1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1995 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Previous: 1994 Next: 1996

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 easily won the 125 title for Honda with seven wins.[1]

1995 Grand Prix season calendar

Round Date Race Location 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 26 March Australia Australian Grand Prix Eastern Creek Japan Haruchika Aoki Germany Ralf Waldmann Australia Mick Doohan Report
2 2 April Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Shah Alam Australia Garry McCoy Italy Max Biaggi Australia Mick Doohan Report
3 23 April Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Japan Haruchika Aoki Germany Ralf Waldmann Australia Daryl Beattie Report
4 7 May Spain Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Japan Haruchika Aoki Japan Tetsuya Harada Spain Alberto Puig Report
5 21 May Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring Japan Haruchika Aoki Italy Max Biaggi Australia Daryl Beattie Report
6 11 June Italy Italian Grand Prix Mugello Japan Haruchika Aoki Italy Max Biaggi Australia Mick Doohan Report
7 24 June Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Germany Dirk Raudies Italy Max Biaggi Australia Mick Doohan Report
8 9 July France French Grand Prix Le Mans Japan Haruchika Aoki Germany Ralf Waldmann Australia Mick Doohan Report
9 23 July United Kingdom British Grand Prix Donington Japan Kazuto Sakata Italy Max Biaggi Australia Mick Doohan Report
10 20 August Czech Republic Czech Republic Grand Prix Brno Japan Kazuto Sakata Italy Max Biaggi Italy Luca Cadalora Report
11 17 September Brazil Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Jacarepagua Japan Masaki Tokudome Italy Doriano Romboni Italy Luca Cadalora Report
12 24 September Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Spain Emilio Alzamora Italy Max Biaggi Australia Mick Doohan Report
13 8 October Europe European Grand Prix Catalunya Japan Haruchika Aoki Italy Max Biaggi Spain Àlex Crivillé Report

Final standings

500cc standings[2][3]

Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
1 Australia Mick Doohan Honda NSR500 1 1 2 Ret Ret 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 4 248
2 Australia Daryl Beattie Suzuki RGV500 2 2 1 7 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 5 215
3 Italy Luca Cadalora Yamaha YZR500 4 Ret 4 2 2 12 7 2 5 1 1 3 Ret 176
4 Spain Àlex Crivillé Honda NSR500 3 3 Ret 3 4 5 2 Ret 3 6 6 4 1 166
5 Japan Shinichi Ito Honda NSR500 10 7 Ret 8 3 4 8 4 6 5 10 9 2 127
6 Italy Loris Capirossi Honda NSR500 8 Ret Ret 6 6 9 4 4 4 9 5 3 108
7 Brazil Alex Barros Honda NSR500 6 6 Ret 5 7 7 5 5 Ret 9 8 8 6 104
8 Spain Alberto Puig Honda NSR500 7 5 5 1 5 3 3 99
9 Japan Norifumi Abe Yamaha YZR500 9 Ret 9 4 8 6 6 Ret 18 Ret 3 6 Ret 81
10 Italy Loris Reggiani Aprilia RSA500 11 8 10 Ret 9 8 9 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 59
11 United Kingdom Neil Hodgson ROC-Yamaha 20 Ret 14 12 14 14 13 8 7 10 11 10 9 54
12 Spain Juan Borja ROC-Yamaha Ret 9 7 9 10 16 10 Ret 8 12 Ret 11 Ret 52
13 United States Scott Russell Suzuki RGV500 11 12 6 11 5 8 43
14 France Bernard Garcia ROC-Yamaha 13 10 11 Ret 17 13 11 Ret 9 13 Ret 12 11 41
15 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki RGV500 5 4 6 34
16 Spain Carlos Checa Honda NSR500 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 26
17 Switzerland Adrian Bosshard ROC-Yamaha 15 Ret 15 Ret 12 17 15 11 10 15 15 15 Ret 21
18 Belgium Laurent Naveau ROC-Yamaha 16 Ret 17 13 13 19 10 14 13 16 12 21
19 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Yamaha YZR500 Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret 18 7 Ret 16 12 Ret 17 20
20 Japan Toshiyuki Arakaki Harris-Yamaha 8 Ret 9 11 20
21 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Harris-Yamaha 14 12 18 10 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 16 17
22 United Kingdom Sean Emmett Harris-Yamaha 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 14 13 17
23 Japan Takuma Aoki Honda NSR500 3 16
24 United Kingdom James Haydon Harris-Yamaha 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 14 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 10 11
25 France Frédéric Protat ROC-Yamaha 18 11 23 Ret 18 Ret Ret 12 16 17 17 Ret Ret 9
26 France Marc Garcia ROC-Yamaha 24 13 16 Ret 16 15 Ret 13 Ret 20 Ret 17 14 9
27 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Cagiva GP500 10 6
28 France Bruno Bonhuil ROC-Yamaha 27 17 19 15 19 21 Ret 16 12 21 5
29 New Zealand Andrew Stroud ROC-Yamaha 17 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 19 5
30 United Kingdom Eugene McManus Harris-Yamaha 21 Ret 21 14 21 Ret 16 Ret 14 19 18 18 18 4
31 Switzerland Bernard Haenggeli ROC-Yamaha 26 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret 20 14 17 22 Ret Ret 20 2
32 France Pierre Monneret ROC-Yamaha 15 1
33 United Kingdom Chris Walker Harris-Yamaha 15 18 1
34 France Jean-Pierre Jeandat Paton Ret 19 20 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1
35 Italy Lucio Pedercini ROC-Yamaha 22 Ret 22 Ret Ret 20 21 Ret Ret Ret 19 19 15 1
United Kingdom Brian Morrison Harris-Yamaha 16 0
United States Scott Gray ROC-Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 22 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Harris-Yamaha 25 18 0
France Jose Kuhn ROC-Yamaha Ret 21 Ret 19 0
Australia Martin Craggill Harris-Yamaha 19 0
United Kingdom Lee Pullan Harris-Yamaha 20 21 21 0
Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman ROC-Yamaha 20 0
Italy Marco Papa ROC-Yamaha Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret Ret 0
United States Jim Filice Harris-Yamaha Ret 23 Ret 0
Japan Toshihiko Honma Yamaha YZR500 Ret 0
Venezuela Antonio Irizar Harris-Yamaha Ret 0
Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Harris-Yamaha Ret 0
Spain Enrique De Juan ROC-Yamaha Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

250cc standings[4][5]

Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
1 Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia 3 1 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 283
2 Japan Tetsuya Harada Yamaha 2 2 4 1 2 2 DNS 5 2 2 5 2 2 220
3 Germany Ralf Waldmann Honda 1 4 1 5 NC 4 2 1 3 3 4 6 3 203
4 Japan Tadayuki Okada Honda Ret 3 Ret 6 3 5 3 3 8 7 3 7 7 136
5 France Jean-Philippe Ruggia Honda NC 5 5 7 5 9 4 8 5 6 6 5 13 115
6 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Honda 5 7 2 8 8 7 7 Ret 10 9 8 Ret 6 105
7 Spain Luis D'Antin Honda Ret 8 Ret 3 9 NC 9 7 11 4 10 12 4 88
8 United States Kenny Roberts, Jr. Yamaha 7 9 Ret Ret 4 6 5 6 Ret 8 13 Ret 5 82
9 Italy Doriano Romboni Honda 6 NC NC 4 NC 5 1 3 75
10 France Olivier Jacque Honda Ret 10 Ret 12 11 16 Ret 9 4 14 7 4 9 66
11 Germany Jürgen Fuchs Honda 10 17 12 13 NC 15 10 12 12 10 11 8 8 55
12 Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Honda 11 11 10 19 12 Ret 6 14 7 Ret Ret 9 14 50
13 Spain Carlos Checa Honda 4 Inj Ret Ret 7 11 11 4 45
14 Switzerland Eskil Suter Aprilia 13 12 8 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 9 Ret 12 11 43
15 France Jean-Michel Bayle Aprilia NC 6 NC 9 6 NC NC 11 NC 11 NC NC NC 37
16 Spain José Luis Cardoso Aprilia 8 13 7 17 17 12 NC NC 16 13 14 NC 12 33
17 Italy Roberto Locatelli Aprilia Ret 18 10 13 Ret 14 15 9 10 10 31
18 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Aprilia NC NC NC 11 14 NC 12 19 6 NC 19 11 NC 26
19 Italy Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 10 3 22
20 Netherlands Patrick van den Goorbergh Aprilia NC 14 NC 16 13 8 14 13 NC 12 18 NC 16 22
21 Japan Sadanori Hikita Honda Ret 20 3 NC 15 14 NC NC 19 19
22 Japan Takeshi Tsujimura Honda 9 18 NC NC NC NC 13 17 15 15 12
23 Italy Alessandro Gramigni Honda 14 NC 8 15 NC 11
24 Japan Osamu Miyazaki Aprilia 6 10
25 Germany Adi Stadler Aprilia 12 16 NC 18 16 NC 13 16 18 16 20 NC NC 7
26 Spain Luis Carlos Maurel Honda NC NC 11 21 NC NC NC 17 23 17 15 18 17 6
27 France Régis Laconi Honda NC 21 15 20 NC 19 NC NC 15 21 NC 14 NC 4
28 Germany Bernd Kassner Aprilia Ret 23 13 22 NC 21 16 NC NC 19 21 NC Ret 3
29 Argentina Sebastián Porto Aprilia 13 3
30 Australia Marcus Payten Yamaha 14 2
30 Japan Masaki Morikane Honda 14 2
32 Spain Gregorio Lavilla Honda 15 22 NC 23 18 22 15 18 22 18 NC 19 24 2
32 Switzerland Oliver Petrucciani Aprilia NC 15 19 15 NC 17 NC 20 20 22 20 2
Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

125cc standings[6][7]

Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
1 Japan Haruchika Aoki Honda 1 18 1 1 1 1 5 1 Ret 2 3 14 1 224
2 Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia 2 10 3 6 Ret 5 4 12 1 1 Ret Ret 4 140
3 Spain Emilio Alzamora Honda 4 23 7 7 3 NC NC 7 3 10 10 1 2 129
4 Japan Akira Saito Honda 11 3 2 8 NC 7 3 4 Ret 3 6 4 7 127
5 Germany Dirk Raudies Honda NC 7 NC 3 5 NC 1 2 4 NC 8 3 5 124.5
6 Italy Stefano Perugini Aprilia 6 2 NC 2 4 2 7 6 2 NC NC NC 10 118
7 Japan Masaki Tokudome Aprilia 12 15 NC 15 NC 3 NC 8 6 4 1 2 8 105.5
8 Japan Tomomi Manako Honda 3 24 10 9 9 6 9 5 NC 8 9 9 3 102
9 Japan Hideyuki Nakajoh Honda 7 12 4 17 6 11 8 11 5 5 12 10 12 88
10 Germany Peter Öttl Aprilia NC 17 11 4 4 2 3 NC NC 18 7 NC 76
11 Spain Herri Torrontegui Honda NC 4 9 10 NC NC 6 10 12 12 4 6 NC 66.5
12 Japan Noboru Ueda Honda 5 21 14 5 2 NC NC 13 NC 9 5 13 NC 65
13 Italy Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 8 11 NC 11 10 12 10 Ret NC 6 2 NC Ret 61.5
14 Japan Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha 10 NC 6 16 11 8 12 9 NC 15 12 6 55
15 Germany Manfred Geissler Aprilia NC NC 13 NC 7 10 13 17 7 11 19 16 NC 35
16 Japan Ken Miyasaka Honda 16 13 8 NC 8 9 NC NC 14 13 20 NC 22 29.5
17 Germany Oliver Koch Aprilia 15 19 NC 14 NC NC 14 11 14 NC 5 11 28
18 Spain Jorge Martinez Yamaha 13 20 NC 13 NC NC NC NC 8 18 11 8 NC 27
19 Japan Takehiro Yamamoto Honda NC 6 16 18 13 14 NC 19 10 NC 13 11 NC 24
20 United Kingdom Darren Barton Yamaha 9 NC 7 9 23
21 Japan Tomoko Igata Honda 14 8 18 25 Ret 16 11 13 16 7 17 NC Ret 23
22 Australia Garry McCoy Honda Ret 1 Ret 14 16.5
23 Japan Shigeru Ibaraki Yamaha 5 11
24 Italy Andrea Ballerini Aprilia NC 5 NC 20 13 NC NC 19 NC NC 14 10.5
25 Italy Luigi Ancona Honda 12 14 16 15 17 NC NC 13 10
26 Japan Yoshiyuki Sugai Honda 12 23 14 18 NC Ret 18 15 21 15 NC 8
27 Italy Gabriele Debbia Yamaha NC 9 21 26 NC 19 18 15 13 NC NC 18 17 7.5
28 Netherlands Loek Bodelier Aprilia 9 NC 19 NC NC NC 7
29 Germany Stefan Prein Yamaha 18 14 NC NC NC 17 19 NC 4
Honda NC 14 17 15
30 Spain Josep Sarda Honda 22 15 15 Ret NC 16 16 NC 2
31 Japan Youichi Ui Yamaha 15 1
31 Germany Stefan Kurfiss Yamaha 19 NC 22 15 NC NC 20 22 1
Pos Rider Bike AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
GER
Germany
ITA
Italy
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
CZE
Czech Republic
RIO
Brazil
ARG
Argentina
EUR
Europe
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Half-points awarded in Malaysia, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points.

Participants

500cc participants

No Rider Team Constructor
1 Australia Mick Doohan Team Repsol Honda Honda
6 Spain Àlex Crivillé Team Repsol Honda Honda
7 Japan Shinichi Itoh Team Repsol Honda Honda
55 Japan Takuma Aoki Team HRC Honda
2 Italy Luca Cadalora Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha
17 Japan Norick Abe Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha
4 Australia Daryl Beattie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki
8 United Kingdom Sean Emmett Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki
34 United States Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki
45 United States Scott Russell Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki
5 Spain Alberto Puig Fortuna Honda Pons Honda
12 Spain Carlos Checa Fortuna Honda Pons Honda
8 United Kingdom Sean Emmett Harris Grand Prix Harris-Yamaha
20 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Harris Grand Prix Harris-Yamaha
35 United Kingdom Brian Morrison Harris Grand Prix Harris-Yamaha
38 Venezuela Antonio Irizar Harris Grand Prix Harris-Yamaha
69 United Kingdom James Haydon Harris Grand Prix Harris-Yamaha
9 Brazil Alex Barros Kanemoto Honda Honda
10 United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams Team Millar Yamaha
11 France Bernard Garcia D.R. Team Erima ROC-Yamaha
13 Italy Loris Reggiani Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia
14 Switzerland Adrian Bosshard Thommen Elf Racing Team ROC-Yamaha
18 Belgium Laurent Naveau ROC Euro Team ROC-Yamaha
19 Spain Juan Borja Team ROC N.R.J. ROC-Yamaha
40 France Jose Kuhn Team ROC ROC-Yamaha
79 France Pierre Monneret Team ROC ROC-Yamaha
96 United Kingdom James Whitham Team ROC ROC-Yamaha
21 Switzerland Bernard Hänggeli Hänggeli Racing ROC-Yamaha
22 Italy Lucio Pedercini Team Pedercini ROC-Yamaha
23 United Kingdom Eugene McManus Padgett’s Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
26 United States Jim Filice Padgett’s Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
36 United Kingdom Jamie Robinson Padgett’s Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
39 United Kingdom Lee Pullan Padgett’s Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
85 United Kingdom Chris Walker Padgett’s Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
24 United States Scott Gray Starsport Yamaha
25 United Kingdom Neil Hodgson WCM ROC-Yamaha
27 New Zealand Andrew Stroud Team Max ROC-Yamaha
70 Italy Marco Papa Team Max ROC-Yamaha
28 France Bruno Bonhuil MTD ROC-Yamaha
32 Japan Toshi Arakaki Padgetts-Tube Riders Yamaha
37 France Frederic Protat FP Racing Harris-Yamaha
40 France Jose Kuhn JPJ Paton Paton
51 France Jean-Pierre Jeandat JPJ Paton Paton
41 Spain Enrique de Juan J.L.M. ROC-Yamaha
44 France Marc Garcia DR Team Shark ROC-Yamaha
52 Australia Marty Craggill Team Rainey Yamaha
56 Japan Toshihiko Honma YRTR Yamaha
65 Italy Loris Capirossi Marlboro Team Pileri Honda
66 Switzerland Niggi Schmassmann Yamaha
67 Germany Hans Wieser Yamaha
70 Italy Marco Papa Team Marco Papa ROC-Yamaha
71 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Cagiva Corse Cagiva
74 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers PHI Racing Team Harris-Yamaha
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

References

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