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1985 Canadian Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Grand Prix = Canadian

|Country = Canada

|Image = Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (78-86).svg

|Date = 16 June

|Year = 1985

|Race_No = 5

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = XXIV Grand Prix du Canada

|Location = Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

|Course = Temporary street circuit

|Course_mi = 2.740

|Course_km = 4.410

|Distance_laps = 70

|Distance_mi = 191.817

|Distance_km = 308.700

|Weather = Sunny with temperatures approaching {{convert|20.5|C|F}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|12.9|km/h|mph}}{{cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/1985-06-16 |title=Weather information for the "1985 Canadian Grand Prix" |publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac |access-date=31 August 2018}}

|Pole_Driver = Elio de Angelis

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Renault

|Pole_Time = 1:24.567

|Pole_Country = Italy

|Fast_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Renault

|Fast_Time = 1:27.445

|Fast_Lap = 45

|Fast_Country = Brazil

|fast_flag_suffix = 1968

|First_Driver = Michele Alboreto

|First_Team = Ferrari

|First_Country = Italy

|Second_Driver = Stefan Johansson

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Country = Sweden

|Third_Driver = Alain Prost

|Third_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Third_Country = France

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1985|CAN}}

}}

The 1985 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on 16 June 1985. It was the fifth race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship.

The 70-lap race was won by Italian driver Michele Alboreto, driving a Ferrari, with Swedish teammate Stefan Johansson second and Frenchman Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG. The win gave Alboreto the lead of the Drivers' Championship by five points from Prost and fellow Italian Elio de Angelis, who finished fifth in his Lotus-Renault having started from pole position, while Ferrari took the lead of the Constructors' Championship.

Qualifying

=Qualifying report=

Qualifying saw Elio de Angelis take pole position in his Lotus by just under three-tenths of a second from teammate Ayrton Senna, with the Ferraris of Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson immediately behind them on the second row. Alain Prost was fifth in his McLaren, with Derek Warwick sixth in the factory Renault. The top ten was completed by Thierry Boutsen in the Arrows, Keke Rosberg in the Williams, Nelson Piquet in the Brabham and Patrick Tambay in the second factory Renault. Reigning World Champion Niki Lauda could only manage 17th in the second McLaren, one place behind Nigel Mansell in the second Williams.

=Qualifying classification=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:26.895

| 1:24.527

|

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:25.399

| 1:24.816

| +0.289

3

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:25.127

| 1:25.832

| +0.600

4

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 1:27.870

| 1:25.170

| +0.643

5

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:25.977

| 1:25.557

| +1.030

6

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| 1:26.801

| 1:25.622

| +1.095

7

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:28.241

| 1:25.846

| +1.319

8

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| 1:26.265

| 1:26.097

| +1.570

9

| 7

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:27.004

| 1:26.301

| +1.774

10

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| 1:26.958

| 1:26.340

| +1.813

11

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:27.638

| 1:26.354

| +1.827

12

| 17

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:30.826

| 1:26.743

| +2.216

13

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:28.081

| 1:26.995

| +2.468

14

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Winkelhock

| RAM-Hart

| 1:31.147

| 1:27.266

| +2.739

15

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:28.746

| 1:27.403

| +2.876

16

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 1:28.367

| 1:27.728

| +3.201

17

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:28.126

| 1:28.130

| +3.599

18

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:29.910

| 1:28.625

| +4.098

19

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:29.730

| 1:28.750

| +4.223

20

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:30.206

| 1:29.473

| +4.946

21

| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| 1:29.501

| 1:36.960

| +4.974

22

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:32.299

| 1:31.576

| +7.049

23

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Stefan Bellof

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:32.589

| 1:31.733

| +7.206

24

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:32.760

| 1:31.923

| +7.396

25

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:34.985

| 1:37.148

| +10.458

Race

=Race report=

At the start, de Angelis led away from Senna and Alboreto. Warwick made a fast start to run fourth, before suffering handling problems. On lap 6 Senna pitted with a turbo problem, losing five laps in the process. Alboreto then closed up to de Angelis, before passing him for the lead on lap 13. In mid-race, Johansson also passed de Angelis to set up a Ferrari 1-2, while Lauda retired with an engine failure after a "disappointing weekend."{{cite magazine | url = https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1985/33/canadian-grand-prix-ferrari-command | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220121121432/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1985/33/canadian-grand-prix-ferrari-command | archive-date = 2022-01-21 | first = Alan | last = Henry | title = Canadian Grand Prix: Ferrari in Command | page = 727-728 | magazine = Grassroots Motorsports | issue = 33 | date = July 1985 }} Alboreto eventually took the chequered flag 1.9 seconds ahead of Johansson, with Prost and Rosberg moving into third and fourth respectively in the closing laps, and de Angelis having to settle for fifth, ahead of Mansell. Johansson had to contend with an intermittent misfire and when he got too close to Alboreto, the team leader simply turned up the turbo pressure and pulled away. Both de Angelis and Prost had to slow down considerably so as to not run out of fuel (with Prost having to stop almost immediately after crossing the finishing line).

=Race classification=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 70

| 1:46:01.813

| 3

| 9

2

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 70

| + 1.957

| 4

| 6

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 70

| + 4.341

| 5

| 4

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| 70

| + 27.821

| 8

| 3

5

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| 70

| + 43.349

| 1

| 2

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 70

| + 1:17.878

| 16

| 1

7

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| 69

| + 1 lap

| 10

|  

8

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| 69

| + 1 lap

| 19

|  

9

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 68

| + 2 laps

| 7

|  

10

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| 68

| + 2 laps

| 13

|  

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Stefan Bellof

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 68

| + 2 laps

| 23

|  

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 68

| + 2 laps

| 24

|  

13

| 17

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Arrows-BMW

| 67

| + 3 laps

| 12

|  

14

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| 67

| + 3 laps

| 15

|  

15

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

| Brabham-BMW

| 67

| + 3 laps

| 20

|  

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 65

| + 5 laps

| 2

|  

17

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| 64

| + 6 laps

| 11

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 57

| Accident

| 25

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| 37

| Engine

| 17

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 35

| Engine

| 22

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| 28

| Accident

| 21

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| 25

| Accident

| 6

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Winkelhock

| RAM-Hart

| 5

| Accident

| 14

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| 3

| Turbo

| 18

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| 0

| Transmission

| 9

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/299/ |title=1985 Canadian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218000549/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/299/ |archive-date=18 February 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| align="right"| 27

2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 22

3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| align="right"| 22

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| align="right"| 10

5

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| align="right"| 9

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/canada/championnat.aspx|title=Canada 1985 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 37

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Renault

| align="right"| 31

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-TAG

| align="right"| 25

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

| align="right"| 12

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Honda

| align="right"| 8

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

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{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Canadian Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1985

| Previous_race_in_season = 1985 Monaco Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1985 Detroit Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1984 Canadian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1986 Canadian Grand Prix

}}

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