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1985 Dutch Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Netherlands

|Grand Prix = Dutch

|Date = 25 August

|Year = 1985

|Image = Circuit Park Zandvoort-1980.svg

|Caption = The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)

|Race_No = 11

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = XXXII Grote Prijs van Nederland

|Location = Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.642

|Course_km = 4.252

|Distance_laps = 70

|Distance_mi = 184.945

|Distance_km = 297.640

|Weather = Sunny

|Pole_Driver = Nelson Piquet

|Pole_Team = Brabham-BMW

|Pole_Time = 1:11.074

|Pole_Country = Brazil

|pole_flag_suffix = 1968

|Fast_Driver = Alain Prost

|Fast_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Fast_Time = 1:16.538

|Fast_Lap = 57 {{smaller|(lap record)}}

|Fast_Country = France

|First_Driver = Niki Lauda

|First_Team = McLaren-TAG

|First_Country = Austria

|Second_Driver = Alain Prost

|Second_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Second_Country = France

|Third_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|Third_Team = Lotus-Renault

|Third_Country = Brazil

|third_flag_suffix = 1968

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1985|NED}}

}}

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 final 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.organisers-confirm-dutch-grand-prix-will-not-be-held-in-2020.1PPMxfP7C4TVXVgSTYlzZB.htm|title=Organisers confirm Dutch Grand Prix will not be held in 2020|date=28 May 2020|access-date=28 May 2020|website=formula1.com}} The first race back at Zandvoort eventually turned out to be in 2021, won by Max Verstappen, the nation's first World Champion.

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

File:Tambay's car at 1985 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg

Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly {{convert|200|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} 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.

File:Start of 1985 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg 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 {{convert|133.824|mph|km/h|3|abbr=on|order=flip}}, 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=

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

| 7

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

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:11.074

|

|align="center"| —

2

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| 1:11.647

|

| +0.573

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:11.801

| 1:29.507

| +0.727

4

| 12

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

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:11.837

|

| +0.763

5

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:12.310

|

| +1.236

6

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| 1:12.486

|

| +1.412

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 1:12.614

| 1:32.740

| +1.540

8

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:12.746

|

| +1.672

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:12.856

|

| +1.782

10

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:13.059

|

| +1.985

11

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:13.078

| 1:30.123

| +2.004

12

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| 1:13.289

|

| +2.215

13

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:13.435

| 1:28.393

| +2.361

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:13.680

| 1:34.857

| +2.606

15

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:13.705

|

| +2.631

16

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:13.725

|

| +2.651

17

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 1:13.768

| 1:32.544

| +2.694

18

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:13.797

| 1:34.638

| +2.723

19

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:14.240

|

| +3.166

20

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:14.912

| 1:32.572

| +3.838

21

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:14.920

| 1:32.003

| +3.846

22

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Stefan Bellof

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:15.236

|

| +4.162

23

| 30

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| 1:16.257

| 1:34.316

| +5.183

24

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:17.919

| 1:38.227

| +6.845

25

| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| 1:18.525

| 1:36.270

| +7.451

26

| 24

| {{flagicon|NED}} Huub Rothengatter

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:19.410

| 1:38.149

| +8.336

DNQ

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Kenny Acheson

| RAM-Hart

| 1:20.429

|

| +9.355

=Race=

File:Het podium na de laatste Formule 1-race in Zandvoort, met Prost, Lauda en Senna, NL-HlmNHA 1478 25453 K 22.jpg, Niki Lauda (last win) and Ayrton Senna.]]

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

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-TAG

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| 1:32:29.263

| 10

| 9

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| + 0.232

| 3

| 6

3

| 12

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

| Lotus-Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| + 48.491

| 4

| 4

4

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| + 48.837

| 16

| 3

5

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 11

| 2

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| {{Goodyear}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 7

| 1

7

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 21

|  

8

| 7

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

| Brabham-BMW

| {{Pirelli}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 1

|  

9

| 17

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Arrows-BMW

| {{Goodyear}}

| 68

| + 2 Laps

| 14

|  

10

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Marc Surer

| Brabham-BMW

| {{Pirelli}}

| 65

| Exhaust

| 9

|  

NC

| 24

| {{flagicon|NED}} Huub Rothengatter

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| {{Pirelli}}

| 56

| + 14 Laps

| 26

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| {{Goodyear}}

| 54

| Suspension

| 8

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| RAM-Hart

| {{Pirelli}}

| 52

| Engine

| 25

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Stefan Bellof

| Tyrrell-Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 39

| Engine

| 22

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 27

| Gearbox

| 12

|  

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Ligier-Renault

| {{Pirelli}}

| 25

| Turbo

| 18

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Renault

| {{Goodyear}}

| 22

| Transmission

| 6

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Honda

| {{Goodyear}}

| 20

| Engine

| 2

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| {{Pirelli}}

| 18

| Wheel Bearing

| 5

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| {{Pirelli}}

| 17

| Electrical

| 13

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| {{Goodyear}}

| 13

| Oil Pressure

| 23

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Toleman-Hart

| {{Pirelli}}

| 12

| Engine

| 15

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| {{Goodyear}}

| 9

| Engine

| 17

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Martini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| {{Pirelli}}

| 1

| Accident

| 24

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Goodyear}}

| 1

| Turbo

| 20

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Goodyear}}

| 1

| Turbo

| 19

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/310/ |title=1985 Dutch Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218000149/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/310/ |archive-date=18 February 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1985-dutch-grand-prix/|title=1985 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=25 August 1985 |access-date=15 May 2022}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

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

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 56

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| align="right"| 53

3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Elio de Angelis

| align="right"| 30

4

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

| align="right"| 19

5

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| align="right"| 19

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/pays-bas/championnat.aspx|title=Netherlands 1985 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=15 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

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

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 75

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-TAG

| align="right"| 70

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Renault

| align="right"| 49

4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Honda

| align="right"| 25

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brabham-BMW

| align="right"| 15

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://grandprixarchives.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/1985-formula-1-dutch-grand-prix/ Grand Prix Archives Video]

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Dutch Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1985

| Previous_race_in_season = 1985 Austrian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1985 Italian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1984 Dutch Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2021 Dutch Grand Prix
{{small|2020 edition cancelled}}

}}

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