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Damon Hill won the 1995 Argentine Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1995 Argentine Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Jean Alesi and Michael Schumacher at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
April 9, 1995
Pole
David Coulthard
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Olivier Panis from P18 to P7 (+11), Domenico Schiattarella from P20 to P9 (+11), and Johnny Herbert from P11 to P4 (+7) 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 7 Collision, 3 +2 laps, 3 Finished, 2 Electrical, and 2 Engine. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.522 on lap 55. 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 HillWilliams1:53:14.53210
2Jean AlesiFerrari1:53:20.9396
3Michael SchumacherBenetton1:53:47.9084
4Johnny HerbertBenetton+1 lap3
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+2 laps2
6Gerhard BergerFerrari+2 laps1
7Olivier PanisLigier+2 laps0
8Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+3 laps0
9Domenico SchiattarellaSimtek+4 laps0
NCPedro DinizForti+9 laps0
NCRoberto MorenoForti+9 laps0
DNFMika SaloTyrrellCollision0
DNFAguri SuzukiLigierCollision0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSpun off0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkElectrical0
DNFTaki InoueFootworkSpun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanOil pressure0
DNFJos VerstappenSimtekGearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardWilliamsElectrical0
DNFMark BlundellMcLarenEngine0