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Michael Schumacher won the 1995 German Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1995 German Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of David Coulthard and Gerhard Berger at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
July 30, 1995
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. David Coulthard is listed 2 for Williams, with Gerhard Berger 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Andrea Montermini from P23 to P8 (+15), Aguri Suzuki from P18 to P6 (+12), and Ukyo Katayama from P17 to P7 (+10) 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 6 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 Gearbox, and 1 +3 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:48.824 on lap 22. 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 SchumacherBenetton1:22:56.04310
2David CoulthardWilliams1:23:02.0316
3Gerhard BergerFerrari1:24:04.1404
4Johnny HerbertBenetton1:24:19.4793
5Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber+1 lap2
6Aguri SuzukiLigier+1 lap1
7Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+1 lap0
8Andrea MonterminiPacific+3 laps0
9Eddie IrvineJordanThrottle0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenEngine0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberEngine0
DNFLuca BadoerMinardiOil leak0
DNFGiovanni LavaggiPacificGearbox0
DNFRoberto MorenoFortiHalfshaft0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanEngine0
DNFMark BlundellMcLarenEngine0
DNFOlivier PanisLigierWater leak0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0
DNFTaki InoueFootworkGearbox0