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1985 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Race details
Date	25 August 1985
Official name	XXXII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 297.640 km (184.945 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:11.074
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:16.538 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
Second	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Third	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1985 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on 25 August 1985. It was the eleventh round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 34th World Championship Grand Prix to be held in the Netherlands. The race was held over 70 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 298 kilometres. The race also proved to be the 25th and final Grand Prix victory for triple World Champion Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-TAG. Lauda's teammate Alain Prost was second, with Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna third in his Lotus-Renault. However, it was also to be the last Dutch Grand Prix for 36 years. It was planned to be re-introduced in 2020, on a revised Zandvoort circuit, however the re-introduction was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which would be eventually cancelled. The first race back at Zandvoort eventually turned out to be in 2021, won by Max Verstappen, the nation's first World Champion. Verstappen would later go on to win the 2022 and 2023 editions of the race, until the streak was broken when Lando Norris won the race in 2024.

It was also the last Grand Prix for West German Stefan Bellof, who was killed the following week at the 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar race.

Race summary

Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly 322 km/h (200 mph) in the Sunday morning warm-up following a suspension failure on the start-finish straight. Tambay escaped shaken but unhurt, and took the start in the spare car.

Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging 215.369 km/h (133.824 mph), the first for tyre manufacturer Pirelli. However, he stalled his Brabham at the start and was eventually push-started, almost a lap behind the leaders. He eventually finished eighth.

Niki Lauda took his 25th and final Grand Prix win in his McLaren-TAG. His teammate Alain Prost finished second, only 0.232 seconds behind; the two had diced for the lead over the final twelve laps of the race. Ayrton Senna continued his late-season charge by finishing third in his Lotus, albeit 48 seconds behind the McLarens; he finished just ahead of Prost's Drivers' Championship rival Michele Alboreto in the Ferrari. Senna's teammate Elio de Angelis was fifth, with Williams' Nigel Mansell taking the final point for sixth.

Following his car destroying crash at the previous race in Austria, this was also the last time Andrea de Cesaris appeared in a Ligier. It would in fact be the Italian's last race of the season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:11.074		—
2	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:11.647		+0.573
3	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:11.801	1:29.507	+0.727
4	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:11.837		+0.763
5	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.310		+1.236
6	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:12.486		+1.412
7	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:12.614	1:32.740	+1.540
8	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:12.746		+1.672
9	8	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	1:12.856		+1.782
10	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:13.059		+1.985
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:13.078	1:30.123	+2.004
12	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:13.289		+2.215
13	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:13.435	1:28.393	+2.361
14	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:13.680	1:34.857	+2.606
15	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	1:13.705		+2.631
16	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:13.725		+2.651
17	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:13.768	1:32.544	+2.694
18	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:13.797	1:34.638	+2.723
19	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:14.240		+3.166
20	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:14.912	1:32.572	+3.838
21	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:14.920	1:32.003	+3.846
22	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	1:15.236		+4.162
23	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:16.257	1:34.316	+5.183
24	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:17.919	1:38.227	+6.845
25	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:18.525	1:36.270	+7.451
26	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:19.410	1:38.149	+8.336
DNQ	9	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Hart	1:20.429		+9.355

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	G	70	1:32:29.263	10	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	G	70	+ 0.232	3	6
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	G	70	+ 48.491	4	4
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	G	70	+ 48.837	16	3
5	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	G	69	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	G	69	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	G	69	+ 1 Lap	21
8	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	P	69	+ 1 Lap	1
9	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	G	68	+ 2 Laps	14
10	8	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	P	65	Exhaust	9
NC	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	P	56	+ 14 Laps	26
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	G	54	Suspension	8
Ret	9	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	P	52	Engine	25
Ret	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell-Renault	G	39	Engine	22
Ret	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	G	27	Gearbox	12
Ret	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	P	25	Turbo	18
Ret	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	G	22	Transmission	6
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	G	20	Engine	2
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	P	18	Wheel Bearing	5
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	P	17	Electrical	13
Ret	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	G	13	Oil Pressure	23
Ret	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	P	12	Engine	15
Ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	G	9	Engine	17
Ret	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	P	1	Accident	24
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	G	1	Turbo	20
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	G	1	Turbo	19
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 56 2 Michele Alboreto 53 3 Elio de Angelis 30 4 Ayrton Senna 19 5 Stefan Johansson 19 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 75 2 McLaren-TAG 70 3 Lotus-Renault 49 4 Williams-Honda 25 5 Brabham-BMW 15 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Organisers confirm Dutch Grand Prix will not be held in 2020". formula1.com. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. "1985 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
3. "1985 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 25 August 1985. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
4. ^ "Netherlands 1985 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

External links

• Grand Prix Archives Video

• 1985 Formula One races
• 1985 in Dutch motorsport
• Dutch Grand Prix
• August 1985 sports events in Europe