Hill’s 1995 Adelaide win remains F1’s last race to lap every other finisher

Damon Hill’s victory at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix remains Formula 1’s most recent race in which the winner lapped every other finisher. Hill beat Olivier Panis by two full laps in Adelaide after starting from pole and leading all 81 laps.

The race behind Hill was chaotic. Williams team-mate David Coulthard had been leading before sliding into the pit wall at pit entry on lap 20 after carrying too much speed. Roberto Moreno made the same mistake two laps later. On lap 23, Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi collided while fighting for position through Turn 3; damage to the Ferrari’s front wing and the Benetton’s suspension ended both their races.

The championships were already settled: Schumacher had clinched the drivers’ title and Benetton the constructors’ crown two rounds earlier at the Pacific Grand Prix. After a season marked by errors and high-profile clashes with Schumacher, Hill’s victory offered him a measure of personal momentum.