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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Details ref={{cite book | chapter = 1995 Grands Prix: Argentine Grand Prix | last = Henry | first = Alan | authorlink = Alan Henry | title = Autocourse 1995-96 | origyear = 1995 | origmonth = December | publisher = Hazleton Publishing | isbn = 1-8745-5736-5 | pages = 102–103 | year = 1995}}

|Country = Argentina

|Grand Prix = Argentine

|Official name = XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina

|Image = Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 6 por Senna.svg

|Date = April 9

|Year = 1995

|Race_No = 2

|Season_No = 17

|Location = Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.661

|Course_km = 4.259

|Distance_laps = 72

|Distance_mi = 191.655

|Distance_km = 306.648

|Weather = Cloudy

|Pole_Driver = David Coulthard

|Pole_Team = Williams-Renault

|Pole_Time = 1:53.241

|Pole_Country = United Kingdom

|Fast_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|Fast_Team = Benetton-Renault

|Fast_Time = 1:30.522

|Fast_Lap = 55

|Fast_Country = Germany

|First_Driver = Damon Hill

|First_Team = Williams-Renault

|First_Country = United Kingdom

|Second_Driver = Jean Alesi

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Country = France

|Third_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|Third_Team = Benetton-Renault

|Third_Country = Germany

}}

The 1995 Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina) was a Formula One motor race held on April 9, 1995 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the second round of the 1995 Formula One season and was the first Formula One race to take place in Argentina since {{f1|1981}}. The race, contested over 72 laps, was won by Damon Hill for the Williams team after starting from second position. Jean Alesi finished second in a Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton car. David Coulthard, who started the race from pole position, spun out of the race on lap 16 with an electrical problem.{{cite web | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1995/117/ | publisher = The Official Formula 1 Website |title = 1995 Argentine Grand Prix | accessdate = 2009-05-26}}

Report

=Background=

The race marked the return to the Formula One calendar for the Argentine country after being off the calendar since {{f1|1981}}. The race was removed from the calendar originally due to the retirement of Carlos Reutemann and Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands. It was reinstated following President Carlos Menem's rise into power in 1989.{{cite web | url = http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00084.html | title = What you may not know about Buenos Aires | date = 1995-04-03 | accessdate = 2009-05-27 | work = GrandPrix.com | publisher = Inside F1}}

The track, however, was criticised due to its "dirtiness".{{cite web | url = http://atlasf1.autosport.com/news/1996/118.htm | work = Atlas F1 | publisher = Haymarket Publications | title = Argentine Grand Prix Preview | date = 1996-04-04 | accessdate = 2009-05-28}}

=Practice and qualifying=

As the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez was a new track on the Formula One calendar, an extra day of practice was added to the schedule on the Thursday.{{cite web | url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr566.html | work = GrandPrix.com | publisher = Inside F1 | title = Grand Prix Results: Argentine GP, 1995 | accessdate = 2009-05-28}}

Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning, with the second held on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.{{cite book | chapter = Rules and Regulations | last = Domenjoz | first = Luc | title = Formula 1 Yearbook 1995 | origyear = 1995 | publisher = Chronosports Editeur | isbn = 2-940125-06-6 | pages = 216-217 }}

Qualifying was split into two one-hour sessions; the first was held on Friday afternoon with the second held on Saturday afternoon. The fastest time from either of the two qualifying sessions counted towards their final grid position.{{cite book | chapter = Rules and Regulations | last = Domenjoz | first = Luc | title = Formula 1 Yearbook 1995 | origyear = 1995 | publisher = Chronosports Editeur | isbn = 2-940125-06-6 | pages = 216-217 }} Both sessions on Friday and Saturday were rain interrupted, leading to not much action on the track initally until conditions towards the end of the second session began to improve. Coulthard clinched his first career pole position, in his Williams, with a time of 1:53.241.

=Race=

=Post-race=

As a result of criticism surrounding the track, it was resurfaced over the winter months ready for the 1996 running of the race.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} David Coulthard

| Williams-Renault

| 1:53.241

|

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Damon Hill

| Williams-Renault

| 1:54.057

| +0.816

3

| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Benetton-Renault

| 1:54.272

| +1.031

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Eddie Irvine

| Jordan-Peugeot

| 1:54.381

| +1.140

5

| 8

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Häkkinen

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 1:54.529

| +1.288

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi

| Ferrari

| 1:54.637

| +1.396

7

| 4

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Salo

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 1:54.757

| +1.516

8

| 28

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 1:55.276

| +2.035

9

| 30

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Sauber-Ford

| 1:55.583

| +2.342

10

| 14

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Jordan-Peugeot

| 1:56.114

| +2.873

11

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert

| Benetton-Renault

| 1:57.068

| +3.827

12

| 9

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Footwork-Hart

| 1:57.092

| +3.851

13

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luca Badoer

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:57.167

| +3.926

14

| 12

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Verstappen

| Simtek-Ford

| 1:57.231

| +3.990

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ukyo Katayama

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 1:57.484

| +4.243

16

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:58.066

| +4.825

17

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Blundell

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 1:58.660

| +5.419

18

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Olivier Panis

| Ligier-Mugen-Honda

| 1:58.824

| +5.583

19

| 25

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Aguri Suzuki

| Ligier-Mugen-Honda

| 1:58.882

| +5.641

20

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Domenico Schiattarella

| Simtek-Ford

| 1:59.539

| +6.298

21

| 29

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Wendlinger

| Sauber-Ford

| 2:00.751

| +7.510

22

| 17

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Montermini

| Pacific-Ford

| 2:01.763

| +8.522

23

| 16

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Bertrand Gachot

| Pacific-Ford

| 2:04.050

| +10.809

24

| 22

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Roberto Moreno

| Forti-Ford

| 2:04.481

| +11.240

25

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Pedro Diniz

| Forti-Ford

| 2:05.932

| +12.691

26

| 10

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Taki Inoue

| Footwork-Hart

| 2:07.298

| +14.057

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Damon Hill

| Williams-Renault

| 72

| 1:53:14.532

| 2

| 10

2

| 27

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi

| Ferrari

| 72

| +6.407

| 6

| 6

3

| 1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Benetton-Renault

| 72

| +33.376

| 3

| 4

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert

| Benetton-Renault

| 71

| +1 Lap

| 11

| 3

5

| 30

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Sauber-Ford

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 9

| 2

6

| 28

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 8

| 1

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Olivier Panis

| Ligier-Mugen-Honda

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 18

|  

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ukyo Katayama

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 69

| +3 Laps

| 15

|  

9

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Domenico Schiattarella

| Simtek-Ford

| 68

| +4 Laps

| 20

|  

NC

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Pedro Diniz

| Forti-Ford

| 63

| Not classified

| 25

|  

NC

| 22

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Roberto Moreno

| Forti-Ford

| 63

| Not classified

| 24

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Salo

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 48

| Collision

| 7

|  

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Aguri Suzuki

| Ligier-Mugen-Honda

| 47

| Collision

| 19

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Ford

| 44

| Spun off

| 16

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Footwork-Hart

| 43

| Electrical

| 12

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Taki Inoue

| Footwork-Hart

| 40

| Spun off

| 26

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Jordan-Peugeot

| 33

| Oil pressure

| 10

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jos Verstappen

| Simtek-Ford

| 23

| Gearbox

| 14

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} David Coulthard

| Williams-Renault

| 16

| Electrical

| 1

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Blundell

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 9

| Oil leak

| 17

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Eddie Irvine

| Jordan-Peugeot

| 6

| Engine

| 4

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Montermini

| Pacific-Ford

| 1

| Collision

| 22

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mika Häkkinen

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 0

| Collision

| 5

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Bertrand Gachot

| Pacific-Ford

| 0

| Collision

| 23

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Wendlinger

| Sauber-Ford

| 0

| Collision

| 21

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luca Badoer

| Minardi-Ford

| 0

| Collision

| 13

|  

Standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| align="right"| 14

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Damon Hill

| align="right"| 10

3

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi

| align="right"| 8

4

| {{flagicon|UK}} David Coulthard

| align="right"| 6

5

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| align="right"| 5

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 13

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-Renault

| align="right"| 10

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Benetton-Renault

| align="right"| 7

4

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Mercedes

| align="right"| 4

5

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sauber-Ford

| align="right"| 2

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist|2}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Argentine Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1995

| Previous_race_in_season = 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1995 San Marino Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1981 Argentine Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1996 Argentine Grand Prix

}}{{F1GP 90-99}}

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