1985 Dutch Grand Prix
1985 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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Race 11 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 25 August 1985 | ||
Official name | XXXIV Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.252 km (2.642 mi) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 297.840 km (184.940 mi) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Brabham-BMW | ||
Time | 1:11.074 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| McLaren-TAG | |
Time | 1:16.538 on lap 57 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-TAG | ||
Second | McLaren-TAG | ||
Third | Lotus-Renault |
The 1985 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 25 August 1985. It was the eleventh round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was held over 70 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 298 kilometres. The race also proved to be the 34th and last Dutch Grand Prix and the 25th and last Grand Prix victory for triple World Champion Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-TAG. Lauda's teammate Alain Prost was second, with Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna third in his Lotus-Renault.
It was also the last Grand Prix for Germany's Stefan Bellof, who was killed the following week at the 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar race.
Race summary
Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly 200 mph (322 km/h) in the Sunday morning warm-up following a suspension failure on the start-finish straight. Tambay escaped shaken but unhurt, and took the start in the spare car.
Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging 133.824 mph (215.369 km/h), the first for tyre manufacturer Pirelli. However, he stalled his Brabham at the start and was eventually push-started, almost a lap behind the leaders. He eventually finished eighth.
Niki Lauda took his 25th and final Grand Prix win in his McLaren-TAG. His teammate Alain Prost finished second, only 0.232 seconds behind; the two had diced for the lead over the final twelve laps of the race. Ayrton Senna continued his late-season charge by finishing third in his Lotus, albeit 48 seconds behind the McLarens; he finished just ahead of Prost's Drivers' Championship rival Michele Alboreto in the Ferrari. Senna's teammate Elio de Angelis was fifth, with Williams' Nigel Mansell taking the final point for sixth.
Following his car destroying crash at the previous race in Austria, this was also the last time Andrea de Cesaris appeared in a Ligier. It would in fact be the Italian's last race of the season.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 7 | Brabham-BMW | 1:11.074 | — | ||
2 | 6 | Williams-Honda | 1:11.647 | +0.573 | ||
3 | 2 | McLaren-TAG | 1:11.801 | 1:29.507 | +0.727 | |
4 | 12 | Lotus-Renault | 1:11.837 | +0.763 | ||
5 | 19 | Toleman-Hart | 1:12.310 | +1.236 | ||
6 | 15 | Renault | 1:12.486 | +1.412 | ||
7 | 5 | Williams-Honda | 1:12.614 | 1:32.740 | +1.540 | |
8 | 18 | Arrows-BMW | 1:12.746 | +1.672 | ||
9 | 8 | Brabham-BMW | 1:12.856 | +1.782 | ||
10 | 1 | McLaren-TAG | 1:13.059 | +1.985 | ||
11 | 11 | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.078 | 1:30.123 | +2.004 | |
12 | 16 | Renault | 1:13.289 | +2.215 | ||
13 | 26 | Ligier-Renault | 1:13.435 | 1:28.393 | +2.361 | |
14 | 17 | Arrows-BMW | 1:13.680 | 1:34.857 | +2.606 | |
15 | 20 | Toleman-Hart | 1:13.705 | +2.631 | ||
16 | 27 | Ferrari | 1:13.725 | +2.651 | ||
17 | 28 | Ferrari | 1:13.768 | 1:32.544 | +2.694 | |
18 | 25 | Ligier-Renault | 1:13.797 | 1:34.638 | +2.723 | |
19 | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.240 | +3.166 | ||
20 | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.912 | 1:32.572 | +3.838 | |
21 | 3 | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:14.920 | 1:32.003 | +3.846 | |
22 | 4 | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:15.236 | +4.162 | ||
23 | 30 | Zakspeed | 1:16.257 | 1:34.316 | +5.183 | |
24 | 29 | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:17.919 | 1:38.227 | +6.845 | |
25 | 10 | RAM-Hart | 1:18.525 | 1:36.270 | +7.451 | |
26 | 24 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:19.410 | 1:38.149 | +8.336 | |
DNQ | 9 | RAM-Hart | 1:20.429 | +9.355 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | McLaren-TAG | 70 | 1:32:29.263 | 10 | 9 | |
2 | 2 | McLaren-TAG | 70 | + 0.232 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 12 | Lotus-Renault | 70 | + 48.491 | 4 | 4 | |
4 | 27 | Ferrari | 70 | + 48.837 | 16 | 3 | |
5 | 11 | Lotus-Renault | 69 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 | |
6 | 5 | Williams-Honda | 69 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 1 | |
7 | 3 | Tyrrell-Renault | 69 | + 1 Lap | 21 | ||
8 | 7 | Brabham-BMW | 69 | + 1 Lap | 1 | ||
9 | 17 | Arrows-BMW | 68 | + 2 Laps | 14 | ||
10 | 8 | Brabham-BMW | 65 | Exhaust | 9 | ||
NC | 24 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 56 | + 14 Laps | 26 | ||
Ret | 18 | Arrows-BMW | 54 | Suspension | 8 | ||
Ret | 9 | RAM-Hart | 52 | Engine | 25 | ||
Ret | 4 | Tyrrell-Renault | 39 | Engine | 22 | ||
Ret | 16 | Renault | 27 | Gearbox | 12 | ||
Ret | 25 | Ligier-Renault | 25 | Turbo | 18 | ||
Ret | 15 | Renault | 22 | Transmission | 6 | ||
Ret | 6 | Williams-Honda | 20 | Engine | 2 | ||
Ret | 19 | Toleman-Hart | 18 | Wheel Bearing | 5 | ||
Ret | 26 | Ligier-Renault | 17 | Electrical | 13 | ||
Ret | 30 | Zakspeed | 13 | Oil Pressure | 23 | ||
Ret | 20 | Toleman-Hart | 12 | Engine | 15 | ||
Ret | 28 | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 17 | ||
Ret | 29 | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1 | Accident | 24 | ||
Ret | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Turbo | 20 | ||
Ret | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Turbo | 19 | ||
Source:[1] |
Lap leaders
- Lap leaders: Keke Rosberg (1–19), Alain Prost (20–33), Niki Lauda (34–70)
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1985 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
External links
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