1995 Canadian Grand Prix

6th round of the 1995 Formula One season May 2022 F1 Canada Canadian XXXIII Grand Prix Molson du Canada Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (94-95).svg 11 June 1995 6 17 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Street circuit 2.753 4.430 68 187.182 301.240 69 189.935 305.670 Cloudy at start, sunny later with temperatures reaching up to 24.3 C FWind speeds up to 8 km/h mphhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/1995-06-11 Weather information for the "1995 Canadian Grand Prix" The Old Farmers' Almanac 10 November 2013 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 1:27.661 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 1:29.174 67 Germany Jean Alesi Ferrari France Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot Brazil Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot United Kingdom CAN 1995 French Grand Prix 1995 Monaco Grand Prix thumb|right|250px|Johnny Herbert's Benetton-Renault during qualifying. thumb|right|250px|Jean Alesi scored the only win of his Formula One career on what was his 31st birthday. The 1995 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 June 1995 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. It was the sixth race of the 1995 Formula One season. It produced the only Grand Prix victory for French driver Jean Alesi. This was seen as a popular victory, as Alesi had waited over five years for a victory and he was driving the red number 27 Ferrari, as driven by Canadian Gilles Villeneuve. Adding to the victory was that the win also occurred on Alesi's 31st birthday. This race also marked the last time to date that a Grand Prix was won by a car with a V12 engine, as well as the only race of the season won by a non-Renault-powered car. By winning this race Ferrari surpassed McLaren as the most successful F1 constructor in number of wins. Michael Schumacher led until a late problem with his gearbox necessitated a long pit stop. Several other regular front-runners had problems, allowing both Jordan drivers to finish on the podium for the first time in the team's history. Jordan had scored their first-ever GP points in Montreal four years earlier. After Alesi crossed the finish line, race fans broke through the fences and charged the pit area. When Alesi entered the hairpin at the far end of the circuit on his victory lap, his car ran out of fuel, and Alesi removed his steering wheel, stood on top of the car and "surfed" it to a stop. Schumacher, approaching from behind, stopped and gave Alesi a lift back to the pits on top of his car. Also, that Sunday evening, the first rumours started circulating that Michael Schumacher had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Ferrari for 1996. The race was run over 69 laps, but the results were declared after 68 laps because of crowd invasion just after Alesi had finished. In original results, Luca Badoer finished in 7th, ahead of Mika Salo who had stopped next to the pit wall to avoid hitting spectators. Report Background One thing that was noted in the build-up to the race weekend was the bumpiness of the circuit, with the drivers in the post-qualifying press conference noting that the circuit should be resurfaced. Edwards, Ben (Commentator) 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 01:09–01:15 (excluding commercials) Another point that the drivers' were making in the post-qualifying press conference yesterday is just how bumpy the track is as well, and they were saying even for dry conditions they could do with the track being resurfaced. It was also noted that overtaking into the new chicane was banned, although the length of the ban was unclear, with Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill unclear whether the drivers were not allowed to overtake into the chicane for just the first lap, or for every lap. Edwards, Ben (Commentator) 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 27:30–29:00 (excluding commercials) Practice and qualifying Schumacher's pole position was the 100th for a Renault powered car and the ninth of his career. Edwards, Ben (Commentator) 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 01:09–01:15 (excluding commercials) Race day The 30-minute warm-up session was held in wet conditions, with rain constantly falling since the early morning, the first time rain had fallen over the Grand Prix weekend. Edwards, Ben; Watson, John (Commentators) 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 00:05–01:00 (excluding commercials) Hill was one of the few drivers to make a mistake, spinning at the newly installed chicane. 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 10:40–11:00 (excluding commercials) Hill's Williams teammate David Coulthard spun at the previous corner later in the session, while Bertrand Gachot also ran into the gravel trap. 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 13:41–17:00 (excluding commercials) After a brief stay in the pits, an animated Hill went back onto the track, only to go off into the gravel trap, beaching his car. 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 21:12–23:14 (excluding commercials) Due to the changing weather conditions, the order was mixed, with the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger in first and third. Rubens Barrichello split them in second, with Schumacher fourth. Mika Häkkinen was fifth. The Saubers of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jean-Christophe Boullion were 6th and 7th, with Luca Badoer in the Minardi rounding out the top 8. 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 29:04 (excluding commercials) The two Williams drivers eventually finished in 12th and 16th. The race started at 14:00 EDT (UTC−4). Watson, John (Commentator) 11 June 1995 Canadian Grand Prix: Warm-Up Session Live Television production Eurosport London, England 19:10–19:25 (excluding commercials) Michael Schumacher led for most of the race; however, an electrical problem with his Benetton-Renault towards the end of lap 57 forced him into the pits and allowed second-placed Jean Alesi to take the lead. The 70-second pit stop to change a steering wheel and perform an on-board computer adjustment meant that Schumacher rejoined the race in seventh place. He eventually made his way back to fifth place. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 1:27.661 1:27.708 — 2 5 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:28.039 1:28.552 +0.378 3 6 UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:28.590 1:28.091 +0.430 4 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:28.247 1:28.189 +0.528 5 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:28.525 1:28.474 +0.813 6 2 UK Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 1:29.295 1:28.498 +0.837 7 8 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.406 1:28.910 +1.249 8 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 1:29.021 1:29.259 +1.360 9 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:29.393 1:29.171 +1.510 10 7 UK Mark Blundell McLaren-Mercedes 1:30.279 1:29.641 +1.980 11 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:29.809 1:30.345 +2.148 12 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:30.285 1:30.017 +2.356 13 9 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 1:30.854 1:30.159 +2.498 14 25 UK Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:30.880 1:30.255 +2.594 15 4 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:30.657 1:30.695 +2.996 16 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:31.958 1:31.382 +3.721 17 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:31.859 1:31.445 +3.784 18 29 France Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber-Ford 1:31.925 1:31.838 +4.177 19 24 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:32.453 1:31.853 +4.192 20 16 France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 1:33.866 1:32.841 +5.180 21 17 Italy Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 1:33.910 1:32.894 +5.233 22 10 Japan 1947 Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 1:32.995 — +5.334 23 22 Brazil Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 1:34.000 1:35.559 +6.339 24 21 Brazil Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 1:36.187 1:34.982 +7.321 Sources:Grand Prix Molson du Canada – Qualifying 1 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/626/canada/qualifying-1.html Formula1.com 29 December 2023Grand Prix Molson du Canada – Qualifying 2 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1995/races/626/canada/qualifying-2.html Formula1.com 29 December 20231995 Canadian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/1995/canadian-grand-prix/classification/qualifying Motorsport Stats 29 December 2023 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 68 1:44:54.171 5 10 2 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 68 +31.477 9 6 3 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 68 +35.980 8 4 4 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 68 +41.314 11 3 5 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 68 +44.676 1 2 6 9 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 67 +1 lap 13 1 7 4 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 67 +1 lap 15   8 24 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 67 +1 lap 19   9 10 Japan 1947 Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 66 +2 laps 22   10 25 UK Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 61 Collision 14   11 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 61 Collision 4   Ret Retired 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 60 Throttle 17   Ret Retired 22 Brazil Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 54 Fuel system 23   Ret Retired 5 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 50 Gearbox 2   Ret Retired 7 UK Mark Blundell McLaren-Mercedes 47 Engine 10   Ret Retired 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 42 Engine 16   Ret Retired 16 France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 36 Battery 20   Ret Retired 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 26 Engine 12   Ret Retired 21 Brazil Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 26 Gearbox 24   Ret Retired 29 France Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber-Ford 19 Spun off 18   Ret Retired 17 Italy Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 5 Gearbox 21   Ret Retired 6 UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1 Spun off 3   Ret Retired 2 UK Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 0 Collision 6   Ret Retired 8 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Collision 7  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1995/121/ 1995 Canadian Grand Prix Formula One https://web.archive.org/web/20150115001532/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1995/121/ 15 January 2015 24 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 36 2 UK Damon Hill 29 3 France Jean Alesi 24 4 Austria Gerhard Berger 17 5 UK Johnny Herbert 12Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1995/canada/championnat.aspx Canada 1995 – Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 14 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Italy Ferrari 41 2 UK Benetton-Renault 38 3 UK Williams-Renault 32 4 Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 12 5 UK McLaren-Mercedes 8Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 2 Canadian Grand Prix 1995 1995 Monaco Grand Prix 1995 French Grand Prix 1994 Canadian Grand Prix 1996 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Canadian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:1995 in sports in Quebec Category:1995 in Montreal