1985 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1985 Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race held in Adelaide on November 3, 1985. It was the final race for the 1985 season.
It was the first Australian Grand Prix as part of the Formula One championship. Previous races under the name had been run before, but never part of the F1 championship.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 82 | 2:00:40.473[1] | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Renault | 82 | + 43.130 | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Philippe Streiff |
Ligier-Renault | 82 | + 1:28.536 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Ivan Capelli |
Tyrrell-Renault | 81 | + 1 Lap | 22 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson |
Ferrari | 81 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 |  Gerhard Berger |
Arrows-BMW | 81 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 |  Huub Rothengatter |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 78 | + 4 Laps | 25 | |
| 8 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 78 | + 4 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Renault | 62 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 61 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG | 57 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Derek Warwick |
Renault | 57 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Renault | 49 | Not Classified | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Marc Surer |
Brabham-BMW | 42 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese |
Alfa Romeo | 42 | Exhaust | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi |
Toleman-Hart | 40 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 18 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-BMW | 37 | Oil Leak | 11 | |
| Ret | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Toleman-Hart | 28 | Clutch | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 26 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Patrick Tambay |
Renault | 20 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Alan Jones |
Lola-Hart | 20 | Electrical | 19 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 18 | Disqualified[2] | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 14 | Fire | 9 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Eddie Cheever |
Alfa Romeo | 5 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda | 1 | Transmission | 2 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Ayrton Senna - 1:19.843[1]
- Fastest lap: Keke Rosberg - 1:23.758 on lap 57[3]
- Elio de Angelis - Was excluded for regaining his original grid position after being delayed on the parade lap.
- Milestone - Alan Jones; 100th Race Start.
- On the second to last lap, Ligier driver Philippe Streiff tried to overtake his team-mate Jacques Laffite for 2nd place and, as result of this maneuver, Streiff's front wheel axis was severely damaged, but the driver still managed to finish in 3rd place despite driving on "three wheels".
- Last race for: Niki Lauda, Alfa Romeo
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p260. ISBN 0-905138-38-4.
- ^ Joining grid position after delay on warming up lap instead of starting from back of grid. According to Anthony, Pritchard (March 2006). Lotus: The Competition Cars. Haynes Publishing, p245. ISBN 1-844250-06-7.
- ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p261. ISBN 0-905138-38-4.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
| Previous race: 1985 South African Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1985 season |
Next race: 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1984 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix | Next race: 1986 Australian Grand Prix |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1984 United States Grand Prix East |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1985 |
Succeeded by 1986 Mexican Grand Prix |
