1995 жылғы Формула-1 маусымының бірінші жарысы

First race of the 1995 Formula One season

Hill set a provisional pole position time of 1:20.081 during the first qualifying session, ahead of Berger, Coulthard, Alesi, Häkkinen and Schumacher. The problem was determined to be a steering failure, specifically a joint in the car's steering column. However, he still set the fastest time of the session (1:23.607) However, a hole was punched in the bottom of Herbert's monocoque chassis during the session as a result of damage, leading to a night of repairs in order for him to be able to take the start in his designated race car. The Simtek team's testing time was limited on Friday as the mandatory onboard fire extinguishers for its cars failed to arrive in time; a similar problem with the late arrival of parts affecting Martini's Minardi. The times in the second session were generally quicker, with only Hill, Badoer and Wendlinger setting their quickest lap times during the first session. Minutes before the race started, a press release from the FIA was given to all media and team personnel, notifying them that the chromatographic analysis of the Elf fuel samples taken from Schumacher's Benetton and the Coulthard's Williams during qualifying did not match the sample provided by the fuel company before the start of the season for reference purposes, thus rendering both cars illegal. Neither Schumacher nor Coulthard were informed of the situation, as the teams did not want to unsettle their drivers before the race start. Samples from Ferrari's Agip and McLaren's Mobil fuel were also tested; both were in accordance with the regulations.

Hill had a bad start from pole position, allowing Schumacher to overtake him into turn one. By lap five, Herbert had dropped down to tenth position, unhappy with the handling of the spare car and having been overtaken by Irvine, Salo and Katayama. Alesi was the first of the leading drivers to make a scheduled pit stop on lap 17, Schumacher exited the stop behind Berger, but overtook the Austrian driver at the beginning of the next lap. Several other teams experienced problems with attaching and detaching the refuelling nozzles, and occasional small sprays of fuel were observed, reinforcing the problem experienced by McLaren with the equipment before the race meeting. By this stage Gachot had retired his Pacific car after it got stuck in fifth gear. dropping him back to seventh position. Schumacher made his second pit stop on lap 37, exiting in second position behind Coulthard. battled over third position until lap 39, when Salo, suffering from cramp and driving with one hand, spun at the final bend. He made a pit stop soon after for fresh tyres, dropping to eighth position. After his final stop, Schumacher gradually opened his leading margin 11 seconds, winning the race after 71 laps in a time of 1:48:49.972s, with Coulthard finishing second in his Williams. The Ferrari cars of Berger – who made his final stop on lap 49 without losing a place