Season 1995 · Round 7

French Grand Prix

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1995-07-02 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 72Lap · 305.814km
1 Michael Schumacher
Benetton 1:38:28.429
Team win 10pt P1 · P21
5 Damon Hill
Williams +31.309
Team win 10pt P2 · P3 2-3
6 David Coulthard
Williams +1:02.826
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
Andrea Montermini L62 Jean-Christophe Boullion L48 Bertrand Gachot L24 Pierluigi Martini L23 Johnny Herbert L2 Taki Inoue L0 Ukyo Katayama L0 Pedro Diniz L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
72Lap 305.814km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P3 Nigel Mansell 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L72 Schumacher · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Schumacher MSC 1 Schumacher MSC Hill · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Hill HIL 2 Hill HIL Coulthard · P3 → P3 3 Coulthard COU 3 Coulthard COU Brundle · P9 → P4 · +5 9 Brundle BRU 4 Brundle BRU Alesi · P4 → P5 · -1 4 Alesi ALE 5 Alesi ALE Barrichello · P5 → P6 · -1 5 Barrichello BAR 6 Barrichello BAR Häkkinen · P8 → P7 · +1 8 Häkkinen HÄK 7 Häkkinen HÄK Panis · P6 → P8 · -2 6 Panis PAN 8 Panis PAN Irvine · P11 → P9 · +2 11 Irvine IRV 9 Irvine IRV Frentzen · P12 → P10 · +2 12 Frentzen FRE 10 Frentzen FRE Blundell · P13 → P11 · +2 13 Blundell BLU 11 Blundell BLU Berger · P7 → P12 · -5 7 Berger BER 12 Berger BER Badoer · P17 → P13 · +4 17 Badoer BAD 13 Badoer BAD Morbidelli · P16 → P14 · +2 16 Morbidelli MOR 14 Morbidelli MOR Salo · P14 → P15 · -1 14 Salo SAL 15 Salo SAL Moreno · P24 → P16 · +8 24 Moreno MOR 16 Moreno MOR Montermini · P21 → retired L62 Montermini · retired L62 21 Montermini MON R Montermini MON Boullion · P15 → retired L48 Boullion · retired L48 15 Boullion BOU R Boullion BOU Gachot · P22 → retired L24 Gachot · retired L24 22 Gachot GAC R Gachot GAC Martini · P20 → retired L23 Martini · retired L23 20 Martini MAR R Martini MAR Herbert · P10 → retired L2 Herbert · retired L2 10 Herbert HER R Herbert HER Inoue · P18 → retired L0 Inoue · retired L0 18 Inoue INO R Inoue INO Katayama · P19 → retired L0 Katayama · retired L0 19 Katayama KAT R Katayama KAT Diniz · P23 → retired L0 Diniz · retired L0 23 Diniz DIN R Diniz DIN
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton 2 72 1:38:28.429 10
2 5 Damon Hill Williams 1 72 +31.309 6
3 6 David Coulthard Williams 3 72 +1:02.826 4
4 25 Martin Brundle Ligier 9 72 +1:03.293 3
5 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 4 72 +1:17.869 2
6 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 5 71 +1 Lap 1
7 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 8 71 +1 Lap
8 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 6 71 +1 Lap
9 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 11 71 +1 Lap
10 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 12 71 +1 Lap
11 7 Mark Blundell McLaren 13 70 +2 Laps
12 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 7 70 +2 Laps
13 24 Luca Badoer Minardi 17 69 +3 Laps
14 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 16 69 +3 Laps
15 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell 14 69 +3 Laps
16 22 Roberto Moreno Forti 24 66 +6 Laps
R 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific 21 62 Not classified
R 29 Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber 15 48 Gearbox
R 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific 22 24 Gearbox
R 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 20 23 Gearbox
R 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton 10 2 Spun off
R 10 Taki Inoue Footwork 18 0 Collision
R 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 19 0 Collision
R 21 Pedro Diniz Forti 23 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 1:17.225 — — POLE Q1
2 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton 1:17.512 — — +0.287 Q1
3 6 David Coulthard Williams 1:17.925 — — +0.700 Q1
4 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:18.761 — — +1.536 Q1
5 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:18.810 — — +1.585 Q1
6 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:19.047 — — +1.822 Q1
7 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:19.051 — — +1.826 Q1
8 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:19.238 — — +2.013 Q1
9 25 Martin Brundle Ligier 1:19.384 — — +2.159 Q1
10 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton 1:19.555 — — +2.330 Q1
11 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 1:19.845 — — +2.620 Q1
12 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:20.309 — — +3.084 Q1
13 7 Mark Blundell McLaren 1:20.527 — — +3.302 Q1
14 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:20.796 — — +3.571 Q1
15 29 Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber 1:20.943 — — +3.718 Q1
16 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 1:21.076 — — +3.851 Q1
17 24 Luca Badoer Minardi 1:21.323 — — +4.098 Q1
18 10 Taki Inoue Footwork 1:21.894 — — +4.669 Q1
19 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:21.930 — — +4.705 Q1
20 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:22.104 — — +4.879 Q1
21 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific 1:23.466 — — +6.241 Q1
22 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific 1:23.647 — — +6.422 Q1
23 21 Pedro Diniz Forti 1:24.184 — — +6.959 Q1
24 22 Roberto Moreno Forti 1:24.865 — — +7.640 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Damon Hill
2
1 Michael Schumacher
3
6 David Coulthard
4
27 Jean Alesi
5
14 Rubens Barrichello
6
26 Olivier Panis
7
28 Gerhard Berger
8
8 Mika Häkkinen
9
25 Martin Brundle
10
2 Johnny Herbert
11
15 Eddie Irvine
12
30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
13
7 Mark Blundell
14
4 Mika Salo
15
29 Jean-Christophe Boullion
16
9 Gianni Morbidelli
17
24 Luca Badoer
18
10 Taki Inoue
19
3 Ukyo Katayama
20
23 Pierluigi Martini
21
17 Andrea Montermini
22
16 Bertrand Gachot
23
21 Pedro Diniz
24
22 Roberto Moreno
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.
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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