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The '1995 Brazilian Grand Prix' was a Formula One motor race held on March 26, 1995 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo. It was the 1st race of the 1995 Formula One season.

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Controversy

Classification

Notes

Controversy

After the Grand Prix, Schumacher and Coulthard were disqualified as fuel samples taken from their cars were deemed to be illegal by the FIA, and Gerhard Berger was declared the winner. The Benetton and Williams teams protested the decision, and both drivers were reinstated as it could not be proved that the fuel had given them any advantage. However, Benetton and Williams were stripped of their Constructors' Championship points.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	'Michael Schumacher'	'Benetton-Renault'	71	+1:38:34.154	2	'10'
2	6	'David Coulthard'	'Williams-Renault'	71	+11.060	3	'6'
3	28	'Gerhard Berger'	'Ferrari'	70	+1 Lap	5	'4'
4	8	'Mika Häkkinen'	'McLaren-Mercedes'	70	+1 Lap	7	'3'
5	27	'Jean Alesi'	'Ferrari'	70	+1 Lap	6	'2'
6	7	'Mark Blundell'	'McLaren-Mercedes'	70	+1 Lap	9	'1'
7	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	69	+2 Laps	12
8	25	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	69	+2 Laps	15
9	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific-Ford	65	+6 Laps	22
10	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti-Ford	64	+7 Laps	25
Ret	9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Hart	62	Engine	13
Ret	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork-Hart	48	Engine	21
Ret	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	47	Engine	18
Ret	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti-Ford	47	Spun off	23
Ret	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber-Ford	41	Electrical	19
Ret	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	30	Gearbox	1
Ret	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	30	Collision	4
Ret	16	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ford	23	Gearbox	20
Ret	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	16	Gearbox	16
Ret	12	Jos Verstappen	Simtek-Ford	16	Gearbox	24
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	15	Spun off	11
Ret	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Peugeot	15	Clutch	8
Ret	11	Domenico Schiattarella	Simtek-Ford	12	Steering	26
Ret	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	10	Electrical	14
Ret	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	0	Collision	10
Ret	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	0	Gearbox	17

Notes

★ Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 20.921s

★ Nigel Mansell was set to make his McLaren debut here but during pre season testing he found the McLaren cockpit uncomfortable so whilst a new car was built Mark Blundell replaced him for the first 2 races.

★ Hill spun out of the race after losing second gear in the Senna S.