1995 Duel in the Desert
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The 1995 Duel in the Desert was a non-championship race that occurred at the Phoenix Street Circuit around the city streets of Phoenix, Arizona. The race was part of the 1995 F1RGP2C season and included the drivers and teams from the season as well as several guest drivers who competed in independent entries. The race was billed by organizers as "The Duel in the Desert" as a marketing ploy as the race is essentially a non-championship race for racing fans in the United States. Phoenix won the rights to host the event from 1995 until 1998 after a long bidding process that included Baltimore, Detroit and Long Beach. The winner received a five million dollar prize and the Nabisco Trophy. The 1995 edition was won by James Davies, driving for McLaren.
Guest Drivers
| Number | Drivers | Number | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Chris Dagnall
|
32 |  Giovanni Roda
|
| 33 |  Prince Walik
|
34 |  Martin McFry
|
| 35 |  Niko Nurminen
|
36 |  Jean-Denis Deletraz
|
| 37 | Tristan Jung
|
38 |  Clivio Durand
|
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  John Zimmer
|
Benetton-Renault | 1:33.000 | -.-- |
| 2 | 2 |  Kazuhiko Takagi
|
Benetton Renault | 1:33.085 | +0.085 |
| 3 | 21 |  Masta Valsattis
|
Forti-Ford | 1:33.221 | +0.221 |
| 4 | 8 |  Rory McAllister
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.310 | +0.310 |
| 5 | 14 |  Leonhard von Gottorp
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:33.353 | +0.353 |
| 6 | 26 | Dennis Mignolet
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:33.932 | +0.932 |
| 7 | 31 | Chris Dagnall
|
DGN-Honda | 1:33.953 | +0.953 |
| 8 | 5 |  Daniel Moreno
|
Williams-Renault | 1:34.110 | +1.110 |
| 9 | 10 | Samael Meerwick
|
Footwork-Hart | 1:34.404 | +1.404 |
| 10 | 22 |  Sebastian Gazurek
|
Forti-Ford | 1:34.509 | +1.509 |
| 11 | 28 | Tom Douglas
|
Ferrari | 1:34.594 | +1.594 |
| 12 | 16 | Anton Kaliniczenko
|
Pacific-Volga | 1:34.629 | +1.629 |
| 13 | 3 | Poppy Whitechapel
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:34.813 | +1.813 |
| 14 | 32 | Giovanni Roda
|
Trasimento-Ford | 1:34.853 | +1.853 |
| 15 | 27 | Padraig O'Connell
|
Ferrari | 1:34.982 | +1.982 |
| 16 | 11 | George Tramontani
|
Simtek-Ford | 1:34.985 | +1.985 |
| 17 | 15 | Damon Cannon
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:35.156 | +2.156 |
| 18 | 12 | Jorg Scrattenheim
|
Simtek-Ford | 1:35.296 | +2.296 |
| 19 | 34 | Martin McFry
|
Delorean-Ferrari | 1:35.338 | +2.338 |
| 20 | 35 | Niko Nurminen
|
NRE-Renault | 1:35.431 | +2.431 |
| 21 | 30 |  Pieter Kickert
|
Sauber-Peugeot | 1:35.466 | +2.466 |
| 22 | 18 | Pippa Mann
|
DAMS-Ford | 1:35.906 | +2.906 |
| 23 | 33 | Prince Walik
|
Walik-Ford | 1:36.004 | +3.004 |
| 24 | 37 | Tristan Jung
|
Tristan-Yamaha | 1:36.131 | +3.131 |
| 25 | 7 | James Davies
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.173 | +3.173 |
| 26 | 4 |  Gio van Dycke
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:36.267 | +3.267 |
| DNQ | 38 | Clivio Durand
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:36.289 | +3.289 |
| DNQ | 19 | Ben Fleet
|
DAMS-Ford | 1:36.430 | |
| DNQ | 6 |  Douglas Mann
|
Williams-Renault | 1:36.682 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino
|
Footwork-Hart | 1:36.873 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Reiko Megumi
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:37.014 | |
| DNQ | 23 | Andrew Spokes
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:37.340 | |
| DNQ | 24 | Miko Fakkinen
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:37.593 | |
| DNQ | 29 |  Pablo da Silva
|
Sauber-Peugeot | 1:37.892 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Jean-Denis Deletraz
|
Deletraz-Ford | 1:38.091 | |
| DNQ | 17 |  Artiom Zielenkovski
|
Pacific-Volga | 1:38.132 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | James Davies
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | 1:57:36.600 | 25 |
| 2 | 27 | Padraig O'Connell
|
Ferrari | 69 | +7.883 | 15 |
| 3 | 8 | Rory McAllister
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +9.898 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 | Niko Nurminen
|
NRE-Renault | 69 | +30.282 | 20 |
| 5 | 26 | Dennis Mignolet
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 69 | +1:00.199 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 |  Sebastian Gazurek
|
Forti-Ford | 69 | +1:01.518 | 10 |
| 7 | 31 | Chris Dagnall
|
DGN-Honda | 69 | +1:01.959 | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Damon Cannon
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 69 | +1:03.985 | 17 |
| 9 | 30 | Pieter Kickert
|
Sauber-Peugeot | 69 | +1:04.950 | 21 |
| 10 | 4 | Gio van Dycke
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | +1:04.998 | 26 |
| 11 | 14 | Leonhard von Gottorp
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 69 | +1:05.564 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Samael Meerwick
|
Footwork-Hart | 69 | +1:06.850 | 9 |
| 13 | 37 | Tristan Jung
|
Tristan-Yamaha | 69 | +1:09.793 | 24 |
| 14 | 28 | Tom Douglas
|
Ferrari | 68 | +1 lap | 11 |
| 15 | 11 | George Tramontani
|
Simtek-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | 16 |
| 16 | 33 | Prince Walik
|
Walik-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | 23 |
| 17 | 12 | Jorg Scrattenheim
|
Simtek-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | 18 |
| 18 | 3 | Poppy Whitechapel
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 68 | +1 lap | 13 |
| 19 | 32 | Giovanni Roda
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 68 | +1 lap | 14 |
| 20 | 34 | Martin McFry
|
Delorean-Ferrari | 68 | +1 lap | 21 |
| 21 | 0 | John Zimmer
|
Benetton-Renault | 68 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 22 | 5 | Daniel Moreno
|
Williams-Renault | 68 | +1 lap | 8 |
| 23 | 18 | Pippa Mann
|
DAMS-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | 22 |
| 24 | 16 | Anton Kaliniczenko
|
Pacific-Ford | 68 | +1 lap | 12 |
| 25 | 2 | Kazuhiko Takagi
|
Benetton-Renault | 66 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 26 | 21 | Masta Valsattis
|
Forti-Ford | 66 | +3 laps | 3 |
- Fastest Lap: Padraig O'Connell: 1:35.324
Gallery
James Davies wins the race
| Previous race: 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
Formula 1 Rejects Grand Prix 2 Championship 1995 Season |
Next race: 1996 Australian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
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