1995 Italian Grand Prix

The 1995 Italian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LXVI Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia, was the twelfth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy, on the 10 September 1995.'Italian GP, 1995', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr576.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019) The race would see title protagonists Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher clash for the second race in succession, with various other incidents allowing Johnny Herbert to claim his second career victory.
The weekend would start with a dominant display from David Coulthard, who swept to pole position for having recently been told he would be dropped for in favour of Jacques Villeneuve. Schumacher lined up in second ahead of the first of Berger, while Hill claimed fourth after an engine failure.
There would, however, be confusion when it came to start the race, with Coulthard spinning on the formation lap at Ascari, before heading into the pits having recovered. Schumacher hence sprinted away to claim an early lead when the lights went out, only for the race to be almost instantly halted by a red flag.
The cause was a huge accident in the midfield heading out of Ascari, with Max Papis spinning on the gravel kicked up by Coulthard, before being collected by a spinning Andrea Montermini. Roberto Moreno and Pedro Lamy were also involved, resulting in a blocked circuit, with the red flag period allowing Coulthard to jump into the spare Williams.
With that the order was reset to how it qualified, with Coulthard restored to pole, albeit in a car setup for Hill. He duly sprinted away at the restart to claim an early lead, while Berger got the jump on Schumacher into the first corner to claim second.
Unfortunately for Coulthard his race was ended early on by a front wheel bearing failure, sending him into the barriers. That left Berger in the lead ahead of Schumacher and Hill, who were dicing hard over second as the leaders began to catch the backmarkers.
Indeed, it would be as the pair came to lap Taki Inoue that their controversial clash occurred, with Hill getting out of shape after Inoue drifted into his path, resulting in him smacking into the back of Schumacher. The German racer blamed Hill, Hill blamed Inoue, and the stewards opted to half-agree with Schumacher, handing Hill a suspended one-race ban.
Regardless, with the two title protagonists out it was now a Ferrari one-two, with Berger ahead of Jean Alesi, and no one around to challenge them. As such it was down to Ferrari themselves to ruin their chances of a first home win since 1988.
Their first mistake was to ruin Berger's stop, resulting in the Austrian dropping behind teammate Alesi. He duly charged onto the back of the Alesi after the Frenchman's stop, only for a camera to fall off the Frenchman's car through Curva Grande and bounce right into Berger's path. The camera smashed the Austrian's suspension, and hence resulted in the #28 Ferrari flying into the gravel trap.
Alesi's race would subsequently be ended by a wheel bearing failure, handing the lead, and ultimately victory, to Herbert in the #2 . Mika Häkkinen was next for after a lonely race, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen inherited his first podium finish late on, after the two s imploded with failures late on.
==Background==
Victory for Michael Schumacher ensured that the German ace extended his Championship lead, although he was on the verge of missing a race if he received another reprimand. Regardless, Schumacher left Spa with fifteen points in hand over Damon Hill in second, with the Brit realistically the only man capable of challenging the German. Behind, another pointless weekend for Jean Alesi saw him lose more ground in third, with David Coulthard and Johnny Herbert completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship had gained some breathing room, moving ten clear of at the head of the hunt. Those two were hence set to fight for the crown amongst themselves, with having slipped 27 points behind the leaders after another weekend of poor reliability. Behind, had moved into fourth ahead of , while and inched closer to the Irish squad.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	B195 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
2 	Johnny Herbert 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	B195 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
3 	Ukyo Katayama 	Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 	 	023 	 	OX10C 3.0 V10 	
4 	Mika Salo 	Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 	 	023 	 	OX10C 3.0 V10 	
5 	Damon Hill 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW17 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
6 	David Coulthard 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW17 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
7 	Mark Blundell 	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/10B 	 	FO 110 3.0 V10 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/10B 	 	FO 110 3.0 V10 	
9 	Max Papis 	Footwork Hart 	 	FA16 	 	830 3.0 V8 	
10 	Taki Inoue 	Footwork Hart 	 	FA16 	 	830 3.0 V8 	
14 	Rubens Barrichello 	Total Jordan Peugeot 	 	195 	 	A10 3.0 V10 	
15 	Eddie Irvine 	Total Jordan Peugeot 	 	195 	 	A10 3.0 V10 	
16 	Giovanni Lavaggi 	Pacific Grand Prix 	 	PR02 	 	EDC 3.0 V8 	
17 	Andrea Montermini 	Pacific Grand Prix 	 	PR02 	 	EDC 3.0 V8 	
21 	Pedro Diniz 	Parmalat Forti Ford 	 	FG01 	 	EDD 3.0 V8 	
22 	Roberto Moreno 	Parmalat Forti Ford 	 	FG01 	 	EDD 3.0 V8 	
23 	Pedro Lamy 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M195 	 	EDM 3.0 V8 	
24 	Luca Badoer 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M195 	 	EDM 3.0 V8 	
25 	Martin Brundle 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS41 	 	MF-301 3.0 V10 	
26 	Olivier Panis 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS41 	 	MF-301 3.0 V10 	
27 	Jean Alesi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	412T2 	 	044/1 3.0 V12 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	412T2 	 	044/1 3.0 V12 	
29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	Red Bull Sauber Ford 	 	C14 	 	ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 	
30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Red Bull Sauber Ford 	 	C14 	 	ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 	
Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	1:25.516 	1:24.462 	—
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:26.098 	1:25.026 	+0.564s
3 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:25.904 	1:25.353 	+0.891s
4 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	1:25.912 	1:25.699 	+1.237s
5 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:26.323 	1:25.707 	+1.245s
6 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:26.981 	1:25.919 	+1.457s
7 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:28.895 	1:25.920 	+1.458s
8 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:26.631 	1:26.433 	+1.971s
9 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:27.308 	1:26.472 	+2.010s
10 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:27.245 	1:26.541 	+2.079s
11 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:29.200 	1:27.067 	+2.605s
12 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:27.573 	1:27.271 	+2.809s
13 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:28.418 	1:27.384 	+2.922s
14 	29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	1:30.997 	1:28.741 	+4.279s
15 	9 	Max Papis 	 	— 	1:28.870 	+4.408s
16 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	1:29.535 	1:29.028 	+4.566s
17 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:31.399 	1:29.287 	+4.825s
18 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:30.731 	1:29.559 	+5.097s
19 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	1:29.936 	1:31.402 	+5.474s
20 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	1:30.632 	1:30.515 	+6.053s
21 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	1:32.121 	1:30.721 	+6.259s
22 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:32.491 	1:30.834 	+6.372s
23 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:32.540 	1:31.102 	+7.640s
24 	16 	Giovanni Lavaggi 	 	1:32.935 	1:32.470 	+8.008s
Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Pioneer 66° Gran Premio d'ltalia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/632/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Italy 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
** Boullion started the race from the pit lane on the second start.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	53 	1:18:27.916 	8 	10
2 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	53 	+17.779s 	7 	6
3 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	53 	+24.321s 	10 	4
4 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	53 	+28.223s 	9 	3
5 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	2
6 	29T 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	1
7 	9T 	Max Papis 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
8 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	20 	
9 	21T 	Pedro Diniz 	 	50 	+3 Laps 	23 	
10 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	47 	+6 Laps 	17 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	45 	Wheel bearing 	5 	
Ret 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	43 	Clutch 	6 	
Ret 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	40 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	32 	Accident 	3 	
Ret 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	26 	Accident 	18 	
Ret 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	23 	Collision 	2 	
Ret 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	23 	Collision 	4 	
Ret 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	20 	Spin 	13 	
Ret 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	13 	Wheel bearing 	1 	
Ret 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	10 	Puncture 	11 	
Ret 	16 	Giovanni Lavaggi 	 	6 	Spin 	24 	
Ret 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	0 	Transmission 	19 	
Ret* 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	0 	Collision 	21 	
Ret* 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	0 	Collision 	22 	
Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Montermini and Moreno failed to take the restart of the race.
==Milestones==
* Twentieth entry for David Coulthard.'1995 Italian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1995&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
* Second career victory for Johnny Herbert.'12. Italy 1995', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/italie.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
* secured their 23rd victory as a constructor.
** powered a car to a 69th win.
* Heinz-Harald Frentzen scored his maiden podium finish.
** This was also the first podium for a chassis.
* Maiden points finish for Mika Salo.
==Standings==
There was no change to the top of the Championship standings as a result of the Italian Grand Prix, with Schumacher and Hill still separated by fifteen points, and both holding a suspended one-race ban. Behind, however, there had been some significant changes, with Johnny Herbert having leapt up to third ahead of Jean Alesi and David Coulthard, with nine points covering the trio. Elsewhere, Mika Häkkinen had shot into the top ten behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen, with seventeen drivers on the board.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a positive day for , who were the only top three team to score in Italy. Herbert's victory ensured that they established a twenty point lead over at the head of the field, while were now 37 points behind in third. Elsewhere, had been another big winner, moving into fourth ahead of , while slipped to seventh, albeit just seven points off of McLaren in fourth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	66 	
2 	Damon Hill 	51 	
3 	Johnny Herbert 	38 	2
4 	Jean Alesi 	32 	1
5 	David Coulthard 	29 	1
6 	Gerhard Berger 	25 	
7 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	14 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	11 	3
9 	Mark Blundell 	10 	2
10 	Rubens Barrichello 	8 	2
11 	Olivier Panis 	8 	2
12 	Martin Brundle 	7 	2
13 	Eddie Irvine 	6 	1
14 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	3 	
15 	Mika Salo 	2 	2
16 	Aguri Suzuki 	1 	1
17 	Gianni Morbidelli 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	94 	
2 	 	74 	
3 	 	57 	
4 	 	21 	2
5 	 	17 	2
6 	 	16 	2
7 	 	14 	2
8 	 	2 	1
9 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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