1995 Belgian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 11 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | August 27, 1995 | |
| Official name | LIII Grand Prix de Belgique | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.358 mi / 6.974 km |
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| Distance | 44 laps, 191.785 mi / 306.856 km | |
| Weather | Cloudy then Heavy Rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:54.392 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  David Coulthard |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:53.412 on lap 11 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Renault |
| Second | Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault |
| Third | Martin Brundle |
Ligier Mugen-Honda |
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The 1995 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 27, 1995 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa. It was the 11th race of the 1995 Formula One season.
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[edit] Notes
- Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 53.412s
- Last podium: Martin Brundle
- Race winner Michael Schumacher was given a one-race suspended ban for driving aggressively in order to stop Damon Hill from passing him. Schumacher's performance didn't impress Hill, or anybody else in the paddock, after blocking Hill, forcing the British driver to either back-off or go off the track. Some paddock people commented that, " there are 2 things you should not do in this world, box with Tyson or go racing with Schumacher" at that time Tyson was at the peak of his powers. Schumacher claimed that he had only blocked Hill at the low-speed corners, but video evidence suggested that Schumacher had blocked Hill on some of the high speed corners, such as the Raidillon and Blanchimont. Hill later commented that "We (He and Schumacher) had some pretty hairy moments and I am not satisfied with being driven into; I don't think that was acceptable. That is all well and good but if it was meant on purpose I would be very upset, F1 cars are not go-karts. I think there are some things which are acceptable and some things which are not." Schumacher defended himself by agreeing that touching wheels in high-speed corners is "not acceptable" but added that at the speed he and Hill were doing, he though it was acceptable.[1]
- Drivers were thrown into confusion as the conditions fluctuated but the field levelled out when the safety car appeared. Schumacher led from Hill but Hill then had to pit again to serve a stop go penalty for pit lane speeding. Hill recovered to pass Martin Brundle on the last lap.
| Previous race: 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1995 season |
Next race: 1995 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1994 Belgian Grand Prix |
Belgian Grand Prix | Next race: 1996 Belgian Grand Prix |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Schumacher in trouble again" GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 15 December 2006
