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Encyclopedia > Pacific Grand Prix
This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see Pacific Grand Prix (disambiguation).

The Pacific Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship twice in the mid-1990s. Both races were held at the Tanaka International Aida circuit, a slow, twisty 2.3-mile track deep in the countryside in Aida (near Kobe), Japan. Following the 1995 Kobe earthquake, the Pacific Grand Prix was moved from early in the calendar to the end. Pacific Grand Prix can refer to: Pacific Grand Prix, a Formula One motor race Pacific Racing (also known as Pacific Grand Prix), a defunct Formula One team Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix Category: ... “F1” redirects here. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Tanaka International Circuit (TI Circuit) is a 2. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... Aida (英田町; -cho) is a town located in Aida District, Okayama, Japan. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Damage from the Great Hanshin Earthquake is kept intact at the Earthquake Memorial Park near the Port of Kobe. ...


The inaugural race in 1994 saw Michael Schumacher take an easy victory after Ayrton Senna was involved in a first corner accident with Mika Häkkinen and Nicola Larini. The more recent Pacific Grand Prix in 1995 was a more eventful affair, with some close racing throughout the field. The race culminated in a tactical victory for Michael Schumacher, securing his second World Championship, and making him the youngest double World Champion at the time. Fernando Alonso surpassed Schumacher's record by winning his second World Championship in 2006. The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on April 17, at the Tanaka International Circuit in Aida, Japan. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian three-times Formula One world champion. ... Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( ) (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. ... Nicola Larini was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... The 1995 Pacific Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 22, 1995 at the Tanaka International Circuit in the Japanese city of Aida. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. ...


With the announcement that the Japanese Grand Prix will switch from the Suzuka Circuit to the Fuji Speedway from 2007, there had been media speculation that Suzuka may retain a race under a resurrection of the Pacific Grand Prix title.[1] However, it has recently been decided that the Japanese Grand Prix will alternate between Fuji and Suzuka from 2009 onward.[2] The Japanese Grand Prix s traditional place at the end of the season means this event has seen a great number of Championship crowns being won and lost. ... Suzuka International Racing Course (Suzuka Circuit for short) was a host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix, and is one of the oldest and most-famous motorsport race tracks in Japan. ... Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of the Mount Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ...


Winners of the Pacific Grand Prix

Year Driver Constructor Location Report
1995 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault TI Circuit Report
1994 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford TI Circuit Report

The 1995 Formula One season was the 46th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Benetton Formula Ltd. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... The Tanaka International Circuit (TI Circuit) is a 2. ... The 1995 Pacific Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 22, 1995 at the Tanaka International Circuit in the Japanese city of Aida. ... The 1994 Formula One season was the 45th FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... Benetton Formula Ltd. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... The Tanaka International Circuit (TI Circuit) is a 2. ... The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on April 17, at the Tanaka International Circuit in Aida, Japan. ...

References

  1. ^ Fuji signs deal for 2007. grandprix.com (2006-03-14). Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  2. ^ Japanese Grand Prix to alternate between Fuji and Suzuka. formula1.com (2007-09-08). Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
Races in the Formula One championship
2007 championship Grand Prix events:

Australian | Malaysian | Bahrain | Spanish | Monaco | Canadian | U.S. | French | British
European | Hungarian | Turkish | Italian | Belgian | Japanese | Chinese | Brazilian Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “F1” redirects here. ... 2007 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event which has taken place at various times since 1959 in several locations, at first as a part of the American Grand Prize series and later as a race in the Formula One World Championship. ... The European Grand Prix is a separate Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from 1993 to 2006. ...

Past championship Grand Prix events:

Argentine | Austrian | Dutch | German | Indy 500 | Las Vegas | Luxembourg | Mexican | Morocco
Pacific | Pescara | Portuguese | San Marino | South African | Swedish | Swiss | USA East | USA West “Indy 500” redirects here. ... The Las Vegas Grand Prix was a car race which was a Formula One World Championship event in 1981 and 1982. ... The Pescara Grand Prix is the longest circuit ever used in the F1 World Championship, at just under 16 miles. ... The title of United States Grand Prix East was applied to two different Formula One World Championship events. ... The United States Grand Prix West was a race held at Long Beach, California, as a Formula 5000 race in 1975 and a Formula One world championship event from 1976 to 1983. ...

Confirmed future Grand Prix events:

Abu Dhabi | Indian | Korean | Singapore Early in 2007, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was announced at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Pacific Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (236 words)
The Pacific Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship twice in the mid-1990s.
Following the 1995 Kobe earthquake, the Pacific Grand Prix was moved from early in the calendar to the end.
With the announcement that the Japanese Grand Prix will switch from the Suzuka Circuit to the Fuji Speedway from 2007, there has been media speculation that Suzuka may retain a race under a resurrection of the Pacific Grand Prix title.
GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Pacific Grand Prix (532 words)
Former racing mechanic and driver Keith Wiggins established Pacific Racing at premises at Snetterton in 1984 and landed Marlboro backing to run Harald Huysman in the Benelux and European FF1600 Championships.
Marlboro transferred its support to DAMS and Pacific struggled with Lola chassis and Canadian Stephane Proulx and others.
Pacific ran a Formula 3000 team in 1996 and tried to build up a BRM sportscar program but Wiggins was forced to close down the operation in October 1997.
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