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The1985 German Grand Prixwas aFormula Onemotor raceheld atNürburgringon 4 August 1985. It was the ninth race of the1985 Formula One season.
| 1985 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 16 in the1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 August 1985 | ||
| Official name | XLVIIGroßer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Nürburgring,Nürburg,West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.542 km (2.822 miles) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 304.314 km (189.091 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Toleman-Hart | ||
| Time | 1:17.429 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:22.806 on lap 53 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Third | Ligier-Renault | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
This was the first German Grand Prix that was held on the new GP-Strecke section of the track that replaced the oldSüdschleifesection that had not been used since 1970. It was also the first time in nine years the German GP was held at Nürburgring; previously the German Grand Prix had been held on the Nordschleife configuration until 1976, after which the Grand Prix was moved to theHockenheimring,followingNiki Lauda's near-fatal accident at the1976 German Grand Prix.The GP-Strecke would not host another Grand Prix until the1995 European Grand Prix,and would not host the German Grand Prix again until the2009 edition.
Michele Alboretowon the race, his fifth and last Formula One victory. This event was the first occasion on which anonboard camerawas used in a race; onFrançois Hesnault'sRenaultcar. That car was not eligible for championship points, andthis race marked the last time that an F1 team entered more than two cars for a race.
As it was the German Grand Prix (and that the team still only had 1 new car built)Tyrrellteam BossKen Tyrrellgave hisGermandriverStefan Bellofuse of the Renault poweredTyrrell 014for the weekend instead of the car's usual driverMartin Brundle,who was given Bellof'sCosworthpowered012to drive. To get around aFISArule stating that a team and driver could not run more than 2 engines in the one chassis during a season (with the 012 running the Cosworth and 014 the Renault), Tyrrell simply switched the drivers from one car to the other but not their car numbers, meaning Bellof drove in car #3 and Brundle in car #4. Bellof qualified theturbopowered car 19th while Brundle was 26th and last with the Cosworth V8, some 10.2 seconds of Fabi's pole time and 6.4 seconds slower than his teammate in his usual car, something Brundle was reported to be not happy with.[citation needed]This was to be the last Grand Prix forManfred Winkelhock:the German fatally crashed hisPorsche 962Csportscar at the1000 km of Mosportin Canada the following week.[1][2]
As of 2024, Alboreto's win remains the last for an Italian driver driving for Ferrari in Formula One.
Classification
editQualifying
editPole position went to Teo Fabi, the first of his career and the only pole for theTolemanteam.[3]He set his pole time during the Friday qualifying session; rain on Saturday meant that none of the drivers could improve their times.[citation needed]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |  Teo Fabi
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Toleman-Hart | 1:17.429 | — | |
| 2 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Ferrari | 1:18.616 | 1:46.919 | +1.187 |
| 3 | 2 |  Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:18.725 | 1:43.088 | +1.296 |
| 4 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 1:18.781 | 1:39.547 | +1.352 |
| 5 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:18.792 | 1:36.471 | +1.363 |
| 6 | 7 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:18.802 | 1:49.347 | +1.373 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:19.120 | 1:29.714 | +1.691 |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 1:19.194 | 1:41.490 | +1.765 |
| 9 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:19.338 | +1.909 | |
| 10 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell
|
Williams-Honda | 1:19.475 | 1:42.050 | +2.046 |
| 11 | 8 |  Marc Surer
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:19.558 | 1:38.330 | +2.129 |
| 12 | 1 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:19.562 | 1:44.330 | +2.133 |
| 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:19.656 | +2.227 | |
| 14 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:19.738 | 1:39.623 | +2.309 |
| 15 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:19.781 | 1:54.674 | +2.352 |
| 16 | 15 | Patrick Tambay
|
Renault | 1:19.917 | 1:33.373 | +2.488 |
| 17 | 17 | Gerhard Berger
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:20.666 | 1:41.131 | +3.237 |
| 18 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:21.074 | 1:32.376 | +3.645 |
| 19 | 3 |  Stefan Bellof
|
Tyrrell-Renault | 1:21.219 | 14:04.270 | +3.790 |
| 20 | 16 | Derek Warwick
|
Renault | 1:21.237 | 1:46.773 | +3.808 |
| 21 | 10 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 1:22.017 | +4.588 | |
| 22 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock
|
RAM-Hart | 1:22.607 | 1:51.109 | +5.178 |
| 23 | 14 | François Hesnault
|
Renault | 1:23.161 | +5.732 | |
| 24 | 30 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Zakspeed | 1:24.217 | 1:51.833 | +6.788 |
| 25 | 24 |  Huub Rothengatter
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:26.478 | +9.049 | |
| 26 | 4 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:27.621 | 1:47.820 | +10.192 |
| 27 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:40.506 | +23.077 | |
| Sources:[4][5][6] | ||||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 67 | 1:35:31.337 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 67 | + 11.661 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Renault | 67 | + 51.154 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 67 | + 55.279 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 67 | + 1:13.972 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell
|
Williams-Honda | 67 | + 1:16.820 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Gerhard Berger
|
Arrows-BMW | 66 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 8 | 3 | Stefan Bellof
|
Tyrrell-Renault | 66 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 28 | Stefan Johansson
|
Ferrari | 66 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 63 | + 4 Laps | 26 | |
| 11 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 62 | Engine | 27 | |
| 12 | 6 | Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 61 | Brakes | 4 | |
| Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 45 | Turbo | 18 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 40 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Huub Rothengatter
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Osella-Alfa Romeo | 32 | Gearbox | 25 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi
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Toleman-Hart | 29 | Clutch | 1 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna
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Lotus-Renault | 27 | CV joint[7] | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick
|
Renault | 25 | Ignition | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-BMW | 23 | Turbo | 6 | |
| Ret | 15 | Patrick Tambay
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Renault | 19 | Spun Off | 16 | |
| Ret | 8 | Marc Surer
|
Brabham-BMW | 15 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock
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RAM-Hart | 8 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Alfa Romeo | 8 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | François Hesnault
|
Renault | 8 | Clutch | 23 | |
| Ret | 10 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 8 | Oil pressure | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Zakspeed | 7 | Alternator | 24 | |
| Ret | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
Source:[8]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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- ^"Germany 1985 - Qualifications".statsf1.Retrieved4 August2022.
- ^"Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1985 - Qualifying 1".Formula 1.Retrieved4 August2022.
- ^"Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1985 - Qualifying 2".Formula 1.Retrieved4 August2022.
- ^Pritchard, Anthony (March 2006).Lotus: The Competition Cars.Haynes Publishing. p. 245.ISBN1-84425-006-7.
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