The 1985 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula 3000 motor race held on 27 May 1985 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

1985 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 27 May 1985
Official name XLV Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 198.72 km (123.84 miles)
Pole position
Driver March 85B-Cosworth
Time 1:12.650
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Christian Danner March 85B-Cosworth
Time 1:13.26
Podium
First March 85B-Cosworth
Second March 85B-Cosworth
Third Williams FW08-Cosworth

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Emanuele Pirro took pole position with a time of 1:12.650.

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 9   Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering 1:12.650 1
2 1   Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd 1:12.710 2
3 3   Michel Ferté Equipe Oreca 1:12.830 3
4 22   Alain Ferté Corbari Italia 1:13.210 4
5 2   John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ltd 1:13.210 5
6 5   Philippe Streiff Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives 1:13.470 5
7 4   Olivier Grouillard Equipe Oreca 1:14.250 7
8 34   Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing 1:14.300 8
9 18   Lamberto Leoni PMC Motorsport 1:14.300 9
10 8   Christian Danner BS Automotive 1:14.420 10
11 10   Mario Hytten Onyx Race Engineering 1:14.540 11
12 21   Juan Manuel Fangio II Corbari Italia 1:15.330 12
13 13   Gabriele Tarquini Sanremo Racing 1:15.850 13
14 7   Jean-Philippe Grand BS Automotive 1:16.300 14
15 33   Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing 1:16.460 15

Race edit

Christian Danner won the Grand Prix, with Emanuele Pirro in second and Lamberto Leoni in third.

Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 8   Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B-Cosworth 72 1hr 30min 28.630sec 10 9
2 9   Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B-Cosworth 72 + 41.750 s 1 6
3 18   Lamberto Leoni PMC Motorsport Williams FW08-Cosworth 72 + 59.620 s 9 4
4 4   Olivier Grouillard Equipe Oreca March 85B-Cosworth 72 + 1:03.500 s 7 3
5 5   Philippe Streiff Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH20-Cosworth 71 + 1 lap 6 2
Ret 21   Juan Manuel Fangio II Corbari Italia Lola T950-Cosworth 52 Accident 12
Ret 22   Alain Ferté Corbari Italia March 85B-Cosworth 31 Gearbox 4
Ret 3   Michel Ferté Equipe Oreca March 85B-Cosworth 28 Electrical 3
Ret 2   John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RB20-Cosworth 9 Suspension 5
Ret 10   Mario Hytten Onyx Race Engineering March 85B-Cosworth 4 Accident 11
Ret 1   Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RB20-Cosworth 2 Accident 2
DNS 7   Jean-Philippe Grand BS Automotive March 85B-Cosworth Did Not Start
DNS 34   Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B-Cosworth Did Not Start
DNS 33   Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B-Cosworth Did Not Start
DNS 13   Gabriele Tarquini Sanremo Racing March 85B-Cosworth Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Christian Danner (BS Automotive) - 1:13.26
Sources:[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "XLV Grand Prix de Pau". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "1985 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.