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1985 Canadian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Grand PrixCanadian
CountryCanada
ImageGilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (78-86).svg
Date16 June
Year1985
Race_No5
Season_No16
Official nameXXIV Grand Prix du Canada
LocationCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi2.740
Course_km4.410
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi191.817
Distance_km308.700
WeatherSunny with temperatures approaching 20.5 C; wind speeds up to 12.9 km/h
Pole_DriverElio de Angelis
Pole_TeamLotus-Renault
Pole_Time1:24.567
Pole_CountryItaly
Fast_DriverAyrton Senna
Fast_TeamLotus-Renault
Fast_Time1:27.445
Fast_Lap45
Fast_CountryBrazil
fast_flag_suffix1968
First_DriverMichele Alboreto
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryItaly
Second_DriverStefan Johansson
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountrySweden
Third_DriverAlain Prost
Third_TeamMcLaren-TAG
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
11ITA Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:26.895**1:24.527**
12BRA Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:25.399**1:24.816**+0.289
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari**1:25.127**1:25.832+0.600
28SWE Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:27.870**1:25.170**+0.643
2FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:25.977**1:25.557**+1.030
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault1:26.801**1:25.622**+1.095
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:28.241**1:25.846**+1.319
6FIN Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:26.265**1:26.097**+1.570
7BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:27.004**1:26.301**+1.774
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault1:26.958**1:26.340**+1.813
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:27.638**1:26.354**+1.827
17AUT Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:30.826**1:26.743**+2.216
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:28.081**1:26.995**+2.468
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:31.147**1:27.266**+2.739
25ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:28.746**1:27.403**+2.876
5GBR Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:28.367**1:27.728**+3.201
1AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG**1:28.126**1:28.130+3.599
19ITA Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:29.910**1:28.625**+4.098
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:29.730**1:28.750**+4.223
8SWI Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:30.206**1:29.473**+4.946
10FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart**1:29.501**1:36.960+4.974
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:32.299**1:31.576**+7.049
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford1:32.589**1:31.733**+7.206
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford1:32.760**1:31.923**+7.396
29ITA Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-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." 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

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
27ITA **Michele Alboreto****Ferrari**701:46:01.8133**9**
28SWE **Stefan Johansson****Ferrari**70+ 1.9574**6**
2FRA **Alain Prost****McLaren-TAG**70+ 4.3415**4**
6FIN **Keke Rosberg****Williams-Honda**70+ 27.8218**3**
11ITA **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Renault**70+ 43.3491**2**
5GBR **Nigel Mansell****Williams-Honda**70+ 1:17.87816**1**
15FRA Patrick TambayRenault69+ 1 lap10
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault69+ 1 lap19
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW68+ 2 laps7
22ITA Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo68+ 2 laps13
4FRG Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford68+ 2 laps23
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford68+ 2 laps24
17AUT Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW67+ 3 laps12
25ITA Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault67+ 3 laps15
8SWI Marc SurerBrabham-BMW67+ 3 laps20
12BRA Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault65+ 5 laps2
23USA Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo64+ 6 laps11
29ITA Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni57Accident25
1AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG37Engine17
24ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo35Engine22
10FRA Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart28Accident21
16GBR Derek WarwickRenault25Accident6
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart5Accident14
19ITA Teo FabiToleman-Hart3Turbo18
7BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW0Transmission9

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1ITA Michele Alboreto27
2FRA Alain Prost22
3ITA Elio de Angelis22
4FRA Patrick Tambay10
5BRA Ayrton Senna9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1ITA Ferrari37
2GBR Lotus-Renault31
3GBR McLaren-TAG25
4FRA Renault12
5GBR Williams-Honda8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1984 Canadian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1986 Canadian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Weather information for the "1985 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. Henry, Alan. (July 1985). "Canadian Grand Prix: Ferrari in Command".
  3. "1985 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Canada 1985 - Championship • STATS F1".
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