell | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.804 | 1:20.527 | +3.302 |
| 14 | 4 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.921 | 1:20.796 | +3.571 |
| 15 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber-Ford | 1:22.382 | 1:20.943 | +3.718 |
| 16 | 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Hart | 1:21.756 | 1:21.076 | +3.851 |
| 17 | 24 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | No time | 1:21.323 | +4.098 |
| 18 | 10 | Taki Inoue | Footwork-Hart | 1:23.355 | 1:21.894 | +4.669 |
| 19 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.959 | 1:21.930 | +4.705 |
| 20 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | No time | 1:22.104 | +4.879 |
| 21 | 17 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific-Ford | 1:24.172 | 1:23.466 | +6.241 |
| 22 | 16 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ford | 1:24.509 | 1:23.647 | +6.422 |
| 23 | 21 | Pedro Diniz | Forti-Ford | 1:25.787 | 1:24.184 | +6.959 |
| 24 | 22 | Roberto Moreno | Forti-Ford | 1:26.445 | 1:24.865 | +7.640 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | 72 | 1:38:28.429 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 72 | + 31.309 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 72 | + 1:02.826 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 72 | + 1:03.293 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 72 | + 1:17.869 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | + 1 lap | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | + 1 lap | 8 | |
| 8 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 71 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
| 9 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | + 1 lap | 11 | |
| 10 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 71 | + 1 lap | 12 | |
| 11 | 7 | Mark Blundell | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | + 2 laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 70 | + 2 laps | 7 | |
| 13 | 24 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | 69 | + 3 laps | 17 | |
| 14 | 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Hart | 69 | + 3 laps | 16 | |
| 15 | 4 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | Roberto Moreno | Forti-Ford | 66 | + 6 laps | 24 | |
| NC | 17 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific-Ford | 62 | + 10 laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber-Ford | 48 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ford | 24 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Renault | 2 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Taki Inoue | Footwork-Hart | 0 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Pedro Diniz | Forti-Ford | 0 | Spun off | 23 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 46 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | 35 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | 26 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 17 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | 13 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Benetton-Renault | 48 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 43 |
| 3 | Williams-Renault | 42 |
| 4 | Jordan-Peugeot | 13 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 8 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.