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The1995 Pacific Grand Prixwas aFormula Onemotor race held on October 22, 1995 at theTI Circuit,Aida,Japan. It was the 15th race of the1995 Formula One season.The race, contested over 83 laps, was won byMichael Schumacherfor theBenettonteam after starting from third position.David Coulthard,who started the Grand Prix frompole position,finished second in aWilliamscar, withDamon Hillthird in the other Williams. Schumacher's win confirmed him as1995 Drivers' Championas Hill could not pass Schumacher's points total with only two races remaining. Hill started the race alongside Coulthard on the front row, amidst pressure from the British media for not being "forceful" enough in battles. Schumacher attempted to drive around the outside of Hill at the first corner, but Hill held Schumacher off asJean Alesi,driving forFerrari,got past both on the inside line to take second position. As a result, Hill dropped down to third and Schumacher dropped down to fifth behindGerhard Berger.Schumacher managed to get past Alesi and Hill during the first of threepit stops.This allowed him, on a new set ofslick tyres,to close on Coulthard who was on a two-stop strategy. Schumacher opened up a gap of 21 seconds by lapping two seconds faster per lap than Coulthard, so that when his third stop came, he still led the race. (more...)

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