1985 German Grand Prix

The 1985 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 4th August 1985. It was the seventh race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.
== Qualifying ==
Championship leader Chuck Dingley crashed out early in qualifying after hitting the chicane wall at the Ostkurve. After medical checks, he was released and cleared to race.
The Margheriti brothers locked out the front row of the grid, with Vivaldo Margheriti taking pole position. They qualified over a second ahead of Stefan Wolff, whilst Juan Molina managed to wrestle his Osella into fourth on the grid.
== Race Summary ==
Fabiano took the lead at the race start and aggressively defended the position against his older brother, almost forcing Vivaldo Margheriti into the Ostkurve wall. Further back, Molina had a terrible start and misjudged the first corner. He span Minardi's James McLean into the wall, causing McLean to retire.
Chuck Dingley had worked his way up from the back of the grid into fourth by the start of lap four. This became third when the race leader Fabiano Margheriti span out of turn one into the barriers. After passing Wilson for third, Dingley closed up on the race leader Vivaldo Margheriti. Although Dingley had the pace to catch Margheriti, the Italian was too consistent and was able to win the race, taking him within two points of Dingley in the championship. Santiago Reyes finished a distant third, taking his second podium of the season, whilst Arrows had a strong result and finished in fourth and sixth. Minardi's Gyozo Szel finished in fifth. 
== Post-Race ==
Juan Molina was disqualified after the race for failing to respect a mechanical black flag after picking up heavy damage.
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Chuck Dingley 	73
2 	Vivaldo Margheriti	71
3 	Stefan Wolff 	54
4 	Fabiano Margheriti	49
5 	Jack Wilson 	48
Pos	Constructor 	Points
1 	McLaren-TAG 	127
2 	Williams-Honda	107
3 	Lotus-Renault 	68
4 	Ferrari 	51
5 	Brabham-BMW 	31
== Lap Leaders ==
Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 1-4)
Vivaldo Margheriti (Laps 5-23)
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