1995 San Marino Grand Prix

The 15° Gran Premio di San Marino, otherwise known as the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix, was the third round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 30 April 1995 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.'San Marino GP, 1995', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr567.html, (Accessed 07/08/2019) The race, which was the first to be held at Imola since the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, would see Damon Hill claim victory for , overcoming a race long challenge from the two s on home soil.
The Imola circuit had undergone a dramatic transformation after the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger the season before, with major re-profiling of several corners. Indeed, the old Tamburello corner was no more, instead replaced by a long chicane, with another chicane installed on the run to Tosa to slow the cars even further.
Qualifying would see Gerhard Berger send the home fans into orbit, despite being beaten to pole position by 0.008s. Indeed, it was defending Champion Michael Schumacher who grabbed top spot on the grid ahead of the Austrian's Ferrari, while Hill was beaten to third by his teammate David Coulthard.
Rain arrived on Sunday morning, which present more of an issue for the teams than it did for the teams then it did for the tifosi, who arrived in droves to support Ferrari. Indeed, there was a lot of debate over which tyres to use, with the top five and Rubens Barrichello opting for wets, while everyone else gambled on slicks.
The start would prove that the correct choice was the wet tyre, with the top five slithering clear, while Barrichello streaked through the first corner to claim sixth. Indeed, Schumacher would lead the charge ahead of Berger, with Hill getting the jump on Coulthard to leave the Scot to fend off the attentions of Jean Alesi.
The top six would gain over five seconds a lap on the slick shod drivers, before all sweeping into the pits to swap to slicks themselves, having built a huge lead over the rest. Schumacher was the first in and first out, although the German's race was about to come to a spectacular end.
Having left the pits on slicks Schumacher's would suddenly snap sideways around the back of the circuit, sending the car into the barriers. He duly climbed out of the shattered Benetton and claimed it was a failure rather than a highly likely driver error, with Benetton boss Flavio Briatore marching away from the garage within moments of the German's accident.
With Schumacher out the fight for victory passed to Berger and Hill, who engaged in an excellent squabble for the lead. That was, however, until Berger suffered a poor second pitstop and slipped back behind teammate Alesi, leaving Hill on his own at the head of the field.
Indeed, Alesi had only just won his battle with Coulthard, the pair having brushed against one-another prior to their first stops. Coulthard subsequently picked up front wing damage and had to pit again, although the Scot's race would be ruined when he managed to speed in the pitlane and was hence slapped with a ten second stop-go.
With that the race was over, with Hill cruising across the line to claim victory ahead of Alesi and Berger, a result which partially pleased the tifosi. Behind, Coulthard would run out of time to catch the Ferraris and so settled for fourth, while Mika Häkkinen and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the points.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher would assume the lead of the Championship on the 13 April after the FIA Court of Appeal ruling regarding the 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix, leaving him on 14 points after two races. Damon Hill, meanwhile, had used victory in Argentina to leap into second, four behind the man who had beaten him to the crown in . Jean Alesi was a further two points back in third, with nine drivers on the score sheet.
In contrast the FIA ruling on the 13 April would have little effect on the Constructors Championship, leaving at the head of the hunt on 13 points. Best of the rest were on ten points, while sat in third (but would have been leading had the ruling been marginally different). and were the only other scorers after the opening two rounds.
===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 	 	RS7 3.0 V10 	
2 	Johnny Herbert 	Mild Seven Benetton Renault 	 	B195 	 	RS7 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 	 	RS7 3.0 V10 	
6 	David Coulthard 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW17 	 	RS7 3.0 V10 	
7 	Nigel Mansell 	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/10 	 	FO 110 3.0 V10 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/10 	 	FO 110 3.0 V10 	
9 	Gianni Morbidelli 	Footwork Hart 	 	FA16 	 	830 3.0 V8 	
10 	Taki Inoue 	Footwork Hart 	 	FA16 	 	830 3.0 V8 	
11 	Domenico Schiattarella 	MTV Simtek Ford 	 	S951 	 	EDB 3.0 V8 	
12 	Jos Verstappen 	MTV Simtek Ford 	 	S951 	 	EDB 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 	Bertrand Gachot 	Pacific Team Lotus 	 	PR02 	 	EDC 3.0 V8 	
17* 	Andrea Montermini 	Pacific Team Lotus 	 	PR02 	 	EDC 3.0 V8 	
17* 	Paul Belmondo 	Pacific Team Lotus 	 	PR02 	 	EDC 3.0 V8 	
19 	Christophe Bouchut 	Junior Larrousse F1 	 	LH95 	 	EDD 3.0 V8 	
20 	Érik Comas 	Junior Larrousse F1 	 	LH95 	 	EDD 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 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M195 	 	EDM 3.0 V8 	
24 	Luca Badoer 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M195 	 	EDM 3.0 V8 	
25 	Aguri Suzuki 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS41 	 	MF301 3.0 V10 	
26 	Olivier Panis 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS41 	 	MF301 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 	Karl Wendlinger 	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:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)
** Belmondo was listed as the third driver for after questions over Montermini's fitness.
==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 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:27.274 	1:27.413 	—
2 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:27.282 	1:38.801 	+0.008s
3 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	1:27.459 	1:27.600 	+0.185s
4 	5 	Damon Hill 	 	1:27.537 	1:27.512 	+0.238s
5 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:27.813 	1:28.431 	+0.539s
6 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:28.343 	— 	+1.069s
7 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:28.516 	1:41.247 	+1.242s
8 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:29.403 	1:29.350 	+2.076s
9 	7 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:29.517 	1:29.966 	+2.243s
10 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:29.580 	1:29.551 	+2.277s
11 	9 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:29.582 	1:31.147 	+2.308s
12 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:30.801 	1:30.760 	+3.486s
13 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	1:31.221 	1:31.035 	+3.761s
14 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:31.358 	1:31.423 	+4.084s
15 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:31.630 	1:31.736 	+4.356s
16 	25 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:32.297 	1:31.913 	+4.639s
17 	12 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:32.156 	1:32.425 	+4.882s
18 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:32.445 	1:33.832 	+5.171s
19 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	1:32.988 	1:32.710 	+5.436s
20 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:33.071 	1:33.430 	+5.797s
21 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	1:33.494 	1:33.554 	+6.220s
22 	16 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:33.982 	1:35.253 	+6.618s
23 	11 	Domenico Schiattarella 	 	1:33.965 	1:34.064 	+6.691s
24 	17 	Andrea Montermini 	 	1:35.169 	1:35.282 	+7.895s
25 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:37.612 	1:35.065 	+8.791s
26 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:36.686 	1:36.624 	+9.350s
WD 	19 	Christophe Bouchut 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
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*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 	 	63 	1:41:42.522 	4 	10
2 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	63 	+18.510s 	5 	6
3 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	63 	+43.116s 	2 	4
4 	6 	David Coulthard 	 	63 	+51.890s 	3 	3
5 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	62 	+1 Lap 	6 	2
6 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	62 	+1 Lap 	14 	1
7 	2 	Johnny Herbert 	 	61 	+2 Laps 	8 	
8 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	61 	+2 Laps 	7 	
9 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	61 	+2 Laps 	12 	
10 	7 	Nigel Mansell 	 	61 	+2 Laps 	9 	
11 	25 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	60 	+3 Laps 	16 	
12 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	59 	+4 Laps 	18 	
13 	9 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	59 	+4 Laps 	11 	
14 	24 	Luca Badoer 	 	59 	+4 Laps 	20 	
NC* 	21 	Pedro Diniz 	 	56 	+7 Laps 	26 	
NC* 	22 	Roberto Moreno 	 	56 	+7 Laps 	25 	
Ret 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	43 	Wheel 	21 	
Ret 	16 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	36 	Gearbox 	22 	
Ret 	11 	Domenico Schiattarella 	 	35 	Suspension 	23 	
Ret 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	31 	Transmission 	10 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	23 	Spin 	15 	
Ret 	4 	Mika Salo 	 	19 	Engine 	13 	
Ret 	17 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	15 	Gearbox 	24 	
Ret 	12 	Jos Verstappen 	 	14 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret 	10 	Taki Inoue 	 	12 	Spin 	19 	
Ret 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	10 	Accident 	1 	
WD 	19 	Christophe Bouchut 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1995: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Diniz and Moreno were unable to be classified as they had failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Damon Hill claimed his eleventh career victory.'3. San Marino 1995', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/saint-marin.aspx, (Accessed 08/08/2019)
* secured their 80th win as a constructor.
** Engine suppliers secured their 61st victory.
* Gerhard Berger claimed his 40th podium finish.
* Berger recorded the 120th fastest lap for as a chassis and engine supplier.
==Standings==
A second victory in two races had catapulted Damon Hill to the top of the Championship with three races gone, the Brit leaving San Marino six clear at the head of the field. Michael Schumacher made way for the Brit and slipped to second, level on points with Jean Alesi. David Coulthard was next, level on points with Gerhard Berger, with nine drivers on the board after three rounds.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, it was who left San Marino at the head of the field, despite being level on points with former leaders . The British squad were deemed ahead courtesy of having scored two wins, with the Scuderia yet to win in . , meanwhile, were a distant third, sixteen off the leaders, with and the only other scorers.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Damon Hill 	20 	1
2 	Michael Schumacher 	14 	1
3 	Jean Alesi 	14 	
4 	David Coulthard 	9 	
5 	Gerhard Berger 	9 	
6 	Mika Häkkinen 	5 	
7 	Johnny Herbert 	3 	
8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	3 	
9 	Mark Blundell 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	23 	1
2 	 	23 	1
3 	 	7 	
4 	 	6 	
5 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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