1985 Dutch Grand Prix

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1985 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
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 Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Brabham-BMW
Time 1:11.074
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG
Time 1:16.538 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First
McLaren-TAG
Second
  • France Alain Prost
 McLaren-TAG
Third
  • Brazil Ayrton Senna
 Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders

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 and the 34th World Championship Grand Prix to be held in the Netherlands. 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 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. However, it was also to be the last Dutch Grand Prix for 36 years. It was planned to be re-introduced in 2020, on a revised Zandvoort circuit, however the re-introduction was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which would be eventually cancelled. The race eventually took take place in 2021.[1]

It was also the last Grand Prix for West German Stefan Bellof, who was killed the following week at the 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar race.

Race summary[]

Tambay's Renault is being recovered after the accident during the warm-up session

Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly 322 km/h (200 mph) 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.

Rosberg took the lead ahead of Senna, Prost and Fabi, while Piquet's Brabham stalled at the start

Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging 215.369 km/h (133.824 mph), 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
1 7 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:11.074 —
2 6 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 1:11.647 +0.573
3 2 France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:11.801 1:29.507 +0.727
4 12 Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:11.837 +0.763
5 19 Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 1:12.310 +1.236
6 15 France Patrick Tambay Renault 1:12.486 +1.412
7 5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:12.614 1:32.740 +1.540
8 18 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:12.746 +1.672
9 8 Switzerland Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 1:12.856 +1.782
10 1 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:13.059 +1.985
11 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:13.078 1:30.123 +2.004
12 16 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Renault 1:13.289 +2.215
13 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:13.435 1:28.393 +2.361
14 17 Austria Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 1:13.680 1:34.857 +2.606
15 20 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 1:13.705 +2.631
16 27 Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:13.725 +2.651
17 28 Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:13.768 1:32.544 +2.694
18 25 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 1:13.797 1:34.638 +2.723
19 22 Italy Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:14.240 +3.166
20 23 United States Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:14.912 1:32.572 +3.838
21 3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:14.920 1:32.003 +3.846
22 4 West Germany Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Renault 1:15.236 +4.162
23 30 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:16.257 1:34.316 +5.183
24 29 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:17.919 1:38.227 +6.845
25 10 France Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 1:18.525 1:36.270 +7.451
26 24 Netherlands Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:19.410 1:38.149 +8.336
DNQ 9 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson RAM-Hart 1:20.429 +9.355

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 70 1:32:29.263 10 9
2 2 France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 70 + 0.232 3 6
3 12 Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 70 + 48.491 4 4
4 27 Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 70 + 48.837 16 3
5 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 69 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 69 + 1 Lap 7 1
7 3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 69 + 1 Lap 21  
8 7 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 69 + 1 Lap 1  
9 17 Austria Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 68 + 2 Laps 14  
10 8 Switzerland Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 65 Exhaust 9  
NC 24 Netherlands Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo 56 + 14 Laps 26  
Ret 18 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 54 Suspension 8  
Ret 9 France Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 52 Engine 25  
Ret 4 West Germany Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Renault 39 Engine 22  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Renault 27 Gearbox 12  
Ret 25 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 25 Turbo 18  
Ret 15 France Patrick Tambay Renault 22 Transmission 6  
Ret 6 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 20 Engine 2  
Ret 19 Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 18 Wheel Bearing 5  
Ret 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 17 Electrical 13  
Ret 30 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 13 Oil Pressure 23  
Ret 20 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 12 Engine 15  
Ret 28 Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 9 Engine 17  
Ret 29 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1 Accident 24  
Ret 23 United States Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1 Turbo 20  
Ret 22 Italy Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1 Turbo 19  
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race[]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. ^ "Organisers confirm Dutch Grand Prix will not be held in 2020". formula1.com. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "1985 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Netherlands 1985 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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