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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.

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 most recent Pacific Grand Prix in 1995 was a more eventful affair, with some close racing throughout the field. The race culminated in a fine tactical victory for Michael Schumacher, securing his second World Championship, and making him the youngest ever double World Champion.

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.*

Winners of the Pacific Grand Prix


Year Driver Constructor Location Report
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault Tanaka Report
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford Tanaka Report

Formula One Grands Prix | Pacific Grand Prix

Großer Preis des Pazifik | Gran Premio del Pacífico | Grand Prix automobile du Pacifique | Gran Premio del Pacifico | パシフィックグランプリ | Grand Prix Pacyfiku Formuły 1 | Tyynenmeren Grand Prix | Stilla havets Grand Prix

 

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