1985 Canadian Grand Prix
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.
1985 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 5 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 16 June 1985 | ||
Official name | XXIV Grand Prix du Canada | ||
Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 4.410 km (2.740 mi) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 mi) | ||
Weather | Sunny with temperatures approaching 20.5 °C (68.9 °F); wind speeds up to 12.9 kilometres per hour (8.0 mph)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
Time | 1:24.567 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | |
Time | 1:27.445 on lap 45 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | McLaren-TAG | ||
Lap leaders
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The 70-lap race was won by Michele Alboreto, driving a Ferrari, with teammate Stefan Johansson second and Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG. The win gave Alboreto the lead of the Drivers' Championship by five points from Prost and 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
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.895 | 1:24.527 | |
2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:25.399 | 1:24.816 | +0.289 |
3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:25.127 | 1:25.832 | +0.600 |
4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.870 | 1:25.170 | +0.643 |
5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:25.977 | 1:25.557 | +1.030 |
6 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:26.801 | 1:25.622 | +1.095 |
7 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:28.241 | 1:25.846 | +1.319 |
8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:26.265 | 1:26.097 | +1.570 |
9 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:27.004 | 1:26.301 | +1.774 |
10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:26.958 | 1:26.340 | +1.813 |
11 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.638 | 1:26.354 | +1.827 |
12 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 1:30.826 | 1:26.743 | +2.216 |
13 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.081 | 1:26.995 | +2.468 |
14 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 1:31.147 | 1:27.266 | +2.739 |
15 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:28.746 | 1:27.403 | +2.876 |
16 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:28.367 | 1:27.728 | +3.201 |
17 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.126 | 1:28.130 | +3.599 |
18 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:29.910 | 1:28.625 | +4.098 |
19 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:29.730 | 1:28.750 | +4.223 |
20 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.206 | 1:29.473 | +4.946 |
21 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:29.501 | 1:36.960 | +4.974 |
22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:32.299 | 1:31.576 | +7.049 |
23 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.589 | 1:31.733 | +7.206 |
24 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.760 | 1:31.923 | +7.396 |
25 | 29 | 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. 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.
Race classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 70 | 1:46:01.813 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 70 | + 1.957 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 70 | + 4.341 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 70 | + 27.821 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 70 | + 43.349 | 1 | 2 |
6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 70 | + 1:17.878 | 16 | 1 |
7 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 69 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 69 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
9 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 68 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
10 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 68 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
11 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
12 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | + 2 Laps | 24 | |
13 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 67 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
14 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 67 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
15 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 67 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
16 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 65 | + 5 Laps | 2 | |
17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 64 | + 6 Laps | 11 | |
Ret | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 57 | Accident | 25 | |
Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 37 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 35 | Engine | 22 | |
Ret | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 28 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 25 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 5 | Accident | 14 | |
Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 3 | Turbo | 18 | |
Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 0 | Transmission | 9 | |
Source:[2] |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "Weather information for the "1985 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "1985 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "Canada 1985 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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