1995 Portuguese Grand Prix
Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 September 1995 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal. It was the thirteenth race of the 1995 Formula One season.<ref name=pg198-199/> The 71-lap race was the first Formula One win for David Coulthard of the Williams team after starting from pole position Coulthard became the first Scottish driver to win a Grand Prix since Jackie Stewart won the 1973 German Grand Prix 22 years previously. Michael Schumacher was second in a Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the latter Williams car.<ref name="formula1.com"/> After several controversial incidents previously involving Schumacher and Hill in the 1995 season, including collisions at Silverstone, Spa and Monza (the latter two of which saw confrontations between the two drivers respectively on the podium and at track-side), Schumacher and Hill shook hands with each other at the podium presentation following this race.
Report
Background
To optimise their chances of winning at the Autódromo do Estoril, Williams brought an upgraded chassis to the race, a "B" specification of their FW17 car. The upgraded chassis would be used throughout the remainder of the season.<ref name=pg201>Template:Cite book</ref>
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout.<ref name=atlas-pacificmain>Template:Cite web</ref> Häkkinen set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:23.073, one-tenth of a second quicker than Hill and Schumacher, in second and third places respectively. Coulthard was fourth, with the Ferrari cars fifth and sixth fastest; Gerhard Berger ahead of Jean Alesi.<ref name=pg198-199/> Häkkinen was eleventh in the second practice session, two seconds slower than Hill, who was fastest with a time of 1:21.443. Coulthard was second in the Williams, eight-tenths of a second behind Hill. Schumacher was third, with Alesi fourth, both over a second behind Hill. Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a Sauber was fifth with Martin Brundle in the Ligier, Eddie Irvine in a Jordan and Berger rounding out the top eight positions.<ref name=pg198-199/>
Race
As the race began from its standing start, Ukyo Katayama who qualified in 16th moved into the racing path of Luca Badoer, whose Minardi began in 18th. The contact caused Katayama's Tyrrell to launch airborne and spin several times upside down along the start/finish straight. Katayama was extracted from the car and hospitalized for two days<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with what was later diagnosed with a strained neck and bruising in the crash.<ref name="pg194">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="grandprix-katayama">Template:Cite web</ref>
Classification
Qualifying
Race
- Notes
- Template:Note – Katayama started the original race but was involved in the first lap collision that resulted in a red flag. He did not take the restart but is listed as 'Retired' in the official results
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | 72 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Damon Hill | 55 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon David Coulthard | 39 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert | 38 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi | 34 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Benetton-Renault | 100 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Williams-Renault | 88 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 62 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes | 21 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Sauber-Ford | 18 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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