1995 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XI Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary, on the 13 August 1995.'Hungarian GP, 1995', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr574.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019) The race would see Damon Hill claim a dominant victory to re-ignite his title hopes, as Championship leader Michael Schumacher retired late on.
Qualifying had seen Hill secure a fourth straight pole position, beating teammate David Coulthard in a straight fight. Schumacher, meanwhile, would claim third after a series of high speed incidents, while Jean Alesi crashed heavily on Friday en-route to sixth behind Gerhard Berger and Mika Häkkinen.
The start of the race would see the two Williams-Renaults get away in flying formation, Hill sweeping into the lead ahead of Coulthard. Schumacher briefly challenged the Scot but had to settle for third, with the rest of the field largely getting away in grid order.
Immediately, Hill began to ease away at the head of the field, leaving Coulthard and Schumacher to fight for second. Those two would also pull clear of the fight for fourth between the two s and Häkkinen, which would be settled when the Finn's blew itself apart in the back of his .
Yet, the Hungaroring was not a circuit famed for overtaking, and so it would take a mistake from Coulthard to allow Schumacher to sweep into second. With that the German ace went charging off after Hill, although he would be unable to make serious in-roads into the Brit's fifteen second lead before they swept into the pits.
It was at this point that Schumacher's race went wrong, with the team suffering a failure on their fuel pump, resulting in fuel being sprayed on the floor of the garage rather then Schumacher's B195. Fortunately the Benetton crew would be able to clean up the mess without incident, although Schumacher lost a huge amount of time as the team eventually managed to refuel his car.
The result was a crushing lead for Hill, with the gap so large that the Brit emerged from his second stop alongside the German heading into the first corner. That fight would ultimately be settled when Schumacher headed in for his second stop, with Hill untroubled for the rest of the afternoon.
Schumacher, meanwhile, would run in second until an electrical issue ended his race with three laps to go, promoting Rubens Barrichello into third for . Indeed, the Brazilian was the lead survivor of an epic fight between Ferrari, Jordan, McLaren and , which had been settled by a series of failures.
Out front, meanwhile, Hill was able to cruise home to claim a dominant victory, half a minute clear of Coulthard in second. The Jordan team, meanwhile, would celebrate third for Barrichello by crowding the pitwall, only to see the Brazilian's engine expire as he came through the final corner. He duly came across the line in seventh, having been passed by Berger, Johnny Herbert, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Olivier Panis in the sprint to the line, just 1.2 seconds covering the quintet.
As a result of Barrichello's failure the Jordan team would never climb on the pitwall again before the end of a Grand Prix out of superstition. The race was also notable for an incident involving Taki Inoue, who would be struck by the safety car while grabbing an extinguisher for his .
==Background==
Michael Schumacher would leave Hockenheim with an increasingly daunting Championship lead heading into the second half of the season, having scored 56 points across the opening nine rounds. Indeed, in failing to score Damon Hill had slipped 21 points behind the German ace, with Jean Alesi in third a further three behind, making Schumacher the overwhelming favourite. Elsewhere, Johnny Herbert had closed in on those two in fourth, while David Coulthard had edged ahead of Gerhard Berger to secure fifth.
Like their lead driver had pulled out a fair lead in the Constructors Championship at the halfway point, leaving Germany win 71 points. That left their advantage over at eighteen points, with a point off the Scuderia in third. A huge gap then followed to fourth placed , while had moved a point ahead of at the halfway stage.
===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:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/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 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	1:18.374 	1:16.982 	—
2 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	1:19.000 	1:17.366 	+0.384s
3 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:19.490 	1:17.558 	+0.576s
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:19.033 	1:18.059 	+1.077s
5 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:20.577 	1:18.363 	+1.381s
6 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:20.134 	1:18.968 	+1.986s
7 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:21.246 	1:19.499 	+2.517s
8 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:21.818 	1:19.748 	+2.766s
9 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:21.878 	1:20.072 	+3.090s
10 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:20.952 	1:20.160 	+3.178s
11 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:21.234 	1:20.413 	+3.431s
12 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:22.345 	1:20.543 	+3.561s
13 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:21.663 	1:20.640 	+3.658s
14 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:21.874 	1:20.902 	+3.920s
15 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	1:22.600 	1:21.156 	+4.174s
16 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	1:24.440 	1:21.624 	+4.642s
17 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:22.866 	1:21.702 	+4.720s
18 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	1:24.656 	1:22.081 	+5.099s
19 	29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	1:22.766 	1:22.161 	+5.179s
20 	9 	Max Papis 	 	1:23.275 	— 	+6.293s
21 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:26.059 	1:24.351 	+7.369s
22 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	1:25.465 	1:24.371 	+7.389s
23 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:25.934 	1:24.695 	+7.713s
24 	16 	Giovanni Lavaggi 	 	1:27.342 	1:26.570 	+9.588s
Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/630/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 10/08/2019)'Hungary 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/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===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	77 	1:46:25.721 	1 	10
2 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	77 	+33.398s 	2 	6
3 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	4 	4
4 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	9 	3
5 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	11 	2
6 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
7 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	14 	
8 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	12 	
9 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	74 	+3 Laps 	15 	
10 	29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	74 	+3 Laps 	19 	
11* 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	73 	Engine 	3 	
12 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	73 	+4 Laps 	22 	
13* 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	70 	Clutch 	7 	
Ret 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	67 	Engine 	8 	
Ret 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	58 	Throttle 	16 	
Ret 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	54 	Fuel leak 	13 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	46 	Spin 	17 	
Ret 	9 	Max Papis 	 	45 	Brakes 	20 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	42 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	32 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	13 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	8 	Gearbox 	21 	
Ret 	16 	Giovanni Lavaggi 	 	5 	Spin 	24 	
Ret 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	3 	Engine 	5 	
Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Schumacher and Irvine were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Tenth Hungarian Grand Prix to be staged as part of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
* Damon Hill entered his 50th Grand Prix.'1995 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1995&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
* 25th entry for Eddie Irvine.
* Tenth entry for Pedro Diniz.
* Total registered their 200th entry as a lubricant supplier.
* Tenth pole position for Hill.'10. Hungary 1995', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 10/08/2019)
** claimed their 80th pole as a constructor.
* Twelfth career victory for Hill.
* Williams claimed their 81st victory as a constructor.
** claimed their 67th win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
Victory for Damon Hill would alleviate fears that Michael Schumacher was simply going to runaway with the title, the Brit leaving Hungary eleven behind the German ace. Indeed, it seemed as if the pair had very similar pace, and it was only the unreliability and accident factor that was keeping the two apart in the Championship. Jean Alesi, meanwhile, had lost ground in third, while David Coulthard had moved ahead of Johnny Herbert to secure fourth.
 had seen their lead atop the Constructors Championship severely wounded, leaving Hungary with only six points in hand over the team in second. That team was , with their first one-two of the season carrying them ahead of and onto Benetton's similarly powered tail. Ferrari themselves, meanwhile, would slip eleven points behind Williams, but still had a huge margin over fourth placed .
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	56 	
2 	Damon Hill 	45 	
3 	Jean Alesi 	32 	
4 	David Coulthard 	29 	1
5 	Johnny Herbert 	25 	1
6 	Gerhard Berger 	25 	
7 	Olivier Panis 	8 	1
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	7 	1
9 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	7 	3
10 	Eddie Irvine 	6 	1
11 	Mika Häkkinen 	5 	1
12 	Mark Blundell 	5 	1
13 	Martin Brundle 	3 	
14 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	2 	
15 	Aguri Suzuki 	1 	
16 	Gianni Morbidelli 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	74 	
2 	 	68 	1
3 	 	57 	1
4 	 	13 	
5 	 	12 	
6 	 	10 	
7 	 	9 	
8 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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