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The 1995 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 30, 1995 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the 9th race of the 1995 Formula One season.
lass="link1" onMouseover='showByLink("m3032875",this)' onMouseout='hide("m3032875")'href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Damon_Hill">Damon Hill started the race from the pole position alongside Michael Schumacher. After making a good start, Hill spun in the first corner on the 2nd lap sending his car across a gravel trap and into a tire barrier, ending his race.
Schumacher was left leading David Coulthard and Gerhard Berger, who was promptly assessed a 10 second stop-and-go penalty for jumping the start of the race.

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The 1995 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 30, 1995 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the 9th race of the 1995 Formula One season.
Summary
Damon Hill started the race from the pole position alongside Michael Schumacher. After making a good start, Hill spun in the first corner on the 2nd lap sending his car across a gravel trap and into a tire barrier, ending his race.
Schumacher was left leading David Coulthard and Gerhard Berger, who was promptly assessed a 10 second stop-and-go penalty for jumping the start of the race. The penalty dropped Berger to 14th position though he fought back to finish back in 3rd place. Berger denied jumping the start, claiming that though his car did move slightly when he put it into gear, it was stationary when the green light came on to start the race.
Benetton's 2-stop strategy for Schumacher prevailed over the 1-stop strategy Coulthard was on, as Schumacher pulled away from the field giving himself enough room to make his second pit stop and remain in the lead. Schumacher became the first German to win a World Championship German Grand Prix. His car broke down after the race had finished, as did that of team-mate Johnny Herbert and Aguri Suzuki (whose car caught fire).
A few days after the race the Williams team claimed that Hill's car suffered from a drive shaft failure leading to his accident. A more probable explanation according to who? why?is that he spun due to oil laid down on the track from overfull oil tanks - as it is common practice for teams to fill the oil tanks prior to the start of the race.
The blown Ford engine of Pierluigi Martini spelt the end of the Italian's F1 career, as he was replaced in Minardi by Pedro Lamy for the next race.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 56 | | 2 | Damon Hill | 35 | | 3 | Jean Alesi | 32 | | 4 | Johnny Herbert | 25 | | 5 | David Coulthard | 23
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Constructors' Championship standings
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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