1995 Portuguese Grand Prix
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 13 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 24 September 1995 | ||
| Official name | XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal | ||
| Location | Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.360 km (2.725 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:20.537 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:23.220 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Benetton-Renault | ||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||
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The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 September 1995 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal. It was the thirteenth race of the 1995 Formula One season.[1] The 71-lap race was the first Formula One win for David Coulthard of the Williams team after starting from pole position. Michael Schumacher was second in a Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the latter Williams car.[2] After several controversial incidents previously involving Schumacher and Hill in the 1995 season, including collisions at Silverstone, Spa and Monza (the latter two of which saw confrontations between the two drivers respectively on the podium and at track-side), Schumacher and Hill shook hands with each other at the podium presentation following this race.
Report
Background
To optimise their chances of winning at the Autódromo do Estoril, Williams brought an upgraded chassis to the race, a "B" specification of their FW17 car. The upgraded chassis would be used throughout the remainder of the season.[3]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout.[4] Häkkinen set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:23.073, one-tenth of a second quicker than Hill and Schumacher, in second and third places respectively. Coulthard was fourth, with the Ferrari cars fifth and sixth fastest; Gerhard Berger ahead of Jean Alesi.[1] Häkkinen was eleventh in the second practice session, two seconds slower than Hill, who was fastest with a time of 1:21.443. Coulthard was second in the Williams, eight-tenths of a second behind Hill. Schumacher was third, with Alesi fourth, both over a second behind Hill. Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a Sauber was fifth with Martin Brundle in the Ligier, Eddie Irvine in a Jordan and Berger rounding out the top eight positions.[1]
Race
As the race began from its standing start, Ukyo Katayama who qualified in 16th moved into the racing path of Luca Badoer, whose Minardi began in 18th. The contact caused Katayama's Tyrrell to launch airborne and spin several times upside down along the start/finish straight. Katayama was extracted from the car and hospitalized for two days[5] with what was later diagnosed with a strained neck and bruising in the crash.[6][7]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 6 | David Coulthard |
Williams-Renault | 1:21.423 | 1:20.537 | |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:21.322 | 1:20.905 | +0.368 |
| 3 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Renault | 1:21.885 | 1:21.301 | +0.764 |
| 4 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:22.281 | 1:21.970 | +1.433 |
| 5 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 1:23.485 | 1:22.226 | +1.689 |
| 6 | 2 | Johnny Herbert |
Benetton-Renault | 1:23.786 | 1:22.322 | +1.785 |
| 7 | 27 |  Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 1:22.656 | 1:22.391 | +1.854 |
| 8 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:23.142 | 1:22.538 | +2.001 |
| 9 | 25 | Martin Brundle |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:23.244 | 1:22.588 | +2.051 |
| 10 | 15 | Eddie Irvine |
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:22.957 | 1:22.831 | +2.294 |
| 11 | 26 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:23.284 | 1:22.904 | +2.367 |
| 12 | 7 | Mark Blundell |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.583 | 1:22.914 | +2.377 |
| 13 | 8 |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.064 | 1:23.114 | +2.527 |
| 14 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion |
Sauber-Ford | no time | 1:23.934 | +3.397 |
| 15 | 4 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.942 | 1:23.936 | +3.399 |
| 16 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.631 | 1:24.287 | +3.750 |
| 17 | 23 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 1:26.210 | 1:24.657 | +4.120 |
| 18 | 24 |  Luca Badoer |
Minardi-Ford | 1:25.746 | 1:24.778 | +4.241 |
| 19 | 10 | Taki Inoue |
Footwork-Hart | 1:24.883 | 1:25.031 | +4.346 |
| 20 | 9 | Massimiliano Papis |
Footwork-Hart | 1:25.696 | 1:25.179 | +4.642 |
| 21 | 17 | Andrea Montermini |
Pacific-Ford | 1:27.659 | 1:26.172 | +5.634 |
| 22 | 21 | Pedro Diniz |
Forti-Ford | 1:29.137 | 1:27.292 | +6.755 |
| 23 | 22 | Roberto Moreno |
Forti-Ford | 1:28.672 | 1:27.523 | +6.986 |
| 24 | 16 |  Jean-Denis Délétraz |
Pacific-Ford | no time | 1:32.769 | +12.232 |
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Race
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Henry, Alan (1995). "1995 Grands Prix: Portuguese Grand Prix". Autocourse 1995-96. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 198–199. ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- 1 2 "1995 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ Henry, Alan (1995). "1995 Grands Prix: Grand Prix of Europe". Autocourse 1995-96. Hazleton Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ↑ "F1 Grand Prix of Portugal - 95". Gale Force F1. Archived from the original on 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "27 Sep 1995, Page 37 - The Age at Newspapers.com". Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ Henry, Alan (December 1995) [1995]. "1995 Grands Prix: Portuguese Grand Prix". Autocourse 1995-96. Hazleton Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ↑ "Tyrrell drive up for grabs". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. 1995-10-02. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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