1985 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1985 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 August at the Scandinavian Raceway.

  1985 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 12 races in the
1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 August 1985
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Freddie Spencer
Time 1:36.460
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Freddie Spencer
Second Eddie Lawson
Third Ron Haslam
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Carlos Lavado
Time 1:41.260
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Carlos Lavado
Third Fausto Ricci
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Fausto Gresini
Time 1:44.190
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First August Auinger
Second Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Fausto Gresini
80 cc
Pole position
Rider No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 80cc was held
Podium
First No 80cc was held
Second No 80cc was held
Third No 80cc was held

This was the last victory for the American Freddie Spencer.

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Freddie Spencer Rothmans Team HRC Honda 49'26.730 15
2 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +22.800 12
3 Ron Haslam Rothmans Honda Britain Honda +37.910 10
4 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Yamaha +52.240 8
5 Randy Mamola Rothmans Honda Mamola Honda +1'06.480 6
6 Didier de Radiguès 'Honda Benelux Elf Honda +1'08.540 5
7 Mike Baldwin Honda +1'09.370 4
8 Raymond Roche Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +1'31.700 3
9 Thierry Espié Chevallier +1 lap 2
10 Massimo Messere Team Italia Honda +1 lap 1
11 Eero Hyvärinen Honda +1 lap
12 Dave Petersen Kreepy Krauly Racing Honda +1 lap
13 Peter Linden Honda +1 lap
14 Boet van Dulmen Shell-Toshiba Racing Team Honda +1 lap
15 Rob Punt Oud Bier Suzuki +1 lap
16 Esko Kuparinen Suzuki +1 lap
17 Simon Buckmaster Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +2 laps
18 Maarten Duyzers Suzuki +2 laps
19 Geir Hestman Team Italia Honda +2 laps
20 David Griffith Suzuki +2 laps
21 Andreas Leuthe Honda +3 laps
22 Fabio Biliotti Team Italia Honda +4 laps
23 Christian Le Liard Team ROC Honda +11 laps
24 Lars Johansson Suzuki +13 laps
Ret Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Britain Honda Retired
Ret Rob McElnea Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki Suzuki Accident
Ret Franco Uncini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki Accident
Ret Kjeld Sorensen Suzuki Retired
Ret Michael Jansberg Suzuki Retired
Ret Armando Errico Team Italia Honda Retired
Ret Wolfgang Von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Peter Sköld Bakker-Honda Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Zwafink & Wilberts Racing Honda Accident
Ret Sito Pons HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki Retired
DNS Claus Wulff Suzuki Did not start
DNS Neil Robinson Jim Finlay Racing Suzuki Did not start
DNS Gunnar Bruhn Suzuki Did not start
DNQ Helmut Schütz Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Erich Sanders Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1985". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1985 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. "1985 Swedish MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "motogp.com · SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1985". www.motogp.com.
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1985 British Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
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1985 San Marino Grand Prix
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