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Michael Schumacher won the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of David Coulthard and Damon Hill at Okayama International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, and Damon Hill
Race date
October 22, 1995
Pole
David Coulthard
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Okayama International Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. David Coulthard is listed 2 for Williams, with Damon Hill 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Mika Salo from P18 to P12 (+6), Roberto Moreno from P22 to P16 (+6), and Pedro Diniz from P21 to P17 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. David Coulthard started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, 4 +3 laps, 3 Finished, and 2 Electrical. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.374 on lap 40. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherBenetton1:48:49.97210
2David CoulthardWilliams1:49:04.8926
3Damon HillWilliams1:49:38.3054
4Gerhard BergerFerrari+1 lap3
5Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap2
6Johnny HerbertBenetton+1 lap1
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
8Olivier PanisLigier+2 laps0
9Mark BlundellMcLaren+2 laps0
10Jan MagnussenMcLaren+2 laps0
11Eddie IrvineJordan+2 laps0
12Mika SaloTyrrell+3 laps0
13Pedro LamyMinardi+3 laps0
14Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+3 laps0
15Luca BadoerMinardi+3 laps0
16Roberto MorenoForti+5 laps0
17Pedro DinizForti+6 laps0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanElectrical0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkEngine0
DNFTaki InoueFootworkElectrical0