1985 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola, Italy on 5th May 1985. It was the second race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.
== Background ==
Skylar West returned for the San Marino Grand Prix after his race ban, while Tyrrell reserve Jurg Scheller replaced the injured Strip Weathers.
== Qualifying ==
Vivaldo Margheriti took his first pole position of the season, beating his younger brother Fabiano Margheriti by three tenths of a second much to the delight of the home crowd.
Stefan Wolff qualified in third for McLaren, while Danilo Koren looked to rebound from a crash in the Brazilian Grand Prix and qualified fourth.
== Race Summary ==
Vivaldo got away well, but Fabiano bogged down off the line and dropped to third behind Wolff. Wolff made a slight mistake into Tosa and both cars ran wide, promoting Fabiano back to second behind his brother. Further back there was a crash involving Dingley, Koren, and Reyes on the run down to Acque Minerale which left the track covered in debris.
Due to the debris the race was red flagged, and while Dingley was able to jump into his spare car, Brabham hadn't brought an extra car for Reyes and the Spaniard was forced to retire after a promising start to the weekend.
On the second start both of the Margheriti brothers got off the line well, while Vivaldo's teammate Danilo Koren overtook Wolff for third on the run to Tosa. The two Margheriti brothers set to building a gap while it appeared that Wolff, Dingley and Wilson were all stuck behind Koren. All three found their way past by the end of lap six and set to chasing the Margheriti duo. On lap eight, Dingley found his way past Vivaldo after the Williams driver made a mistake into the Variante Bassa, and on lap 11 he took the lead from Fabiano around the outside of Tosa.
Pit-stops ensued the following lap and Fabiano retook the lead after overcutting Dingley by a single lap. The two were closely matched after the stops, and on lap 24 Dingley looked to overtake Fabiano in the kink leading to the first Rivazza. Fabiano held his line in the middle of the track, while Dingley dipped a wheel into the grass while trying to find a gap to his inside. The two collided at the apex of the first Rivazza, as Dingley slid through the grass and into Fabiano's sidepod. Both retired with terminal damage, and the two were seen getting into a shoving match after exiting their cars.
The collision gifted the lead to Vivaldo Margheriti who went on to win the race, three seconds ahead of Stefan Wolff. Jack Wilson finished on the podium for the second time in his career a further four seconds back, while Koren beat Kerrigan to fourth after a race long battle, and Skylar West finished in sixth.
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Vivaldo Margheriti	25
2 	Stefan Wolff 	20
3 	Jack Wilson 	16
4 	Chuck Dingley 	15
5 	Fabiano Margheriti	12
Pos	Constructor 	Points
1 	McLaren-TAG 	35
2 	Williams-Honda	33
3 	Lotus-Renault 	27
4 	Ferrari 	12
5 	Ligier 	10
== Lap Leaders ==
Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 1-11, 13-23)
Chuck Dingley (Lap 12)
Vivaldo Margheriti (Laps 24-27)
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