1985 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, formally known as the V Gran Premio di San Marino, was the third race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari on the 5 May 1985.'San Marino GP, 1985', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr407.html, (Accessed 22/03/2019) The sixth Grand Prix to be hosted at the Imola circuit would see Alain Prost cross the line first, only to be disqualified after the race for being just 2kg underweight.
Portuguese Grand Prix winner Ayrton Senna claimed pole position during qualifying, sharing the front row with Keke Rosberg. Prost, meanwhile, would line-up in sixth behind Elio de Angelis, Championship leader Michele Alboreto, and Thierry Boutsen, while defending World Champion Niki Lauda would start from eighth.
The start itself would see the two black-gold Loti sprint into the lead, Senna ahead of de Angelis. Alboreto and Prost also made strong starts to claim third and fourth, while Rosberg was dumped to fifth as his was sluggish off the line.
The order remained fairly stable at the head of the field during the early stages, the only significant change coming when Rosberg dropped behind Lauda. In contrast it appeared to be a battle of attrition in the midfield, with quick-fire mechanical retirements eliminating a quarter of the field before the end of lap eleven.
Indeed, it was only on lap eleven that the picture at the front of the field truly changed, for de Angelis suddenly lost pace and fell off the back of teammate Senna. He subsequently fell behind Alboreto, Prost and Lauda, before Alboreto's expired with an electrical failure.
That left the two s clear to attack Senna, with the red-white cars ominously weaving around in the 's mirrors. That was, until Lauda's electronics went haywire, send the Austrian into a spin and releasing Prost to attack Senna without threat from behind.
Yet, Prost would never manage to get ahead of Senna on track, and hence was left vulnerable to Stefan Johansson in the #28 Ferrari when the Swede passed de Angelis. Indeed, Johansson would go on to pass the Frenchman in the closing stages, before inheriting the lead from Senna with two laps to go as the Brazilian ran out of fuel.
Alas, just as the tifosi began cheering at the sight of the #28 Ferrari in the lead, Johansson's engine drained the last of its fuel, handing the lead to Prost barely half a lap on from claiming the lead. The Frenchman duly crawled home to claim victory, passing the chequered flag just as he ran out of fuel, with de Angelis and Boutsen completing the podium.
There was to be one final twist, however, with Prost's McLaren-TAG Porsche failing post-race scrutineering for being underweight by 2kg. He was therefore disqualified, pending an appeal, with de Angelis inheriting the win from Boutsen and Patrick Tambay.
==Background==
After two second places in the opening two races it was Michele Alboreto who had emerged at the head of the Championship at the end of the visit to Portugal, the Italian having established a three point lead. Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna were next, having taken a win apiece in the first two rounds, but with the Frenchman positioned ahead despite being level on nine points. Fourth, meanwhile, would be occupied by Elio de Angelis, with nine drivers on the score board arriving in "San Marino".
In the Constructors' Championship it was who appeared at the head of the field arriving in Imola, the Ethel team having claimed sixteen points in the first two races. were their closest challengers in second, a point behind, while were still in single figures in third. Elsewhere, were in fourth ahead of , while and had a point apiece ahead of the third race of the campaign.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Niki Lauda 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2B 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
2 	Alain Prost 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2B 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
3 	Martin Brundle 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	012 	 	DFY 3.0 V8 	
4 	Stefan Bellof 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	012 	 	DFY 3.0 V8 	
5 	Nigel Mansell 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW10 	 	RA163E 1.5 V6t 	
6 	Keke Rosberg 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW10 	 	RA163E 1.5 V6t 	
7 	Nelson Piquet 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT54 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
8 	François Hesnault 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT54 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
9 	Manfred Winkelhock 	Skoal Bandit F1 Team 	 	03 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
10 	Philippe Alliot 	Skoal Bandit F1 Team 	 	03 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
11 	Elio de Angelis 	John Player Special Team Lotus 	 	97T 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
12 	Ayrton Senna 	John Player Special Team Lotus 	 	97T 	 	EF4 1.5 V6t 	
15 	Patrick Tambay 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE60 	 	EF4B 1.5 V6t 	
16 	Derek Warwick 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE60 	 	EF4B 1.5 V6t 	
17 	Gerhard Berger 	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 	 	A8 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
18 	Thierry Boutsen 	Barclay Nordica Arrows BMW 	 	A8 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
20 	John Watson 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG185 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	—
21 	Mauro Baldi 	Spirit Enterprises Ltd. 	 	101D 	 	415T 1.5 L4t 	
22 	Riccardo Patrese 	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 	 	185T 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
23 	Eddie Cheever 	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 	 	185T 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1G 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
25 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Equipe Ligier 	 	JS25 	 	EF4B 1.5 V6t 	
26 	Jacques Laffite 	Equipe Ligier 	 	JS25 	 	EF4B 1.5 V6t 	
27 	Michele Alboreto 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	156/85 	 	031 1.5 V6t 	
28 	Stefan Johansson 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	156/85 	 	031 1.5 V6t 	
29 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M185 	 	61590 3.0 V6t 	
30 	Jonathan Palmer 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	841 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
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==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:27.589 	1:27.327 	—
2 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:28.347 	1:27.354 	+0.027s
3 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:30.325 	1:27.852 	+0.525s
4 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:27.871 	1:30.637 	+0.544s
5 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:28.829 	1:27.918 	+0.591s
6 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:28.604 	1:28.099 	+0.772s
7 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:29.756 	1:28.202 	+0.875s
8 	1 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:29.413 	1:28.399 	+1.072s
9 	7 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:29.427 	1:28.489 	+1.162s
10 	17 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:28.697 	1:29.654 	+1.370s
11 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	1:30.201 	1:29.102 	+1.775s
12 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:30.605 	1:29.259 	+1.932s
13 	25 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:30.339 	1:29.406 	+2.079s
14 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:30.440 	1:29.466 	+2.139s
15 	28 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:30.240 	1:29.806 	+2.479s
16 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:31.625 	1:30.982 	+3.655s
17 	30 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	2:30.990 	1:31.028 	+3.701s
18 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:31.388 	1:31.108 	+3.781s
19 	29 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:32.770 	1:48.391 	+5.443s
20 	8 	François Hesnault 	 	1:33.142 	1:33.160 	+5.833s
21 	10 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:34.201 	2:05.141 	+6.874s
22 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:34.974T 	1:34.209T 	+6.882s
23 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	1:34.936 	1:34.579 	+7.525s
24 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	1:35.774 	1:35.653 	+8.326s
25 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:36.397 	1:36.661 	+9.334s
26 	21 	Mauro Baldi 	 	1:36.922 	1:38.235 	+9.595s
WD 	20 	John Watson 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
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*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
* * Jonathan Palmer did not start the race due an engine failure.
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	60 	1:34:35.955 	3 	9
2 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	5 	6
3 	15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	11 	4
4 	1 	Niki Lauda 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	8 	3
5 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	58 	+ 2 Laps 	7 	2
6* 	28 	Stefan Johansson 	 	57 	Out of Fuel 	15 	1
7* 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	57 	Out of Fuel 	1 	
8* 	7 	Nelson Piquet 	 	57 	Out of Fuel 	9 	
9* 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	56 	Out of Fuel 	25 	
10* 	16 	Derek Warwick 	 	56 	Out of Fuel 	14 	
DSQ† 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	60 	Disqualified 	6 	
Ret 	23 	Eddie Cheever 	 	50 	Engine 	12 	
NC‡ 	24 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	46 	Not Classified 	22 	
Ret 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	29 	Electrical 	4 	
Ret 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock 	 	27 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	10 	Philippe Alliot 	 	24 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	23 	Brakes 	2 	
Ret 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	22 	Turbo 	16 	
Ret 	29 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	14 	Turbo 	19 	
Ret 	25 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	11 	Spun Off 	13 	
Ret 	21 	Mauro Baldi 	 	9 	Electrical 	26 	
Ret 	8 	François Hesnault 	 	5 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	4 	Stefan Bellof 	 	5 	Engine 	24 	
Ret 	17 	Gerhard Berger 	 	4 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	22 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	4 	Engine 	18 	
DNSƒ 	30 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	John Watson 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1985: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Johansson, Senna and Piquet were all still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Prost was disqualified after his car was found to be 2kg underweight.
*‡ Ghinzani was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
*ƒ Palmer was unable to start after an engine failure.
==Milestones==
* Debut race for as an engine manufacturer.'1985 San Marino GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1985&gp=San%20Marino%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 22/03/2019)
* 50th entry for Manfred Winkelhock.
* Elio de Angelis claimed his second and final victory.'3. San Marino 1985', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/saint-marin.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2019)
* secured their 74th victory as a constructor.
** Engine suppliers earned their seventeenth win.
* Thierry Boutsen claimed his maiden podium finish.
* Patrick Tambay made his eleventh and final podium finish.
* Michele Alboreto recorded the 100th fastest lap set by a engine and chassis.
* Jacques Laffite set a new record for career retirements (75).
==Standings==
Elio de Angelis moved to the top of the Championship after inheriting victory, moving four clear of Michele Alboreto in second. Indeed, the Italian ace had lost the lead to his compatriot on home soil, with both looking like title contenders in the opening stages of the season. Alain Prost, meanwhile, would slip to fifth after having the victory taken from him, even slipping behind Ayrton Senna on count-back.
In the Constructors' Championship it was who remained at the head of the pack, having won their second race of the season. were still second, left to rue the fact that Stefan Johansson had run-out of fuel late on, while were down in third. and completed the top five, with eight different constructors on the board after three races.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Elio de Angelis 	16 	3
2 	Michele Alboreto 	12 	1
3 	Patrick Tambay 	10 	2
4 	Ayrton Senna 	9 	1
5 	Alain Prost 	9 	3
6 	Thierry Boutsen 	6 	9
7 	Nigel Mansell 	4 	
8 	Niki Lauda 	3 	9
9 	René Arnoux 	3 	3
10 	Stefan Johansson 	1 	
11 	Jacques Laffite 	1 	3
12 	Stefan Bellof 	1 	3
World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers	World Championship for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	25 	
2 	 	16 	
3 	 	12 	
4 	 	10 	
5 	 	6 	6
6 	 	4 	1
7 	 	1 	1
8 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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