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1985 Italian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Italian |
| Date | 8 September |
| Year | 1985 |
| Race_No | 12 |
| Season_No | 16 |
| Official name | LVI Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza |
| Image | Monza 1976-1993.png |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 3.60 |
| Course_km | 5.800 |
| Distance_laps | 51 |
| Distance_mi | 183.600 |
| Distance_km | 295.800 |
| Weather | Dry |
| Pole_Driver | Ayrton Senna |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-Renault |
| Pole_Time | 1:25.084 |
| Pole_Country | Brazil |
| pole_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Fast_Driver | Nigel Mansell |
| Fast_Team | Williams-Honda |
| Fast_Time | 1:28.283 |
| Fast_Lap | 38 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | Alain Prost |
| First_Team | McLaren-TAG |
| First_Country | France |
| Second_Driver | Nelson Piquet |
| Second_Team | Brabham-BMW |
| Second_Country | Brazil |
| second_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Third_Driver | Ayrton Senna |
| Third_Team | Lotus-Renault |
| Third_Country | Brazil |
| third_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Lapchart |
The 1985 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1985. It was the twelfth round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the 55th Italian Grand Prix and the 50th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 51 laps of the 5.8-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 295.8 kilometres.
The race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost driving a McLaren MP4/2B. It was Prost's fifth and final victory of the 1985 season as he powered towards the first of his four Formula One world championships. Prost won by almost 52 seconds over the Brazilian duo Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT54) and Ayrton Senna (Lotus 97T).
It was the debut race for the American owned Haas Lola team with their new car, the Lola THL1 running the Hart 415T turbocharged engine, driven by Australia's World Champion Alan Jones. Jones, who had retired following the season, was making a full-time return to Formula One after two races, the US Grand Prix West, and the non championship Race of Champions with Arrows in early .
Missing from the grid was popular West German driver Stefan Bellof who was killed a week earlier in a World Sportscar Championship race at the Spa Circuit in Belgium. With his funeral set for the day after the Italian Grand Prix the Tyrrell team only ran the one car for Martin Brundle feeling it would be disrespectful to Bellof to bring a driver in to replace him for the race. Members of the Tyrrell team, including team boss Ken Tyrrell, attended Bellof's funeral the next day.
Also missing were the West German Zakspeed team because their driver Jonathan Palmer had broken his leg when he also crashed his Porsche 956 at the 1000 km of Spa the weekend before, though Palmer's accident came in practice. With only a week until the Italian Grand Prix and no spare driver the team was forced to miss the race, but would return at the next round, the re-scheduled Belgian Grand Prix with the 1985 Formula 3000 champion Christian Danner (also of West Germany) replacing Palmer.
Senna's pole position is often cited as one of his greatest moments.
Classification
Qualifying
Pole position went to Ayrton Senna; his 5th pole of the year. His average speed was 152.487 mph (245.405 km/h).
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | BRA Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:27.009 | **1:25.084** | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FIN Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:26.161 | **1:25.230** | +0.146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | GBR Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:26.960 | **1:25.486** | +0.402 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | BRA Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:25.679 | **1:25.584** | +0.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | FRA Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:27.576 | **1:25.790** | +0.706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ITA Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:27.098 | **1:26.044** | +0.960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.552 | **1:26.468** | +1.384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | FRA Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:28.578 | **1:27.020** | +1.936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SWI Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 1:27.799 | **1:27.153** | +2.069 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:29.001 | **1:27.473** | +2.389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | AUT Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 1:27.746 | **1:27.723** | +2.639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | GBR Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:28.119 | **1:28.112** | +3.028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ITA Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.068 | **1:28.340** | +3.256 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | **1:28.369** | 1:28.760 | +3.285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ITA Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:29.050 | **1:28.386** | +3.302 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | AUT Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | **1:28.472** | 1:28.949 | +3.388 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | USA Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.298 | **1:28.629** | +3.545 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | GBR Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:33.503 | **1:28.793** | +3.709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Ligier-Renault | 1:31.727 | **1:29.839** | +4.755 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | FRA Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | **1:30.186** | 1:30.376 | +5.102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman-Hart | **1:30.271** | 1:31.449 | +5.187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | NED Huub Rothengatter | Osella-Alfa Romeo | **1:33.529** | 1:37.664 | +8.445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | ITA Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:35.770 | **1:33.961** | +8.877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | GBR Kenny Acheson | RAM-Hart | **1:34.919** | 1:38.325 | +9.835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | AUS Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | **1:34.943** | 1:45.823 | +9.859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRA Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | **1:36.221** | 1:37.664 | +11.137 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FRA **Alain Prost** | **McLaren-TAG** | 51 | 1:17:59.451 | 5 | **9** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | BRA **Nelson Piquet** | **Brabham-BMW** | 51 | + 51.635 | 4 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | BRA **Ayrton Senna** | **Lotus-Renault** | 51 | + 1:00.390 | 1 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SWI **Marc Surer** | **Brabham-BMW** | 51 | + 1:00.609 | 9 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | SWE **Stefan Johansson** | **Ferrari** | 50 | + 1 Lap | 10 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ITA **Elio de Angelis** | **Lotus-Renault** | 50 | + 1 Lap | 6 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | FRA Patrick Tambay | Renault | 50 | + 1 Lap | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | GBR Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 50 | + 1 Lap | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 50 | + 1 Lap | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Ligier-Renault | 49 | + 2 Laps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | GBR Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 47 | Engine | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ITA Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 47 | + 4 Laps | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 45 | Engine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FIN Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 44 | Engine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | FRA Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 40 | Engine | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | AUT Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 33 | Transmission | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ITA Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 31 | Exhaust | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | NED Huub Rothengatter | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 26 | Engine | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRA Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 19 | Turbo | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | AUT Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 13 | Engine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | GBR Derek Warwick | Renault | 9 | Transmission | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | AUS Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 6 | Engine | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | USA Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 3 | Engine | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | GBR Kenny Acheson | RAM-Hart | 2 | Clutch | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | ITA Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 0 | Fuel Pump | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman-Hart | 0 | Non Starter |
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA Alain Prost | 65 | |
| 2 | ITA Michele Alboreto | 53 | |
| 3 | ITA Elio de Angelis | 31 | |
| 4 | BRA Ayrton Senna | 23 | |
| 5 | SWE Stefan Johansson | 21 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK McLaren-TAG | 79 | |
| 2 | ITA Ferrari | 77 | |
| 3 | UK Lotus-Renault | 54 | |
| 4 | UK Williams-Honda | 25 | |
| 5 | UK Brabham-BMW | 24 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
References
- (12 May 2014). "Gran Turismo 6: Relive Senna's Legendary Moments".
- "1985 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Italy 1985 - Championship • STATS F1".
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