Minardi M195


The Minardi M195 was a Formula One car designed by Aldo Costa for Minardi team for the 1995 Formula One season. The number 24 seat was taken by Luca Badoer, with Pierluigi Martini in the number 23 seat. However, he was dropped before the German Grand Prix and his seat was taken by Pedro Lamy. The team's test driver was Giancarlo Fisichella.

Mugen-Honda legal case

The M195 had been designed to fit a Mugen-Honda engine, as Minardi had been expecting to run Mugen-Honda engines during the 1995 season. A last-minute decision from Mugen to supply Ligier left Minardi struggling to adapt their car to take a Ford Motor Company ED engine. Giancarlo Minardi, the team's owner, threatened legal action over the affair. Minardi stated, "We are very proud because we have had to design two different cars in the time normally needed to do just one. There was an agreement with Mugen Co. Ltd. but this was not respected."
driving the M195 at the 1995 British Grand Prix.
Minardi won the lawsuit, but damages were not awarded. The court ruled that the deal between Minardi and Mugen was "reaching a point of mutual agreement so that it was legitimate to expect that the contract would have been effectively concluded." Minardi appealed the absence of damages and in a counter-move, Flavio Briatore had Minardi's equipment seized at the French Grand Prix due to Minardi owing one of his companies money for their engine deal from 1993. The matter was settled out of court. The money Minardi owed was forgotten and Briatore paid $1 million to Minardi to compensate them for the loss of the Mugen-Honda engines.

Minardi M195B

The car was upgraded for, with the main visible difference being higher cockpit sides per new rules on driver safety. Pedro Lamy took seat 20; Giancarlo Fisichella, then Tarso Marques, and finally Giovanni Lavaggi took seat 21. The M195B scored no championship points.

Complete Formula One results

YearTeam/ChassisEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617Pts.WCC
Minardi
M195		Ford ED
V8		BRAARGSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPOREURPACJPNAUS110th
Minardi
M195		Ford ED
V8		Pierluigi MartiniDNSRet12147RetRet7Ret110th
Minardi
M195		Ford ED
V8		Pedro Lamy910RetRet913116110th
Minardi
M195		Ford ED
V8		Luca BadoerRetDNS14RetRet81310Ret8RetRet1411159DNS110th
Minardi
M195B		Ford ED2/ED3 V8AUSBRAARGEURSMRMONESPCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORJPN0NC
Minardi
M195B		Ford ED2/ED3 V8Pedro LamyRet10Ret129RetRetRet12Ret12Ret10Ret16120NC
Minardi
M195B		Ford ED2/ED3 V8Giancarlo FisichellaRet13RetRetRet8Ret110NC
Minardi
M195B		Ford ED2/ED3 V8Tarso MarquesRetRet0NC
Minardi
M195B		Ford ED2/ED3 V8Giovanni LavaggiDNQ10DNQRet15DNQ0NC