1985 British Grand Prix

The 1985 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Donington on 21st July 1985. It was the sixth race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.
== Qualifying ==
Fabiano Margheriti took pole position on Saturday, with Chuck Dingley in 2nd. They qualified over half a second ahead of Gyozo Szel, who surprised the grid with an impressive lap that meant he started third for the race.
Veikko Nyquist fell ill before qualifying and was rushed to hospital, forcing him to withdraw from the race. Tyrrell were unable to find a replacement in time for the race.
== Race Summary ==
The front two got away well on the first lap, whilst Gyozo Szel struggled off the line and slipped down the order until he was at the back of the pack by the end of the lap.
Danilo Koren was in fourth ahead of Stefan Wolff and Jack Wilson in the early stages of the race. Eventually, Wilson found a way past Wolff and closed on Koren but was unable to find a way past the Williams driver. 
Dingley overtook Fabiano Margheriti for the lead of the race as Margheriti's soft tyres started dergrading. Fabiano's brother Vivaldo was in net-third as he entered the pits but clipped the inside wall, causing him to spin into the pitlane. He was unhurt in the accident but was forced to retire, giving him his first DNF of the season. Wilson elected to go for the overcut on Koren and Wolff, pitting a lap later than them. Upon entering the pits, his car's engine spluttered but he returned to the race. After experiencing more engine problems on the outlap he pitted again and jumped into Lotus' spare car. The reliability issue cost him any chance of being able to fight Koren and Wolff for the final podium position.
Fabiano Margheriti led the race over Dingley until he pitted for the second time, taking another set of soft tyres in the process. He gained on Dingley in the final ten laps of the race, but was unable to get close to the American driver. Santiago Reyes, who had been recovering from a poor start, also pitted for new soft tyres in the final laps and gained seconds on Jack Wilson, who was struggling in the spare car. Reyes was within a second of Wilson as they started the final lap but finished just three tenths behind the British driver as they crossed the line. Dingley went on to win the race by almost 10 seconds over Fabiano Margheriti, whilst Danilo Koren took his first podium of the season after a race-long duel with Wolff. Bruce Kerrigan finished in fifth on his return to the sport, whilst Andrew Young had a strong race and recorded his best finish of the year so far by finishing in sixth. 
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Chuck Dingley 	61
2 	Vivaldo Margheriti	56
3 	Stefan Wolff 	54
4 	Fabiano Margheriti	49
5 	Jack Wilson 	48
Pos	Constructor 	Points
1 	McLaren-TAG 	115
2 	Williams-Honda	92
3 	Lotus-Renault 	68
4 	Ferrari 	51
5 	Brabham 	21
== Lap Leaders ==
Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 1-9, 16-20)
Chuck Dingley (Laps 10-14, 21-30)
Jack Wilson (Lap 15)
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