1995 Argentine Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Argentina
Grand Prix = Argentine
Official name = XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina


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_L

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 was a Formula One motor race held on April 9, 1995 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires. It was the 2nd race of the 1995 Formula One season and was the first Formula One race to take place in Argentina since 1981.

Report

The race was stopped on the first lap after accidents in the first three corners. Jean Alesi spun on the inside of the first corner, causing Mika Salo to brake sharply and be hit from behind by Luca Badoer. The resulting jam of cars caused Olivier Panis to hit the back of Pierluigi Martini, and slide into the gravel on the outside of the corner. Salo's ailing Tyrrell then tangled with Johnny Herbert on the exit of the corner. At Turn 3 Rubens Barrichello was knocked from behind by Herbert and slid to a halt, only to be rammed by the damaged Minardi of Badoer. Ukyo Katayama's Tyrrell was also damaged in the accident.

Alesi, Panis and Barrichello returned to the pits on foot for their spare cars while Badoer was left without a car as teammate Martini was given the Minardi spare. Herbert and Katayama had managed to drive back to the pits for their spare cars while Salo's car was repaired on the grid. On the second formation lap Karl Wendlinger stalled and started at the back alongside Barrichello who was late coming out of the pits. At the second start Mika Häkkinen and Eddie Irvine touched on the run down to the first corner, with Häkkinen's left rear tyre punctured which caused him to spin off. Further back, Wendlinger managed to tangle with both the Pacific cars of Bertrand Gachot and Andrea Montermini at the first corner, putting all three out. Irvine made it back to the pits for a replacement nose.

David Coulthard led from Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill. Coulthard was leading when his throttle failed and restarted, dropping him to 3rd. He passed Schumacher and took the lead when Hill pitted, but retired one lap later with throttle problems. Hill took the win by passing Schumacher, the first time he had done this in a race.Fact|date=July 2008

Mika Salo was running 5th (and catching 4th placed Johnny Herbert) when he collided with the lapped Aguri Suzuki. A pitlane punch-up followed, and Salo later told the BBC that "drivers like Suzuki should not be in Formula One".Fact|date=August 2008

Classification

Notes

*First pole position: David Coulthard

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