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Johnny Herbert won the 1995 British Grand Prix

Johnny Herbert won the 1995 British Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Jean Alesi and David Coulthard at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Johnny Herbert
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Johnny Herbert, Jean Alesi, and David Coulthard
Race date
July 16, 1995
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Johnny Herbert finished first for Benetton. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Ferrari, with David Coulthard 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Mika Salo from P23 to P8 (+15), Olivier Panis from P13 to P4 (+9), and Bertrand Gachot from P21 to P12 (+9) 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 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 4 Spun off, 3 Collision, and 2 Electrical. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.752 on lap 37. 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
1Johnny HerbertBenetton1:34:35.09310
2Jean AlesiFerrari1:34:51.5726
3David CoulthardWilliams1:34:58.9814
4Olivier PanisLigier1:36:08.2613
5Mark BlundellMcLaren1:36:23.2652
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap1
7Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
8Mika SaloTyrrell+1 lap0
9Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber+1 lap0
10Luca BadoerMinardi+1 lap0
11Rubens BarrichelloJordanCollision0
12Bertrand GachotPacific+3 laps0
DNFRoberto MorenoFortiEngine0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonCollision0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsCollision0
DNFMax PapisFootworkSpun off0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellOut of fuel0
DNFAndrea MonterminiPacificSpun off0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenElectrical0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariWheel0