1985 Belgian Grand Prix


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XLIII  Grand Prix de Belgique
Date Sunday, 15 September 1985
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Round 13 of 16
Entries 25
Qualifiers 25
Finishers 13
Race distance 6940 m × 43 laps = 298.420 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Overcast, Fresh, Wet



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
 Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
5
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
 Canon Williams Honda Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Nélson Piquet Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
8
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Marc Surer Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
9
 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team Philippe Alliot RAM 03 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Shell
11
 John Player Special Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
 John Player Special Team Lotus Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf Derek Warwick Renault RE60B Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
17
 Barclay Arrows BMW Gerhard Berger Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
 Barclay Arrows BMW Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
 Toleman Group Motorsport Teo Fabi Toleman TG185 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Agip
20
 Toleman Group Motorsport Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman TG185 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Agip
22
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
23
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
24
 Osella Squadra Corse Huub Rothengatter Osella FA1F Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TPirelli Agip
25
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Philippe Streiff Ligier JS25 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Antar
26
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Antar
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Minardi Team Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TPirelli Agip
30
 West Zakspeed Racing Christian Danner Zakspeed 841 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'55.306
 - 100.0% 216.676
2
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
1'55.403
 0.097 100.1% 216.494
3
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'55.648
 0.342 100.3% 216.035
4
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'56.021
 0.715 100.6% 215.340
5
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
1'56.585
 1.279 101.1% 214.299
6
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
1'56.697
 1.391 101.2% 214.093
7
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'56.727
 1.421 101.2% 214.038
8
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
1'56.770
 1.464 101.3% 213.959
9
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'57.322
 2.016 101.7% 212.952
10
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
1'57.465
 2.159 101.9% 212.693
11
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
1'57.588
 2.282 102.0% 212.471
12
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
1'57.729
 2.423 102.1% 212.216
13
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
1'58.105
 2.799 102.4% 211.541
14
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
1'58.407
 3.101 102.7% 211.001
15
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'58.414
 3.108 102.7% 210.989
16
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
1'58.706
 3.400 102.9% 210.470
17
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
1'58.933
 3.627 103.1% 210.068
18
25
 Philippe Streiff Ligier / Renault
1'59.245
 3.939 103.4% 209.518
19
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'59.370
 4.064 103.5% 209.299
20
9
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
1'59.626
 4.320 103.7% 208.851
21
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
2'00.950
 5.644 104.9% 206.565
22
30
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'05.059
 9.753 108.5% 199.778
23
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
2'05.776
 10.470 109.1% 198.639
24
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
2'06.007
 10.701 109.3% 198.275
dns
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
-
 - - -


Starting grid

2

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Renault
1'55.403
1

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'55.306

4

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'56.021
3

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'55.648

6

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / BMW
1'56.697
5

Stefan Johansson
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'56.585

8

Gerhard Berger
Arrows / BMW
1'56.770
7

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'56.727

10

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Honda
1'57.465
9

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'57.322

12

Marc Surer
Brabham / BMW
1'57.729
11

Teo Fabi
Toleman / Hart
1'57.588

14

Derek Warwick
Renault / Renault
1'58.407
13

Patrick Tambay
Renault / Renault
1'58.105

16

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman / Hart
1'58.706
15

Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'58.414

18

Philippe Streiff
Ligier / Renault
1'59.245
17

Jacques Laffite
Ligier / Renault
1'58.933

20

Philippe Alliot
RAM / Hart
1'59.626
19

Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'59.370

22

Christian Danner
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'05.059
21

Martin Brundle
Tyrrell / Renault
2'00.950

24

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
2'06.007
23

Huub Rothengatter
Osella / Alfa Romeo
2'05.776


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
38
 2'01.730 - 100.0% 205.241
2
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
42
 2'02.266 0.536 100.4% 204.341
3
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
35
 2'02.655 0.925 100.8% 203.693
4
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
40
 2'03.363 1.633 101.3% 202.524
5
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
37
 2'03.479 1.749 101.4% 202.334
6
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
40
 2'03.700 1.970 101.6% 201.973
7
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
41
 2'04.142 2.412 102.0% 201.253
8
25
 Philippe Streiff Ligier / Renault
38
 2'04.685 2.955 102.4% 200.377
9
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
35
 2'04.835 3.105 102.6% 200.136
10
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
18
 2'06.350 4.620 103.8% 197.736
11
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
37
 2'06.557 4.827 104.0% 197.413
12
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
20
 2'06.658 4.928 104.0% 197.256
13
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
20
 2'06.697 4.967 104.1% 197.195
14
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
30
 2'07.488 5.758 104.7% 195.971
15
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
20
 2'07.582 5.852 104.8% 195.827
16
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
18
 2'08.113 6.383 105.2% 195.015
17
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
16
 2'09.675 7.945 106.5% 192.666
18
30
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
16
 2'11.835 10.105 108.3% 189.510
19
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
38
 2'15.557 13.827 111.4% 184.306
20
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
32
 2'19.005 17.275 114.2% 179.735
21
9
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
7
 2'22.744 21.014 117.3% 175.027
22
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
3
 2'24.045 22.315 118.3% 173.446
23
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
3
 2'29.896 28.166 123.1% 166.676
24
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
3
 2'30.110 28.380 123.3% 166.438


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
43
 1:34'19.893 - 189.811
2
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
43
 1:34'48.315 28.422 188.863
3
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
43
 1:35'15.002 55.109 187.981
4
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
43
 1:35'35.183 1'15.290 187.320
5
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
42
 1:34'26.129 1 Lap 185.193
6
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
42
 1:34'43.615 1 Lap 184.623
7
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
42
 1:35'12.208 1 Lap 183.699
8
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
42
 1:35'12.415 1 Lap 183.693
9
25
 Philippe Streiff Ligier / Renault
42
 1:35'44.995 1 Lap 182.651
10
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
40
 1:30'43.474 3 Laps 183.589
11
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
38
 1:26'31.062 Accident 182.890
12
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
38
 1:34'25.948 5 Laps 167.561
13
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
38
 1:35'52.430 5 Laps 165.042
ret
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
37
 1:36'08.825 Not classified 160.242
ret
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
31
 1:24'38.864 Engine 152.496
ret
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
26
 1:00'25.178 Gearbox 179.187
ret
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
24
 56'33.126 Gearbox 176.715
ret
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
23
 54'20.816 Throttle 176.223
ret
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
17
 42'20.939 Turbo 167.154
ret
30
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
16
 42'39.993 Gearbox 156.150
ret
9
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
10
 24'52.566 Accident 167.390
ret
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
7
 17'39.377 Spun off 165.086
ret
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
7
 17'53.494 Accident 162.915
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
3
 7'41.717 Clutch 162.333


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
42
 98%
2
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1
 2%

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