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Damon Hill won the 1995 Australian Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1995 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Olivier Panis and Gianni Morbidelli at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Olivier Panis, and Gianni Morbidelli
Race date
November 12, 1995
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Olivier Panis is listed 2 for Ligier, with Gianni Morbidelli 3 for Footwork.

Grid to finish

Bertrand Gachot from P23 to P8 (+15), Pedro Diniz from P21 to P7 (+14), and Pedro Lamy from P17 to P6 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Spun off, 3 +2 laps, 3 Engine, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Collision damage. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.943 on lap 16. 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
1Damon HillWilliams1:49:15.94610
2Olivier PanisLigier+2 laps6
3Gianni MorbidelliFootwork+2 laps4
4Mark BlundellMcLaren+2 laps3
5Mika SaloTyrrell+3 laps2
6Pedro LamyMinardi+3 laps1
7Pedro DinizForti+4 laps0
8Bertrand GachotPacific+5 laps0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellEngine0
DNFJohnny HerbertBenettonDriveshaft0
DNFEddie IrvineJordanEngine0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberGearbox0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleLigierSpun off0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonCollision damage0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariCollision damage0
DNFRoberto MorenoFortiSpun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanSpun off0
DNFDavid CoulthardWilliamsAccident0
DNFTaki InoueFootworkSpun off0