1995 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal, was the thirteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal, on the 24 September 1995.'Portuguese GP, 1995', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr577.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019) The race would see David Coulthard secure an impressive maiden victory, as Damon Hill effectively gave up on the Championship by allowing Michael Schumacher to pass without too much resistance.
The race was heralded by a couple of new-spec cars, with both and bringing new equipment. However, while the updated Williams FW17B was given a stamp of approval, McLaren were found to be completely confused by the rushed MP4/10C, resulting in the team rebuilding four different specifications of car during Saturday night.
Into the weekend itself and Coulthard demonstrated the raw speed of the new FW17B perfectly, sweeping to pole position ahead of teammate Hill. Schumacher was best of the rest in third ahead of Gerhard Berger, while the two McLarens of Mark Blundell and Mika Häkkinen found themselves down in twelfth and thirteenth respectively.
Williams ultimately decided to use the established FW17 for the race itself, deciding that reliability would be a better weapon than raw speed. Regardless, it would be formation flying from the Williams' at the start, although the race would barely get underway before it was red flagged.
The cause was Ukyo Katayama, who had a huge accident after darting across the nose of Luca Badoer, resulting in the getting flipped upside down and skating across the circuit. The race was instantly red flagged after the upside-down Japanese racer slammed into Andrea Montermini, and would be pulled from his car unconscious. Fortunately, Katayama would wake-up en-route to hospital, and was later diagnosed with a strained neck and bruising.
The wrecked Tyrrell was swept away and the field reset to qualifying order, with a full restart from the starting grid. This time Coulthard would get a storming start to claim an early lead, while Hill lost out to Schumacher as the pair jousted on the brakes for turn one.
Hill's relatively poor start prompted Williams to swap his strategy early on, putting the Englishman on a two stop. He duly backed off to conserve his fuel and tyres, meaning Coulthard and Schumacher, both on three stops, would quickly pull clear of the #5 Williams.
Ultimately the ploy would work, with Hill rising to second once the pitstop window was complete, equi-distant between Coulthard in first and Schumacher in third. However, it quickly became clear that Schumacher had far superior pace, and would Coulthard too far ahead for team orders to come into effect, it was down to Hill to defend second.
It therefore came as a huge surprise when Hill completely failed to recognise Schumacher's first attack, leaving the inside line at Gancho undefended. The German ace duly dived inside the Brit to claim second, before powering away on much fresher rubber to chase after Coulthard.
Further down the field were doing their best to divide and conquer their own drivers, first by ordering Jean Alesi to move aside for Berger, before deliberately delaying Alesi during one of his stops. That would get Berger ahead of the Frenchman, although it also allowed Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the to get past the #27 Ferrari.
With that the race was over, with Coulthard able to keep Schumacher at arm's length to claim his maiden victory, collecting fastest lap as well. Schumacher was second ahead of a very quiet Hill, with Berger in fourth ahead of Alesi and Frentzen, the Frenchman having quickly got back ahead of the German before hunting down his teammate in the closing stages.
==Background==
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.
===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 	 	FW17B 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
6 	David Coulthard 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW17B 	 	RS7B 3.0 V10 	
7 	Mark Blundell 	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/10C 	 	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 	Jean-Denis Délétraz 	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:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)
==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 	 	1:21.423 	1:20.537 	—
2 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	1:21.322 	1:20.905 	+0.368s
3 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:21.885 	1:21.301 	+0.764s
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:22.281 	1:21.970 	+1.433s
5 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:23.485 	1:22.226 	+1.689s
6 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:23.786 	1:22.322 	+1.785s
7 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:22.656 	1:22.391 	+1.854s
8 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:23.142 	1:22.538 	+2.001s
9 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:23.244 	1:22.588 	+2.051s
10 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:22.957 	1:22.831 	+2.294s
11 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:23.284 	1:22.904 	+2.367s
12 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:24.583 	1:22.914 	+2.377s
13 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:23.064 	1:23.114 	+2.527s
14 	29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	— 	1:23.934 	+3.397s
15 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	1:24.942 	1:23.936 	+3.399s
16 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:24.631 	1:24.287 	+3.750s
17 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	1:26.210 	1:24.657 	+4.120s
18 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:25.746 	1:24.778 	+4.241s
19 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	1:24.883 	1:25.031 	+4.346s
20 	9 	Max Papis 	 	1:25.696 	1:25.179 	+4.642s
21 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	1:27.659 	1:26.172 	+5.634s
22 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:29.137 	1:27.292 	+6.755s
23 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:28.672 	1:27.523 	+6.986s
24 	16 	Jean-Denis Délétraz 	 	— 	1:32.769 	+12.232s
Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/633/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/08/2019)'Portugal 1995: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)
*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 	6T 	David Coulthard 	 	71 	1:41:52.145 	1 	10
2 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	71 	+7.248s 	3 	6
3 	5T 	Damon Hill 	 	71 	+22.121s 	2 	4
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	71 	+1:24.879 	4 	3
5 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	71 	+1:25.429 	7 	2
6 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	5 	1
7 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	6 	
8 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	9 	
9 	7 	Mark Blundell 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	12 	
10 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	10 	
11 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	8 	
12 	29 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	14 	
13 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	15 	
14 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	18 	
15 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	68 	+3 Laps 	19 	
16 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	66 	+5 Laps 	22 	
17 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	64 	+7 Laps 	23 	
Ret 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	53 	Gearbox 	21 	
Ret 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	44 	Engine 	13 	
Ret 	16 	Jean-Denis Délétraz 	 	14 	Physical 	24 	
Ret 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	10 	Spin 	11 	
Ret 	23 	Pedro Lamy 	 	7 	Gearbox 	16 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	0 	Collision 	16 	
Ret 	9 	Max Papis 	 	0 	Gearbox 	20 	
Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* made their 550th Grand Prix appearance as a constructor.'13. Portugal 1995', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/portugal.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2019)
* Maiden victory for David Coulthard.
* 82nd win for as a constructor.
** secured their 70th victory as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
With Damon Hill slipping behind Michael Schumacher during the race there was little surprise that the German ace left Portugal with an enhanced lead in the Championship. Indeed, the top two in the Championship were now split by seventeen points with four rounds to go, with Hill needing to win the majority of the races to challenge. Behind, the fight for third had got more intense, with David Coulthard having moved ahead of Johnny Herbert and Jean Alesi, with just five points between the trio.
 broke through the 100 point barrier in Portugal, although their lead atop the Constructors Championship had been reduced. Indeed, had left Estoril twelve points behind their compatriots, and with 38 points off the lead in third, seemed to be Benetton's only challengers to the throne. Ferrari themselves, meanwhile, were set to finish no lower than third, with almost three times the number of points of in fourth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	72 	
2 	Damon Hill 	55 	
3 	David Coulthard 	39 	2
4 	Johnny Herbert 	38 	1
5 	Jean Alesi 	34 	1
6 	Gerhard Berger 	28 	
7 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	15 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	11 	
9 	Mark Blundell 	10 	
10 	Rubens Barrichello 	8 	
11 	Olivier Panis 	8 	
12 	Martin Brundle 	7 	
13 	Eddie Irvine 	6 	
14 	Jean-Christophe Boullion 	3 	
15 	Mika Salo 	2 	
16 	Aguri Suzuki 	1 	
17 	Gianni Morbidelli 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	100 	
2 	 	88 	
3 	 	62 	
4 	 	21 	
5 	 	18 	
6 	 	16 	
7 	 	14 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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