1995 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 March 1995 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the first round of the 1995 Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher of the Benetton team won the 71-lap race from second position. David Coulthard finished second in a Williams car, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. Damon Hill, who started the race from pole position, spun out while leading on lap 30 with an apparent gearbox problem, which was later found to be a suspension failure. Schumacher's win came despite Benetton encountering steering problems with his car during Friday practice, leading to him crashing heavily and necessitating steering component changes for the rest of the event. Despite Schumacher's victory, Hill proved to be faster during the race and seemed to be on course for a comfortable victory before his sudden retirement.
1995 Brazilian Grand Prix
Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2006), who was set to partner Nigel Mansell at McLaren
Gerhard Berger, who was the leading Ferrari driver on the starting grid (picture taken in 1991, while driving for McLaren)
Johnny Herbert, who dropped to tenth place in the opening laps of the Grand Prix (picture taken in 2006 while an employee of the Midland F1 team)
1995 Formula One World Championship
The 1995 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 49th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1995 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1995 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 26 March and ended on 12 November.
Defending world champion Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) won a second consecutive title with Benetton in his last year with the team.
Damon Hill finished as runner-up 33 points behind with Williams.
Hill's teammate, David Coulthard, finished the season ranked third, scoring his 1st win.
Nigel Mansell retired from Formula One after 15 seasons.