Hungarian Grand Prix

Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, 13 August 1995 – 77 laps of 2.465 mile circuit (189.860 miles)

1: Damon Hill – Williams FW17-Renault V10 – 1h 46m 25.721s
2: David Coulthard – Williams FW17-Renault V10 – 1h 46m 59.119s
3: Gerhard Berger – Ferrari 412 T2-Ferrari V12 – 76 laps
4: Johnny Herbert – Benetton B195-Renault V10 – 76 laps
5: Heinz-Harald Frentzen – Sauber C14-Ford Zetec-R V8 – 76 laps
6: Olivier Panis – Ligier JS41-Mugen Honda V10 – 76 laps

The race in brief

Hill makes another blistering start and completes lap 1 over a second ahead of Coulthard, Schumacher, Berger, Hakkinen and a fast-starting Brundle.

Hakkinen’s race is shortlived as his McLaren is forced out on lap 4 with engine failure.

After having already radioed his pit for an early stop for fresh rubber to try and cure his oversteer, Coulthard slides wide at the chicane on lap 13, allowing Schumacher up to second.

Inoue’s race ends on lap 14. The Japanese driver exits his Footwork with flames licking at the rear of the car and runs to grab an extinguisher, only to be knocked down by a course car rushing to his aid. Luckily his injuries are fairly light.

Coulthard makes his first pit stop on lap 16 and drops to seventh.

Hill Schumacher stop on lap 17, as do Berger and Brundle, with Hill retaining the lead. Problems with Benetton’s refuelling rig mean that Schumacher only takes on 10 litres of fuel.

Alesi and Herbert start their round of stops off on lap 19 with Frentzen calling in on lap 23, Blundell and Barrichello – on two-stop strategies – complete the first round of stops on lap 25.

With a light fuel load Schumacher is able to cut the deficit to leader Hill to around seven seconds until he is called back to the pits for more juice on lap 26. He resumes still second ahead of Coulthard, Alesi, Berger and Herbert.

Coulthard calls in for stop two on lap 36, as do Berger and Herbert. The Scot holds on to third.

Hill sneaks in for his second stop on lap 38 and returns before Schumacher is able to take the lead. The Williams leads by 1.2s.

Alesi retires with engine failure on lap 43.

Schumacher almost gets by Hill at the chicane on lap 44. Coulthard now a lonely third from Blundell, Barrichello, Berger and Brundle.

Papis succumbs to brake problems on lap 46 whilst Katayama crashes out on lap 47.

Schumacher’s third stop is undertaken on lap 48 without him losing second.

Engine problems force Blundell to retire from fourth on lap 55.

Coulthard and Brundle stop for third and final time on lap 56.

Hill makes his final stop on lap 58 and resumes still ahead of Schumacher. Coulthard third and Barrichello fourth.

Lap 59 and Salo stops with throttle problems.

Brundle misses out on certain points when the pneumatic valvegear fails on the Mugen-Honda engine in his Ligier on lap 68.

Irvine is halted by clutch problems on lap 71.

Schumacher thwarted when faulty electrics sideline his Benetton on lap 74.

Barrichello’s engine blows on the last lap. Lying third as he exits the last corner, he is seventh by the flag.

Hill crosses the line over half a minute clear of Coulthard, the second Williams one-two of the season. Berger, Herbert, Frentzen and Panis claims the rest of the points, all a lap down.