Season 1995 · Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

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1995-10-29 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 310.588km
1 Michael Schumacher
Benetton 1:36:52.930
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
8 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren +19.337
2 Johnny Herbert
Benetton +1:23.804
Fastest Lap
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DNF
11
Damon Hill L40 David Coulthard L39 Pedro Diniz L32 Jean Alesi L24 Andrea Montermini L23 Gerhard Berger L16 Rubens Barrichello L15 Ukyo Katayama L12 Bertrand Gachot L6 Roberto Moreno L1 +1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 310.588km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Gerhard Berger 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 L53 Schumacher · P1 → P1 1 Schumacher MSC 1 Schumacher MSC Häkkinen · P3 → P2 · +1 3 Häkkinen HÄK 2 Häkkinen HÄK Herbert · P9 → P3 · +6 9 Herbert HER 3 Herbert HER Irvine · P7 → P4 · +3 7 Irvine IRV 4 Irvine IRV Panis · P11 → P5 · +6 11 Panis PAN 5 Panis PAN Salo · P12 → P6 · +6 12 Salo SAL 6 Salo SAL Blundell · P23 → P7 · +16 23 Blundell BLU 7 Blundell BLU Frentzen · P8 → P8 8 Frentzen FRE 8 Frentzen FRE Badoer · P17 → P9 · +8 17 Badoer BAD 9 Badoer BAD Wendlinger · P15 → P10 · +5 15 Wendlinger WEN 10 Wendlinger WEN Lamy · P16 → P11 · +5 16 Lamy LAM 11 Lamy LAM Inoue · P18 → P12 · +6 18 Inoue INO 12 Inoue INO Hill · P4 → retired L40 Hill · retired L40 4 Hill HIL R Hill HIL Coulthard · P6 → retired L39 Coulthard · retired L39 6 Coulthard COU R Coulthard COU Diniz · P20 → retired L32 Diniz · retired L32 20 Diniz DIN R Diniz DIN Alesi · P2 → retired L24 Alesi · retired L24 2 Alesi ALE R Alesi ALE Montermini · P19 → retired L23 Montermini · retired L23 19 Montermini MON R Montermini MON Berger · P5 → retired L16 Berger · retired L16 5 Berger BER R Berger BER Barrichello · P10 → retired L15 Barrichello · retired L15 10 Barrichello BAR R Barrichello BAR Katayama · P13 → retired L12 Katayama · retired L12 13 Katayama KAT R Katayama KAT Gachot · P22 → retired L6 Gachot · retired L6 22 Gachot GAC R Gachot GAC Moreno · P21 → retired L1 Moreno · retired L1 21 Moreno MOR R Moreno MOR Morbidelli · P14 → retired L0 Morbidelli · retired L0 14 Morbidelli MOR R Morbidelli MOR Suzuki · pit lane → P24 · +1 — Suzuki SUZ 24 Suzuki SUZ
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton 1 53 1:36:52.930 10
2 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 53 +19.337 6
3 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton 9 53 +1:23.804 4
4 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 7 53 +1:42.136 3
5 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 11 52 +1 Lap 2
6 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell 12 52 +1 Lap 1
7 7 Mark Blundell McLaren 23 52 +1 Lap
8 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 8 52 +1 Lap
9 24 Luca Badoer Minardi 17 51 +2 Laps
10 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 15 51 +2 Laps
11 23 Pedro Lamy Minardi 16 51 +2 Laps
12 10 Taki Inoue Footwork 18 51 +2 Laps
R 5 Damon Hill Williams 4 40 Spun off
R 6 David Coulthard Williams 6 39 Spun off
R 21 Pedro Diniz Forti 20 32 Spun off
R 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 2 24 Engine
R 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific 19 23 Spun off
R 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 5 16 Electrical
R 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 10 15 Spun off
R 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 13 12 Spun off
R 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific 22 6 Halfshaft
R 22 Roberto Moreno Forti 21 1 Gearbox
R 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 14 0 Spun off
W 25 Aguri Suzuki Ligier 0 0 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton 1:38.023 — — POLE Q1
2 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:38.888 — — +0.865 Q1
3 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:38.954 — — +0.931 Q1
4 5 Damon Hill Williams 1:39.032 — — +1.009 Q1
5 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:39.040 — — +1.017 Q1
6 6 David Coulthard Williams 1:39.155 — — +1.132 Q1
7 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 1:39.621 — — +1.598 Q1
8 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:40.010 — — +1.987 Q1
9 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton 1:40.349 — — +2.326 Q1
10 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:40.381 — — +2.358 Q1
11 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:40.838 — — +2.815 Q1
12 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:41.355 — — +3.332 Q1
13 25 Aguri Suzuki Ligier 1:41.592 — — +3.569 Q1
14 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:41.977 — — +3.954 Q1
15 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 1:42.059 — — +4.036 Q1
16 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:42.912 — — +4.889 Q1
17 23 Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:43.102 — — +5.079 Q1
18 24 Luca Badoer Minardi 1:43.542 — — +5.519 Q1
19 10 Taki Inoue Footwork 1:44.074 — — +6.051 Q1
20 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific 1:46.097 — — +8.074 Q1
21 21 Pedro Diniz Forti 1:46.654 — — +8.631 Q1
22 22 Roberto Moreno Forti 1:48.267 — — +10.244 Q1
23 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific 1:48.289 — — +10.266 Q1
24 7 Mark Blundell McLaren 16:42.640 — — +904.617 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
27 Jean Alesi
3
8 Mika Häkkinen
4
5 Damon Hill
5
28 Gerhard Berger
6
6 David Coulthard
7
15 Eddie Irvine
8
30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
9
2 Johnny Herbert
10
14 Rubens Barrichello
11
26 Olivier Panis
12
4 Mika Salo
13
3 Ukyo Katayama ▲1
14
9 Gianni Morbidelli ▲1
15
29 Karl Wendlinger ▲1
16
23 Pedro Lamy ▲1
17
24 Luca Badoer ▲1
18
10 Taki Inoue ▲1
19
17 Andrea Montermini ▲1
20
21 Pedro Diniz ▲1
21
22 Roberto Moreno ▲1
22
16 Bertrand Gachot ▲1
23
7 Mark Blundell ▲1
PIT
25 Aguri Suzuki pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
25 Aguri Suzuki Grid penalty PIT (pit lane start (quali P13))
PIT (pit lane start (quali P13))
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15