The 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 47th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
Honda's Mick Doohan captured his second consecutive 500cc crown in 1995.[1] Suzuki's Daryl Beattie had an early season points lead but crashed and injured himself in practice at Assen.[1] Luca Cadalora again won two races for Yamaha but failed to show any consistency.[1] Kevin Schwantz retired after the third race of the season with his numerous injuries finally taking their toll.[1]
Max Biaggi also won his second consecutive 250 championship for Aprilia with his eight victories second only to Mike Hailwood's 10 victories in 1966.[1] Haruchika Aoki dominated the 125cc championship, winning the title for Honda with seven wins.[1]
1995 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1995:[2][3]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 26 March | Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek Raceway |
2 | 2 April | Marlboro Malaysian Grand Prix | Shah Alam Circuit |
3 | 23 April | Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
4 | 7 May | Gran Premio de España MX Onda | Circuito Permanente de Jerez |
5 | 21 May | Grand Prix Deutschland | Nürburgring |
6 | 11 June | Gran Premio d'Italia | Mugello Circuit |
7 | 24 June †† | Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix | TT Circuit Assen |
8 | 9 July | Grand Prix de France | Bugatti Circuit |
9 | 23 July | British Grand Prix | Donington Park |
10 | 20 August | Grand Prix České republiky | Brno Circuit |
11 | 17 September | Lucky Strike Rio Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet |
12 | 24 September | Grand Prix Marlboro Argentina | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez |
13 | 8 October | Gran Premio Marlboro de Catalunya | Circuit de Catalunya |
†† = Saturday race
Calendar changes
- The German Grand Prix moved from the Hockenheimring to the Nürburgring.
- The Austrian Grand Prix was taken off the calendar because the Salzburgring (the venue which was used) was deemed too dangerous for racing.
- The Rio Grand Prix was added to the calendar as a replacement for the Austrian Grand Prix.
- The United States Grand Prix was scheduled to be held on 6 August, but was removed from the calendar due to financial difficulties.
Participants
500cc participants
250cc participants
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125cc participants
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Results and standings
Grands Prix
Round | Date | Race | Location | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 26 March | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Eastern Creek | Haruchika Aoki | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
2 | 2 April | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Shah Alam | Garry McCoy | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
3 | 23 April | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Suzuka | Haruchika Aoki | Ralf Waldmann | Daryl Beattie | Report |
4 | 7 May | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jerez | Haruchika Aoki | Tetsuya Harada | Alberto Puig | Report |
5 | 21 May | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Haruchika Aoki | Max Biaggi | Daryl Beattie | Report |
6 | 11 June | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mugello | Haruchika Aoki | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
7 | 24 June †† | Dutch TT | Assen | Dirk Raudies | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
8 | 9 July | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Le Mans | Haruchika Aoki | Ralf Waldmann | Mick Doohan | Report |
9 | 23 July | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington | Kazuto Sakata | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
10 | 20 August | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brno | Kazuto Sakata | Max Biaggi | Luca Cadalora | Report |
11 | 17 September | Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro | Masaki Tokudome | Doriano Romboni | Luca Cadalora | Report |
12 | 24 September | Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix | Buenos Aires | Emilio Alzamora | Max Biaggi | Mick Doohan | Report |
13 | 8 October | European motorcycle Grand Prix | Catalunya | Haruchika Aoki | Max Biaggi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
†† = Saturday race
500cc riders' standings
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
250cc riders' standings
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
125cc riders' standings
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
† Half-points awarded in Malaysia, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points.
References
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- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
- ↑ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1995". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "motogp.com · 500cc World Standing 1995". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ "500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". Motorcycle Racing Online. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". Motorcycle Racing Online. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "125cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". Motorcycle Racing Online. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "motogp.com · 500cc World Standing 1995". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ "Motorcycle Racing Online - 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". www.f1network.net.
- ↑ "motogp.com · 250cc World Standing 1995". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ "250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". Motorcycle Racing Online.
- ↑ "motogp.com · 125cc World Standing 1995". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ "125cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995". Motorcycle Racing Online.