1995 Japanese Grand Prix

Circuit: Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner: Michael SchumacherBenetton
Pole: Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
Entries: 2412 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	B195	1	53	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	—	3	53	Finished	6
3	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	B195	9	53	Finished	4
4	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	195	7	53	Finished	3
5	Olivier Panis	Ligier	JS41	11	52	Finished	2
6	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	12	52	Finished	1
7	Mark Blundell	McLaren	—	23	52	Finished	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	C14	8	52	Finished	0
9	Luca Badoer	Minardi	M195	17	51	Finished	0
10	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	C14	15	51	Finished	0
11	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	M195	16	51	Finished	0
12	Taki Inoue	Footwork	FA16	18	51	Finished	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Williams	—	4	40	Spun off	0
DNF	David Coulthard	Williams	—	6	39	Spun off	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Forti	FG01	20	32	Spun off	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	412T2	2	24	Driveshaft	0
DNF	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	PR02	19	23	Spun off	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	412T2	5	16	Electrical	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	195	10	15	Spun off	0
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	19	13	12	Spun off	0
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	PR02	22	6	Halfshaft	0
DNF	Roberto Moreno	Forti	FG01	21	1	Gearbox	0
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	FA16	14	0	Spun off	0
DNS	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	JS41	—	—	Injury	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	1	1	53
Mika Hakkinen	3	2	53
Johnny Herbert	9	3	53
Eddie Irvine	7	4	53
Olivier Panis	11	5	52
Mika Salo	12	6	52
Mark Blundell	23	7	52
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	8	52
Luca Badoer	17	9	51
Karl Wendlinger	15	10	51
Pedro Lamy	16	11	51
Taki Inoue	18	12	51
Damon Hill	4	DNF	40
David Coulthard	6	DNF	39
Pedro Diniz	20	DNF	32
Jean Alesi	2	DNF	24
Andrea Montermini	19	DNF	23
Gerhard Berger	5	DNF	16
Rubens Barrichello	10	DNF	15
Ukyo Katayama	13	DNF	12
Bertrand Gachot	22	DNF	6
Roberto Moreno	21	DNF	1
Gianni Morbidelli	14	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	1:38.023	—	—
2	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:38.888	+0.865	+0.865
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:38.954	+0.931	+0.066
4	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:39.032	+1.009	+0.078
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:39.040	+1.017	+0.008
6	David Coulthard	Williams	6	1:39.155	+1.132	+0.115
7	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:39.621	+1.598	+0.466
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:40.010	+1.987	+0.389
9	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2	1:40.349	+2.326	+0.339
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:40.381	+2.358	+0.032
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:40.838	+2.815	+0.457
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	4	1:41.355	+3.332	+0.517
13	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	25	1:41.592	+3.569	+0.237
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:41.977	+3.954	+0.385
15	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	9	1:42.059	+4.036	+0.082
16	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:42.912	+4.889	+0.853
17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	23	1:43.102	+5.079	+0.190
18	Luca Badoer	Minardi	24	1:43.542	+5.519	+0.440
19	Taki Inoue	Footwork	10	1:44.074	+6.051	+0.532
20	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	17	1:46.097	+8.074	+2.023
21	Pedro Diniz	Forti	21	1:46.654	+8.631	+0.557
22	Roberto Moreno	Forti	22	1:48.267	+10.244	+1.613
23	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	16	1:48.289	+10.266	+0.022
24	Mark Blundell	McLaren	7	16:42.640	+15:04.617	+14:54.351

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Michael Schumacher	1	53	2	10, 31
Mika Hakkinen	2	53	2	11, 28
Johnny Herbert	3	53	3	8, 26, 40
Eddie Irvine	4	53	3	11, 26, 37
Olivier Panis	5	52	2	8, 28
Mika Salo	6	52	2	9, 31
Mark Blundell	7	52	2	11, 31
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	52	3	9, 20, 40
Luca Badoer	9	51	2	12, 33
Karl Wendlinger	10	51	3	11, 38, 39
Pedro Lamy	11	51	2	11, 35
Taki Inoue	12	51	2	14, 27
Damon Hill	DNF	40	3	9, 35, 37
David Coulthard	DNF	39	2	10, 34
Pedro Diniz	DNF	32	2	11, 26
Jean Alesi	DNF	24	2	5, 7
Andrea Montermini	DNF	23	1	13
Gerhard Berger	DNF	16	1	6
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	15	1	8
Ukyo Katayama	DNF	12	1	10
Bertrand Gachot	DNF	6	0	None recorded
Roberto Moreno	DNF	1	0	None recorded
Gianni Morbidelli	DNF	0	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Michael Schumacher · Mika Hakkinen	1 · 3	1 · 2	10 · 11	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Johnny Herbert	3 · 9	2 · 3	11 · 8	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Johnny Herbert	7 · 9	4 · 3	11 · 8	Johnny Herbert	Swapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Johnny Herbert	8 · 9	8 · 3	9 · 8	Johnny Herbert	Swapped places
Eddie Irvine · Olivier Panis	7 · 11	4 · 5	11 · 8	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7 · 8	4 · 8	11 · 9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Olivier Panis · Mika Salo	11 · 12	5 · 6	8 · 9	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Mika Salo · Mark Blundell	12 · 23	6 · 7	9 · 11	Mika Salo	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Mark Blundell	8 · 23	8 · 7	9 · 11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Luca Badoer	8 · 17	8 · 9	9 · 12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Karl Wendlinger · Luca Badoer	15 · 17	10 · 9	11 · 12	Karl Wendlinger	Swapped places
Pedro Lamy · Luca Badoer	16 · 17	11 · 9	11 · 12	Pedro Lamy	Swapped places
Luca Badoer · Taki Inoue	17 · 18	9 · 12	12 · 14	Luca Badoer	Kept their order
Karl Wendlinger · Pedro Lamy	15 · 16	10 · 11	11 · 11	Same lap	Kept their order
Pedro Lamy · Taki Inoue	16 · 18	11 · 12	11 · 14	Pedro Lamy	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	1:40.410	—	—	19
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:40.694	+0.284	+0.284	19
3	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:41.024	+0.614	+0.330	22
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:41.283	+0.873	+0.259	14
5	David Coulthard	Williams	6	1:41.492	+1.082	+0.209	23
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:41.952	+1.542	+0.460	15
7	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:42.147	+1.737	+0.195	17
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:42.294	+1.884	+0.147	12
9	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2	1:42.381	+1.971	+0.087	21
10	Mark Blundell	McLaren	7	1:42.910	+2.500	+0.529	21
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:43.045	+2.635	+0.135	23
12	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:43.660	+3.250	+0.615	16
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	4	1:44.414	+4.004	+0.754	21
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:44.443	+4.033	+0.029	21
15	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:44.810	+4.400	+0.367	23
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	9	1:44.906	+4.496	+0.096	9
17	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	25	1:45.377	+4.967	+0.471	20
18	Taki Inoue	Footwork	10	1:45.871	+5.461	+0.494	21
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	23	1:45.901	+5.491	+0.030	22
20	Luca Badoer	Minardi	24	1:47.371	+6.961	+1.470	16
21	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	17	1:48.657	+8.247	+1.286	9
22	Pedro Diniz	Forti	21	1:48.877	+8.467	+0.220	23
23	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	16	1:49.655	+9.245	+0.778	17
24	Roberto Moreno	Forti	22	2:17.198	+36.788	+27.543	2

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:40.389	—	—	12
2	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:40.674	+0.285	+0.285	14
3	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:40.741	+0.352	+0.067	15
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	1:40.765	+0.376	+0.024	20
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:40.899	+0.510	+0.134	17
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:41.116	+0.727	+0.217	8
7	David Coulthard	Williams	6	1:41.151	+0.762	+0.035	21
8	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:41.699	+1.310	+0.548	22
9	Mark Blundell	McLaren	7	1:41.789	+1.400	+0.090	20
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:41.924	+1.535	+0.135	21
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:42.017	+1.628	+0.093	23
12	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2	1:42.749	+2.360	+0.732	22
13	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	25	1:43.084	+2.695	+0.335	20
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:43.309	+2.920	+0.225	22
15	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	4	1:43.324	+2.935	+0.015	22
16	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:44.177	+3.788	+0.853	23
17	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	9	1:44.231	+3.842	+0.054	16
18	Taki Inoue	Footwork	10	1:44.892	+4.503	+0.661	21
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	23	1:45.010	+4.621	+0.118	23
20	Luca Badoer	Minardi	24	1:45.956	+5.567	+0.946	20
21	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	17	1:46.860	+6.471	+0.904	10
22	Roberto Moreno	Forti	22	1:48.048	+7.659	+1.188	13
23	Pedro Diniz	Forti	21	1:48.203	+7.814	+0.155	21
24	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	16	1:49.184	+8.795	+0.981	17

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Damon Hill	Williams	5	2:00.025	—	—	11
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	2:00.414	+0.389	+0.389	9
3	David Coulthard	Williams	6	2:00.659	+0.634	+0.245	9
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	2:00.850	+0.825	+0.191	9
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	2:01.069	+1.044	+0.219	8
6	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	2:01.957	+1.932	+0.888	8
7	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	2:02.231	+2.206	+0.274	9
8	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2	2:03.071	+3.046	+0.840	8
9	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	2:03.465	+3.440	+0.394	10
10	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	2:03.470	+3.445	+0.005	11
11	Mark Blundell	McLaren	7	2:03.686	+3.661	+0.216	12
12	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	2:03.808	+3.783	+0.122	12
13	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	23	2:04.050	+4.025	+0.242	10
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	4	2:04.236	+4.211	+0.186	9
15	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	2:04.313	+4.288	+0.077	10
16	Luca Badoer	Minardi	24	2:04.530	+4.505	+0.217	11
17	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	2:05.237	+5.212	+0.707	10
18	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	9	2:06.223	+6.198	+0.986	11
19	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	17	2:08.562	+8.537	+2.339	8
20	Taki Inoue	Footwork	10	2:10.531	+10.506	+1.969	9
21	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	16	2:10.651	+10.626	+0.120	6
22	Pedro Diniz	Forti	21	2:14.072	+14.047	+3.421	8
23	Roberto Moreno	Forti	22	11:07.750	+9:07.725	+8:53.678	1

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Jordan 195
Rubens Barrichello 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Sauber C14
Jean-Christophe Boullion 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

4 more photographs

Footwork FA16
Taki Inoue 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Ferrari 412 T2
Jean Alesi 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Forti FG01
Roberto Moreno Forti 1995 Britain (crop) · Dave from Leeds, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 16 of 1995
Grand Prix: Japanese Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Oct 1995
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-Renault
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.