1985 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1985 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 25 August 1985. It was the eleventh round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 34th World Championship Grand Prix to be held in the Netherlands. 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 25th and final Grand Prix victory for triple World Champion Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-TAG. Lauda's teammate Alain Prost was second, with Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna third in his Lotus-Renault. However, it was also to be the last Dutch Grand Prix for 36 years. It was planned to be re-introduced in 2020, on a revised Zandvoort circuit, however the re-introduction was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which would be eventually cancelled.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first race back at Zandvoort eventually turned out to be in 2021, won by Max Verstappen, the nation's first World Champion.

It was also the last Grand Prix for West German Stefan Bellof, who was killed the following week at the 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar race.

Race summary

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Tambay's Renault is being recovered after the accident during the warm-up session

Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly Template:Convert in the Sunday morning warm-up following a suspension failure on the start-finish straight. Tambay escaped shaken but unhurt, and took the start in the spare car.

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Rosberg took the lead ahead of Senna, Prost and Fabi, while Piquet's Brabham stalled at the start

Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging Template:Convert, the first for tyre manufacturer Pirelli. However, he stalled his Brabham at the start and was eventually push-started, almost a lap behind the leaders. He eventually finished eighth.

Niki Lauda took his 25th and final Grand Prix win in his McLaren-TAG. His teammate Alain Prost finished second, only 0.232 seconds behind; the two had diced for the lead over the final twelve laps of the race. Ayrton Senna continued his late-season charge by finishing third in his Lotus, albeit 48 seconds behind the McLarens; he finished just ahead of Prost's Drivers' Championship rival Michele Alboreto in the Ferrari. Senna's teammate Elio de Angelis was fifth, with Williams's Nigel Mansell taking the final point for sixth.

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The podium celebration after the race

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	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:11.074		—
2	6	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:11.647		+0.573
3	2	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:11.801	1:29.507	+0.727
4	12	Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:11.837		+0.763
5	19	Template:Flagicon Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.310		+1.236
6	15	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:12.486		+1.412
7	5	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:12.614	1:32.740	+1.540
8	18	Template:Flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:12.746		+1.672
9	8	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	1:12.856		+1.782
10	1	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:13.059		+1.985
11	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:13.078	1:30.123	+2.004
12	16	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Renault	1:13.289		+2.215
13	26	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:13.435	1:28.393	+2.361
14	17	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:13.680	1:34.857	+2.606
15	20	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	1:13.705		+2.631
16	27	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:13.725		+2.651
17	28	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:13.768	1:32.544	+2.694
18	25	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:13.797	1:34.638	+2.723
19	22	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:14.240		+3.166
20	23	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:14.912	1:32.572	+3.838
21	3	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:14.920	1:32.003	+3.846
22	4	Template:Flagicon Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	1:15.236		+4.162
23	30	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:16.257	1:34.316	+5.183
24	29	Template:Flagicon Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:17.919	1:38.227	+6.845
25	10	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:18.525	1:36.270	+7.451
26	24	Template:Flagicon Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:19.410	1:38.149	+8.336
DNQ	9	Template:Flagicon Kenny Acheson	RAM-Hart	1:20.429		+9.355

Race

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The podium with Alain Prost, Niki Lauda (last win) and Ayrton Senna.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Template:Goodyear	70	1:32:29.263	10	9
2	2	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Template:Goodyear	70	+ 0.232	3	6
3	12	Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	Template:Goodyear	70	+ 48.491	4	4
4	27	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	70	+ 48.837	16	3
5	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	Template:Goodyear	69	+ 1 lap	11	2
6	5	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Template:Goodyear	69	+ 1 lap	7	1
7	3	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	Template:Goodyear	69	+ 1 lap	21
8	7	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Template:Pirelli	69	+ 1 lap	1
9	17	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	Template:Goodyear	68	+ 2 laps	14
10	8	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	Template:Pirelli	65	Exhaust	9
NC	24	Template:Flagicon Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	56	+ 14 laps	26
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	Template:Goodyear	54	Suspension	8
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	Template:Pirelli	52	Engine	25
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	Template:Goodyear	39	Engine	22
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Renault	Template:Goodyear	27	Gearbox	12
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	Template:Pirelli	25	Turbo	18
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Renault	Template:Goodyear	22	Transmission	6
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Template:Goodyear	20	Engine	2
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	Template:Pirelli	18	Wheel bearing	5
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	Template:Pirelli	17	Electrical	13
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Template:Goodyear	13	Oil pressure	23
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	Template:Pirelli	12	Engine	15
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	9	Engine	17
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	Template:Pirelli	1	Accident	24
Ret	23	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	1	Turbo	20
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	1	Turbo	19
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	56
2	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	53
3	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	30
4	Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna	19
5	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	19
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	75
2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-TAG	70
3	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Renault	49
4	Template:Flagicon Williams-Honda	25
5	Template:Flagicon Brabham-BMW	15
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

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

References

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External links

• Grand Prix Archives Video

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