1985 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1985 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 25th August 1985. It was the eighth race in both the 1985 Drivers' Championship and the 1985 Constructors' Championship.
== Qualifying ==
Hugo Kovacs surprised the entire grid by grabbing pole position on Saturday. The Arrows team had brought new parts to the circuit and were experimenting with their setup on Kovacs' car. Lotus' Bruce Kerrigan qualified second, whilst championship leader Chuck Dingley started from third.
== Race Summary ==
The start of the race saw a huge shunt after Kovacs lost control of his car from pole position, lighting up the rears and careering into the path of the rest of the pack. There were no injuries but most teams were forced to switch to their spare cars for the second start.
Kovacs had another poor start and dropped several positions, holding up Chuck Dingley in the process. Kerrigan took the lead of the race after passing Fabiano Margheriti and Santiago Reyes into the Bosch Kurve, but would lose it again to Reyes on the next lap. After dropping into third, Fabiano Margheriti dropped back from Kerrigan and Reyes and began to battle Wilson for the final podium spot.
Vivaldo Margheriti battled through the back of the pack to close up to his brother and Jack Wilson, although he was unable to find a way past Wilson until after the pit-stop cycle. The Margheriti brothers had a fierce battle for third and almost crashed, allowing Wilson to close back up. As the three drivers barrelled through Bosch Kurve, Vivaldo understeered and caught out Wilson in the process. Wilson lost control and hit the outside barrier, forcing him to pit for repairs. He dropped back into 10th but gained 9th from Gyozo Szel after a last-lap pass.
Dingley's tyres were in a better state than those of the Margheriti brothers and he caught and passed both of them with several laps to go. Whilst Reyes had led most of the race, Kerrigan had shadowed him closely throughout. As the pair approached the final corner on the last lap, Reyes made a slight mistake and Kerrigan dived up Reyes' inside. They raced side-by-side through the last corner, but Reyes was able to drive around Kerrigan's outside and went on to win. It was Reyes' second Grand Prix victory. Kerrigan finished second, whilst Dingley finished just under three seconds behind after a late charge.
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Chuck Dingley 	83
2 	Vivaldo Margheriti	79
3 	Stefan Wolff 	58
4 	Fabiano Margheriti	55
5 	Jack Wilson 	50
Pos	Constructor 	Points
1 	McLaren-TAG 	141
2 	Williams-Honda	120
3 	Lotus-Renault 	82
4 	Ferrari 	57
5 	Brabham-BMW 	46
== Lap Leaders ==
Bruce Kerrigan (Lap 1, 10-11)
Santiago Reyes (Laps 2-9, 16-26)
Jack Wilson (Laps 12-13)
Chuck Dingley (Laps 14-15)
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