The Japanese Grand Prix 1995 was the 16th round of the 1995 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 29th.

Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Mika Häkkinen, and Johnny Herbert completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
1:36:52.930
Finished
2
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+19.337
Finished
3
6
Johnny Herbert
Benetton
+1:23.804
Finished
4
3
Eddie Irvine
Jordan
+1:42.136
Finished
5
6
Olivier Panis
Ligier
+1 Lap
6
6
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
7
16
Mark Blundell
McLaren
+1 Lap
8
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+1 Lap
9
8
BAD
Luca Badoer
Minardi
+2 Laps
10
5
Karl Wendlinger
Sauber
+2 Laps
11
5
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
+2 Laps
12
6
Taki Inoue
Footwork
+2 Laps
13
9
Damon Hill
Williams
Spun off
14
8
COU
David Coulthard
Williams
Spun off
15
5
Pedro Diniz
Forti
Spun off
16
14
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
Engine
17
2
Andrea Montermini
Pacific
Spun off
18
13
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
Electrical
19
9
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
Spun off
20
7
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
Spun off
21
1
Bertrand Gachot
Pacific
Halfshaft
22
1
Roberto Moreno
Forti
Gearbox
23
9
Gianni Morbidelli
Footwork
Spun off
24
24
Aguri Suzuki
Ligier
Accident
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 24 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Pedro Diniz, Andrea Montermini, Rubens Barrichello, Ukyo Katayama, and Gianni Morbidelli, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Jean Alesi, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 24, Gerhard Berger, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 16, Bertrand Gachot, who had problems with the halfshaft on lap 6, Roberto Moreno, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 1, and Aguri Suzuki, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0.

Spun off

  • Damon Hill
    Lap 40
  • David Coulthard
    Lap 39
  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 32
  • Andrea Montermini
    Lap 23
  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 15
  • Ukyo Katayama
    Lap 12
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    Lap 0

Engine

  • Jean Alesi
    Lap 24

Electrical

  • Gerhard Berger
    Lap 16

Halfshaft

  • Bertrand Gachot
    Lap 6

Gearbox

  • Roberto Moreno
    Lap 1

Accident

  • Aguri Suzuki
    Lap 0

Qualifying

#1
MSC
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
COU
#7
#8
#9
#10
BAR
#11
#12
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
BAD
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:38.023 seconds, 0.865 seconds faster than Jean Alesi, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Michael Schumacher
    1:38.023
  • Jean Alesi
    1:38.888
    + 0.865
    + 0.865
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:38.954
    + 0.066
    + 0.931
  • Damon Hill
    1:39.032
    + 0.078
    + 1.009
  • Gerhard Berger
    1:39.040
    + 0.008
    + 1.017
  • David Coulthard
    1:39.155
    + 0.115
    + 1.132
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:39.621
    + 0.466
    + 1.598
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:40.010
    + 0.389
    + 1.987
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:40.349
    + 0.339
    + 2.326
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:40.381
    + 0.032
    + 2.358
  • Olivier Panis
    1:40.838
    + 0.457
    + 2.815
  • Mika Salo
    1:41.355
    + 0.517
    + 3.332
  • Aguri Suzuki
    1:41.592
    + 0.237
    + 3.569
  • Ukyo Katayama
    1:41.977
    + 0.385
    + 3.954
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    1:42.059
    + 0.082
    + 4.036
  • Karl Wendlinger
    1:42.912
    + 0.853
    + 4.889
  • Pedro Lamy
    1:43.102
    + 0.19
    + 5.079
  • Luca Badoer
    1:43.542
    + 0.44
    + 5.519
  • Taki Inoue
    1:44.074
    + 0.532
    + 6.051
  • Andrea Montermini
    1:46.097
    + 2.023
    + 8.074
  • Pedro Diniz
    1:46.654
    + 0.557
    + 8.631
  • Roberto Moreno
    1:48.267
    + 1.613
    + 10.244
  • Bertrand Gachot
    1:48.289
    + 0.022
    + 10.266
  • Mark Blundell
    16:42.640
    + 894.351
    + 904.617