1985 Belgian Grand Prix

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Results from the 1985 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on September 15, 1985. The top 5 finishers all were or went on to be World Champion.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Flag of Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 43 1:34:19.893 2 9
2 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 43 + 28.422 7 6
3 2 Flag of France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 43 + 55.109 1 4
4 6 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 43 + 1:15.290 10 3
5 7 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 42 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Warwick Renault 42 + 1 Lap 14 1
7 17 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 42 + 1 Lap 8  
8 8 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 42 + 1 Lap 12  
9 25 Flag of France Philippe Streiff Ligier-Renault 42 + 1 Lap 18  
10 18 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 40 + 3 Laps 9  
11 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 38 Accident 17  
12 29 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 38 + 5 Laps 24  
13 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 38 + 5 Laps 21  
NC 24 Flag of the Netherlands Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo 37 Not Classified 23  
Ret 22 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 31 Engine 15  
Ret 23 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 26 Gearbox 19  
Ret 15 Flag of France Patrick Tambay Renault 24 Gearbox 13  
Ret 19 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 23 Throttle 11  
Ret 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 17 Turbo 9  
Ret 30 Flag of Germany Christian Danner Zakspeed 16 Gearbox 22  
Ret 9 Flag of France Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 10 Accident 20  
Ret 28 Flag of Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 7 Spun Off 5  
Ret 20 Flag of Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 7 Accident 16  
Ret 27 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 3 Clutch 4  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Alain Prost - 1:55.306[1]
  • Fastest lap: Alain Prost - 2:01.730 on lap 38[2]
  • The race was scheduled for June 2, but the disintegration of the new track surface under the heat forced the postponement of the race.
  • The Minardi team was running at the finish of a Grand Prix for the first time.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p254. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 
  2. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p255. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.


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