| 1995 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 17 in the1995 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 10 September 1995 | ||||
| Official name | Pioneer 66º Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza,Lombardy, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.834 km (3.625[2] miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 309.202 km (192.125 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:24.462 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:26.419 on lap 24 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Benetton-Renault | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Sauber-Ford | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1995 Italian Grand Prix (formally thePioneer 66º Gran Premio d'Italia[3]) was aFormula One motor race held on 10 September 1995 at theAutodromo Nazionale di Monza,Monza,Italy. It was the twelfth race of the1995 Formula One World Championship.[1]
The 53-lap race was won by British driverJohnny Herbert, driving aBenetton-Renault, after starting from eighth position. FinnMika Häkkinen was second in aMcLaren-Mercedes, with GermanHeinz-Harald Frentzen third in aSauber-Ford, achieving both his and the Sauber team's first F1 podium finish.[4]
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Pole-sitterDavid Coulthard spun off on the formation lap exiting the Ascari chicane, and retired in the pitlane as the grid formed for the start. However, the race was stopped after a first lap collision at the same spot (on dust he had dragged onto the corner when attempting to rejoin) involvingMax Papis,Jean-Christophe Boullion,Roberto Moreno, andAndrea Montermini, resulting in a blocked track. Coulthard was able to take the restart from pole again (in a spare car set up forDamon Hill), whilst Moreno and Montermini failed to take the restart due to a lack of spare cars. Coulthard led until a wheel bearing failed, leavingGerhard Berger in the lead. Behind, Hill andMichael Schumacher had their second major collision of the season; the previous one having happened at theBritish Grand Prix. As Hill attempted to lapTaki Inoue's Footwork, Hill crashed into the back of Schumacher when braking for the second chicane, causing both to retire. Schumacher ran over to the Williams to confront Hill whilst the British driver sat in his cockpit, but was immediately pulled away by marshals. Schumacher later apologised to Hill when Inoue admitted the incident was his fault, as he had slid in front of Hill while being passed by Schumacher, causing Hill to take evasive action and inadvertently run into the back of Schumacher's car. Hill was subsequently given a one race suspended ban for his part in the collision.[5]
After the pitstops the Ferraris were running first and second. Berger suffered a bizarre retirement when a TV camera onJean Alesi's rear wing flew off and destroyed Berger's suspension. Alesi looked set to win his second Grand Prix but subsequently retired with a wheel bearing failure with just 8 laps to go.[5] Alesi had also retired from the lead the previous year. This succession of retirements handed a second victory toJohnny Herbert, and then best-ever results toMika Häkkinen andHeinz-Harald Frentzen - the first podium finish for the Sauber team in F1. Papis was on course for his first points finish, until he was overtaken by Boullion on the final lap.[6]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 6 |  David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 1:25.516 | 1:24.462 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | 1:26.098 | 1:25.026 | +0.564 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:25.904 | 1:25.353 | +0.891 |
| 4 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:25.912 | 1:25.699 | +1.237 |
| 5 | 27 |  Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:26.323 | 1:25.707 | +1.245 |
| 6 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:26.981 | 1:25.919 | +1.457 |
| 7 | 8 |  Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.895 | 1:25.920 | +1.458 |
| 8 | 2 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Renault | 1:26.631 | 1:26.433 | +1.971 |
| 9 | 7 | Mark Blundell | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.308 | 1:26.472 | +2.010 |
| 10 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 1:27.245 | 1:26.541 | +2.079 |
| 11 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:29.200 | 1:27.067 | +2.605 |
| 12 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:27.573 | 1:27.271 | +2.809 |
| 13 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:28.418 | 1:27.384 | +2.922 |
| 14 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber-Ford | 1:30.997 | 1:28.741 | +4.279 |
| 15 | 9 |  Massimiliano Papis | Footwork-Hart | No time | 1:28.870 | +4.408 |
| 16 | 4 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:29.535 | 1:29.028 | +4.566 |
| 17 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:31.399 | 1:29.287 | +4.825 |
| 18 | 24 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | 1:30.731 | 1:29.559 | +5.097 |
| 19 | 23 |  Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford | 1:29.936 | 1:31.402 | +5.474 |
| 20 | 10 | Taki Inoue | Footwork-Hart | 1:30.632 | 1:30.515 | +6.053 |
| 21 | 17 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific-Ford | 1:32.121 | 1:30.721 | +6.259 |
| 22 | 22 | Roberto Moreno | Forti-Ford | 1:32.491 | 1:30.834 | +6.372 |
| 23 | 21 | Pedro Diniz | Forti-Ford | 1:32.540 | 1:32.102 | +7.640 |
| 24 | 16 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Pacific-Ford | 1:32.935 | 1:32.470 | +8.008 |
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