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Marlboro British Grand Prix

21 Jul 1985Silverstone306.735 km (4719 m x 65 Laps) *

 Pole Position: Keke Rosberg, Williams FW10-Honda, 1:05.591 (258.983 km/h) Fastest Lap: Alain Prost, McLaren MP4/2B-TAG, 1:09.886 (243.062 km/h lap 43) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:18:10.436 235.405 km/h 2 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 -1 Lap 3 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault -1 Lap 4 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW -1 Lap 5 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B -1 Lap 6 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW -2 Laps 7 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault -2 Laps 8 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW -2 Laps 9 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T -3 Laps 10 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 60 Injection 11 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford -6 Laps Did Not Finish: 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 57 Electrical 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 57 Spun off 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 41 Clutch 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 38 Transmission 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 38 Not classified 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 28 Turbo 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 21 Exhaust 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 17 Clutch 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 17 Turbo 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 6 Engine 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 4 Transmission 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 1 Collision with Tambay 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B 0 Spun off/Collision with Johansson 10 Philippe Alliot RAM 03-Hart 0 Collision with Ghinzani 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1G-Alfa Romeo 0 Collision with Alliot Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1-57 58 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 58 7 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 59 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 60-65 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:09.886 243.062 43 2 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1:10.032 242.559 48 3 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:10.905 239.574 40 4 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 1:11.290 238.280 56 5 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault 1:11.649 237.086 48 6 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW 1:11.837 236.465 43 7 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 1:12.068 235.707 18 8 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 1:12.089 235.639 36 9 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW 1:12.135 235.488 41 10 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B 1:12.383 234.682 51 11 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault 1:12.432 234.523 49 12 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW 1:12.765 233.450 38 13 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 1:12.914 232.973 13 14 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 1:13.021 232.631 48 15 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T 1:13.111 232.345 47 16 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 1:13.532 231.015 16 17 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 1:14.486 228.056 26 18 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 1:15.055 226.327 17 19 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 1:17.486 219.226 24 20 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 1:17.499 219.189 5 21 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:17.854 218.190 52 22 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 1:18.250 217.086 4 23 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 2:31.135 112.396 1 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 1:05.591 258.983 Canon Williams Honda Team 2 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW 1:06.249 256.411 Motor Racing Developments Ltd 3 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:06.308 256.183 Marlboro McLaren International 4 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1:06.324 256.121 John Player Special Team Lotus 5 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 1:06.675 254.773 Canon Williams Honda Team 6 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 1:06.793 254.322 Scuderia Ferrari SpA 7 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 1:07.448 251.853 Equipe Ligier Gitanes 8 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 1:07.581 251.357 John Player Special Team Lotus 9 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 1:07.678 250.997 Toleman Group Motorsport 10 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:07.743 250.756 Marlboro McLaren International 11 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 1:07.887 250.224 Scuderia Ferrari SpA 12 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B 1:08.238 248.937 Equipe Renault Elf 13 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B 1:08.240 248.930 Equipe Renault Elf 14 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T 1:08.384 248.405 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 15 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW 1:08.587 247.670 Motor Racing Developments Ltd 16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault 1:08.656 247.421 Equipe Ligier Gitanes 17 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW 1:08.672 247.364 Barclay Arrows BMW 18 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 1:09.114 245.782 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team 19 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 1:09.131 245.721 Barclay Arrows BMW 20 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault 1:09.242 245.327 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 21 10 Philippe Alliot RAM 03-Hart 1:09.609 244.034 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team 22 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 1:10.345 241.481 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 23 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 1:13.645 230.660 Minardi Team SpA 24 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 1:13.713 230.447 West Zakspeed Racing 25 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1G-Alfa Romeo 1:16.400 222.342 Osella Squadra Corse 26 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:16.596 221.773 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 1:06.107 256.962 2 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:06.308 256.183 3 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1:06.324 256.121 4 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 1:06.793 254.322 5 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 1:07.581 251.357 6 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 1:07.678 250.997 7 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:07.743 250.756 8 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 1:08.169 249.189 9 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B 1:08.238 248.937 10 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T 1:08.384 248.405 11 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW 1:08.933 246.427 12 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 1:09.080 245.903 13 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 1:09.413 244.723 14 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW 1:09.572 244.164 15 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW 1:09.870 243.122 16 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B 1:09.989 242.709 17 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 1:10.299 241.639 18 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault 1:10.718 240.207 19 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault 1:10.756 240.078 20 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 1:11.072 239.011 21 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 1:11.082 238.977 22 10 Philippe Alliot RAM 03-Hart 1:11.162 238.708 23 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 1:13.645 230.660 24 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1G-Alfa Romeo 1:16.400 222.342 25 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:17.009 220.584 26 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 1:17.856 218.184 2nd Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 1:05.591 258.983 2 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW 1:06.249 256.411 3 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 1:06.675 254.773 4 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1:06.794 254.319 5 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 1:07.427 251.931 6 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 1:07.448 251.853 7 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 1:07.696 250.930 8 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 1:07.871 250.283 9 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 1:07.887 250.224 10 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B 1:08.240 248.930 11 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:08.532 247.869 12 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW 1:08.587 247.670 13 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B 1:08.604 247.609 14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault 1:08.656 247.421 15 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW 1:08.672 247.364 16 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:09.001 246.184 17 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 1:09.114 245.782 18 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 1:09.131 245.721 19 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault 1:09.242 245.327 20 10 Philippe Alliot RAM 03-Hart 1:09.609 244.034 21 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T 1:10.110 242.290 22 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 1:10.345 241.481 23 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 1:13.713 230.447 24 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 1:15.363 225.402 25 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:16.596 221.773 Warm Up: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 2 Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:10.220 241.911 2 1 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B-TAG 1:11.393 237.936 3 25 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25-Renault 1:12.003 235.920 4 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 1:12.005 235.914 5 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT54-BMW 1:12.019 235.868 6 19 Teo Fabi Toleman TG185-Hart 1:12.034 235.819 7 12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T-Renault 1:12.065 235.717 8 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25-Renault 1:12.125 235.521 9 5 Nigel Mansell Williams FW10-Honda 1:12.317 234.896 10 6 Keke Rosberg Williams FW10-Honda 1:12.787 233.379 11 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 1:12.901 233.014 12 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T-Renault 1:12.969 232.797 13 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014-Renault 1:12.990 232.730 14 15 Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B 1:13.058 232.513 15 8 Marc Surer Brabham BT54-BMW 1:13.198 232.069 16 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8-BMW 1:13.796 230.188 17 9 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03-Hart 1:14.031 229.457 18 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows A8-BMW 1:14.044 229.417 19 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184TB 1:14.783 227.150 20 30 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 1:14.857 226.925 21 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T 1:15.046 226.354 22 16 Derek Warwick Renault RE60B 1:15.796 224.114 23 10 Philippe Alliot RAM 03-Hart 1:15.844 223.972 24 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185-Motori Moderni 1:17.020 220.553 25 24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1G-Alfa Romeo 1:17.652 218.758 26 4 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012-Ford 1:18.686 215.883 Notes:
  • 1st friday and 1st saturday practice sessions were not officially recorded.
  • 1st friday and 1st saturday practice times not available.
  • Race was scheduled for 66 laps (311.454 km), but stopped on lap 65 in error.
  • Brundle started from pit lane.
  • Weather: Overcast, Mild, Dry.
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    Race Review:

    The big rumor at the British GP was that Renault was planning to close its factory team at the end of the 1985 season. The Silverstone entry was the same as it had been at the French GP a fortnight earlier, where Nelson Piquet had given Brabham-BMW (and Pirelli) a much-needed victory. Piquet was very competitive again at Silverstone and set the second fastest time in qualifying for the British GP although Keke Rosberg had everyone talking with the first 160mph lap of the track. Alain Prost (McLaren-TAG) was third fastest ahead of Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault) and Nigel Mansell (Williams-Honda). The top 10 was completed by World Championship leader Michele Alboreto (Ferrari), Andrea de Cesaris (Ligier-Renault), Elio de Angelis (Lotus-Renault), Teo Fabi (Toleman-Hart) and Niki Lauda (McLaren-TAG).

    At the start Senna made a great start and took the lead from Rosberg, Mansell, Prost and de Cesaris. Piquet was only sixth. There was an accident at the first corner when Patrick Tambay (Renault) got sideways and was hit by Stefan Johansson's Ferrari. The crash also resulted in a collision between Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) and Philippe Alliot (RAM). In the early laps it was de Cesaris who was showing best, passing Prost and then Mansell. The Williams soon fell behind Prost as well and on the ninth lap Prost retook third place. Soon afterwards de Angelis retired from sixth place with electrical trouble and on lap 17 Mansell dropped off the pace with clutch trouble. He would retire soon afterwards. Four laps later Rosberg's race ended with a turbo failure.

    All this left Senna ahead but with Prost closing while Lauda had moved to third ahead of de Cesaris and Piquet but the Brabham was under attack from Alboreto and would soon lose the position. Things remained stable until de Cesaris disappeared with clutch failure on lap 42. By then Senna and Prost were running nose-to-tail, fighting it out for the lead. The battle continued until 12 laps from the finish when Senna's engine began to behave oddly. The battle went on while Lauda went out with an electronic problem, allowing Alboreto to move to third. On lap 58, however, Prost went into the lead. Senna fought back and retook the lead but Prost responded and moved ahead again. And then Senna dropped away and retired, having run out of fuel. The chequered flag was shown a lap early with Prost winning, Alboreto second and Jacques Laffite third, having overtaken Piquet with a few laps to go. After the flag Laffite ran out of fuel which annoyed Piquet who would have had an extra point if the flag had been shown at the right point. Derek Warwick (Renault) ended up fifth with the final point going to Marc Surer (Brabham) sixth.