1985 Dutch Grand Prix

  1985 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One season
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Date	August 25, 1985
Official name	XXXIV Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.252 km (2.642 mi)
Distance	70 laps, 297.840 km (184.940 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:11.074
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:16.538 on lap 57
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Second	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Third	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault

The 1985 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 25, 1985. It was the eleventh round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship. 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 34th and last Dutch Grand Prix and the 25th and last Grand Prix victory for triple (and defending) World Champion Niki Lauda. Lauda's team mate Alain Prost was second in his McLaren MP4/2B with Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna third in his Lotus 97T.

It was also rising German star Stefan Bellof's last Grand Prix, as he was killed at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar race a week later, driving a Porsche 956.

Race summary

Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified an excellent season best sixth, had a huge crash at nearly 200 mph (322 km/h) in the Sunday morning warm up from which he walked away from shaken but unhurt. After losing Saturday to rain and having not run on full tanks all weekend the RE60B's front suspension broke at the end of the main straight going into Tarzan. The car was destroyed in the tyre wall. Tambay was able to start in the spare. Both he and team mate Derek Warwick made what were considered brave decisions to start despite not really knowing what caused the suspension to fail in the first place.

Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging 133.824 mph (215.369 km/h), the first for tyre manufacturer Pirelli. It did him little good though as he stalled his Brabham BT54 when the lights changed to green. Luckily he was missed by those behind him and he was finally push started almost a lap behind. Despite a push start being against the rules, no one saw fit to protest as Piquet only finished in eighth place.

Niki Lauda won his last career victory in his McLaren MP4/2B. His team mate Alain Prost took the lead in the championship by finishing second, only 0.232 seconds behind Lauda. The two had diced for the lead over the final twelve laps of the race. Ayrton Senna continued his late season charge up the points and finished a fine third. Rounding out the points were Ferrari's Michele Alboreto, whose three points were not enough to keep his championship lead, Senna's Lotus team mate Elio de Angelis was fifth with Nigel Mansell sixth in his Williams FW10.

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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:11.074		—
2	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:11.647		+0.573
3	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:11.801	1:29.507	+0.727
4	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:11.837		+0.763
5	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.310		+1.236
6	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:12.486		+1.412
7	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:12.614	1:32.740	+1.540
8	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:12.746		+1.672
9	8	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	1:12.856		+1.782
10	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:13.059		+1.985
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:13.078	1:30.123	+2.004
12	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:13.289		+2.215
13	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:13.435	1:28.393	+2.361
14	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:13.680	1:34.857	+2.606
15	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	1:13.705		+2.631
16	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:13.725		+2.651
17	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:13.768	1:32.544	+2.694
18	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:13.797	1:34.638	+2.723
19	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:14.240		+3.166
20	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:14.912	1:32.572	+3.838
21	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:14.920	1:32.003	+3.846
22	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	1:15.236		+4.162
23	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:16.257	1:34.316	+5.183
24	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:17.919	1:38.227	+6.845
25	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:18.525	1:36.270	+7.451
26	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:19.410	1:38.149	+8.336
DNQ	9	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Hart	1:20.429		+9.335

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	70	1:32:29.263	10	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	70	+ 0.232	3	6
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	70	+ 48.491	4	4
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	70	+ 48.837	16	3
5	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	69	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	69	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	69	+ 1 Lap	21
8	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	69	+ 1 Lap	1
9	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	68	+ 2 Laps	14
10	8	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	65	Exhaust	9
NC	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	56	Not Classified	26
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	54	Suspension	8
Ret	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	52	Engine	25
Ret	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	39	Engine	22
Ret	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	27	Gearbox	12
Ret	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	25	Turbo	18
Ret	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	22	Transmission	6
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	20	Engine	2
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	18	Wheel Bearing	5
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	17	Electrical	13
Ret	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	13	Oil Pressure	23
Ret	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	12	Engine	15
Ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	9	Engine	17
Ret	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1	Accident	24
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1	Turbo	20
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1	Turbo	19
Source:

Lap leaders

• Lap Leaders: Keke Rosberg (1–19), Alain Prost (20–33), Niki Lauda (34–70)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	56
2	Michele Alboreto	53
3	Elio de Angelis	30
4	Ayrton Senna	19
5	Stefan Johansson	19

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	75
2	McLaren-TAG	70
3	Lotus-Renault	49
4	Williams-Honda	25
5	Brabham-BMW	15

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

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