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1985 European Grand Prix

The European Grand Prix 1985 was the 14th round of the 1985 F1 season, and took place at the Brands Hatch in Kent, UK, on October 6th.

Nigel Mansell won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Ayrton Senna, who originally had the pole position, and Keke Rosberg completing the podium.

Final results

1
2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
1:32:58.109
Finished
2
1
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
+21.396
Finished
3
1
Keke Rosberg
Williams
+58.533
Finished
4
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
+1:06.121
Finished
5
4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
6
6
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
+2 Laps
7
14
John Watson
McLaren
+2 Laps
8
3
Philippe Streiff
Ligier
+2 Laps
9
2
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
+2 Laps
10
9
Gerhard Berger
Arrows
+2 Laps
11
7
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
+2 Laps
12
5
Patrick Tambay
Renault
+3 Laps
13
6
Marc Surer
Brabham
Turbo
14
1
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
Electrical
15
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Engine
16
9
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
Engine
17
7
Ivan Capelli
Tyrrell
Accident
18
2
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
Water leak
19
1
Teo Fabi
Toleman
Engine
20
3
Philippe Alliot
RAM
Engine
21
7
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman
Engine
22
-
Alan Jones
Lola
Radiator
23
8
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
Turbo
24
22
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Accident
25
17
Derek Warwick
Renault
Injection
26
-
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Accident
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 26 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Marc Surer, and Michele Alboreto, both had a turbo failure, Stefan Johansson, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 59, Jacques Laffite, Christian Danner, Teo Fabi, Philippe Alliot, and Piercarlo Ghinzani, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Ivan Capelli, Nelson Piquet, and Pierluigi Martini, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Martin Brundle, who suffered a water leak on lap 40, Alan Jones, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 13, and Derek Warwick, who had an problem with the injection on lap 4.

Turbo

  • Marc Surer
    Lap 62
  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 13

Electrical

  • Stefan Johansson
    Lap 59

Engine

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 58
  • Christian Danner
    Lap 55
  • Teo Fabi
    Lap 33
  • Philippe Alliot
    Lap 31
  • Piercarlo Ghinzani
    Lap 16

Accident

  • Ivan Capelli
    Lap 44
  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 6
  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 3

Water leak

  • Martin Brundle
    Lap 40

Radiator

  • Alan Jones
    Lap 13

Injection

  • Derek Warwick
    Lap 4

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.