1995 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 14 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season | |||
The Nürburgring in its 1995 configuration
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| Date | 1 October 1995 | ||
| Official name | XL Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.556 km (2.847 mi) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 305.252 km (190.782 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain, later dried out | ||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:18.738 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher
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Benetton-Renault | |
| Time | 1:21.180 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||
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The 1995 European Grand Prix (formally the XL Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 October 1995 at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany. It was the fourteenth round of the 1995 Formula One season and the first to be held there since 1985. The 67-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Benetton team after starting from third position. Jean Alesi finished second in a Ferrari, with David Coulthard, who started the Grand Prix from pole position, third in a Williams car. This was also the last race for Massimiliano Papis and Jean-Denis Délétraz.
Damon Hill, Coulthard's team-mate, started the race in second, but dropped down to third behind Schumacher at the start. Hill remained behind Schumacher for the majority of the race, before losing his front wing in a collision with Alesi and dropping back due to the resultant pit stop. He then spun off the track on lap 58 when running in fourth position, leading to his retirement. Alesi looked set to win the race after starting the race with dry weather slick tyres on a damp track, but was held up in lapped traffic and overtaken by Schumacher two laps before the end of the race.
Schumacher's win kept him at the top of the Drivers' Championship, 27 points ahead of Hill. The German driver only needed a further three points to secure the title. Benetton were now 20 points ahead of Williams in the Constructors' Championship following Schumacher's win.
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