1985 Dutch Grand Prix

February 2026 F1 Netherlands Dutch 25 August 1985 Circuit Park Zandvoort-1980.svg The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) 11 16 XXXII Grote Prijs van Nederland Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands Permanent racing facility 2.642 4.252 70 184.945 297.640 Sunny Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:11.074 Brazil 1968 Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:16.538 57 (lap record) France Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG Austria Alain Prost McLaren-TAG France Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault Brazil 1968 NED 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.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/organisers-confirm-dutch-grand-prix-will-not-be-held-in-2020.1PPMxfP7C4TVXVgSTYlzZB Organisers confirm Dutch Grand Prix will not be held in 2020 28 May 2020 28 May 2020 Formula One 21 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240521194430/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/organisers-confirm-dutch-grand-prix-will-not-be-held-in-2020.1PPMxfP7C4TVXVgSTYlzZB live The first race back at Zandvoort eventually turned out to be in 2021, won by Max Verstappen, the nation's first World Champion. 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 left|thumb|Tambay's Renault being recovered after the accident during the warm-up session Renault's Patrick Tambay, who qualified sixth, had a huge crash at nearly 200 mph km/h 0 on flip 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. thumb|Rosberg took the lead ahead of Senna, Prost and Fabi, while Piquet's Brabham stalled at the start Nelson Piquet recorded his first and only pole position of the season, averaging 133.824 mph km/h 3 on flip, 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's Nigel Mansell taking the final point for sixth. thumb|The podium celebration after the race 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 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:11.074 — 2 6 FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 1:11.647 +0.573 3 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:11.801 1:29.507 +0.727 4 12 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:11.837 +0.763 5 19 ITA Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 1:12.310 +1.236 6 15 FRA Patrick Tambay Renault 1:12.486 +1.412 7 5 GBR Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:12.614 1:32.740 +1.540 8 18 BEL Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:12.746 +1.672 9 8 SWI Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 1:12.856 +1.782 10 1 AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:13.059 +1.985 11 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:13.078 1:30.123 +2.004 12 16 GBR Derek Warwick Renault 1:13.289 +2.215 13 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:13.435 1:28.393 +2.361 14 17 AUT Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 1:13.680 1:34.857 +2.606 15 20 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 1:13.705 +2.631 16 27 ITA Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:13.725 +2.651 17 28 SWE Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:13.768 1:32.544 +2.694 18 25 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 1:13.797 1:34.638 +2.723 19 22 ITA Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:14.240 +3.166 20 23 USA Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:14.912 1:32.572 +3.838 21 3 GBR Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:14.920 1:32.003 +3.846 22 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Renault 1:15.236 +4.162 23 30 GBR Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:16.257 1:34.316 +5.183 24 29 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:17.919 1:38.227 +6.845 25 10 FRA Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 1:18.525 1:36.270 +7.451 26 24 NED Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:19.410 1:38.149 +8.336 DNQ Did not qualify 9 GBR Kenny Acheson RAM-Hart 1:20.429 +9.355 Race thumb|260px|The podium with Alain Prost, Niki Lauda (last win) and Ayrton Senna. Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG Goodyear 70 1:32:29.263 10 9 2 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-TAG Goodyear 70 + 0.232 3 6 3 12 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault Goodyear 70 + 48.491 4 4 4 27 ITA Michele Alboreto Ferrari Goodyear 70 + 48.837 16 3 5 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault Goodyear 69 + 1 lap 11 2 6 5 GBR Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda Goodyear 69 + 1 lap 7 1 7 3 GBR Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault Goodyear 69 + 1 lap 21   8 7 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW Pirelli 69 + 1 lap 1   9 17 AUT Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW Goodyear 68 + 2 laps 14   10 8 SWI Marc Surer Brabham-BMW Pirelli 65 Exhaust 9   NC Not classified 24 NED Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo Pirelli 56 + 14 laps 26   Ret Retired 18 BEL Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW Goodyear 54 Suspension 8   Ret Retired 9 FRA Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart Pirelli 52 Engine 25   Ret Retired 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Renault Goodyear 39 Engine 22   Ret Retired 16 GBR Derek Warwick Renault Goodyear 27 Gearbox 12   Ret Retired 25 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault Pirelli 25 Turbo 18   Ret Retired 15 FRA Patrick Tambay Renault Goodyear 22 Transmission 6   Ret Retired 6 FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda Goodyear 20 Engine 2   Ret Retired 19 ITA Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart Pirelli 18 Wheel bearing 5   Ret Retired 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault Pirelli 17 Electrical 13   Ret Retired 30 GBR Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed Goodyear 13 Oil pressure 23   Ret Retired 20 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart Pirelli 12 Engine 15   Ret Retired 28 SWE Stefan Johansson Ferrari Goodyear 9 Engine 17   Ret Retired 29 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni Pirelli 1 Accident 24   Ret Retired 23 USA Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo Goodyear 1 Turbo 20   Ret Retired 22 ITA Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo Goodyear 1 Turbo 19  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/310/ 1985 Dutch Grand Prix Formula One 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218000149/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/310/ 18 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1985-dutch-grand-prix/ 1985 Dutch Grand Prix – Race Results & History GPArchive.com 25 August 1985 15 May 2022 29 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629122324/https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1985-dutch-grand-prix/ live Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FRA Alain Prost 56 2 ITA Michele Alboreto 53 3 ITA Elio de Angelis 30 4 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna 19 5 SWE Stefan Johansson 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1985 – Championship StatsF1.com 15 March 2019 15 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170715001403/http://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/pays-bas/championnat.aspx live Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 ITA Ferrari 75 2 GBR McLaren-TAG 70 3 GBR Lotus-Renault 49 4 GBR Williams-Honda 25 5 GBR Brabham-BMW 15Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/tremayne-the-insult-that-spurred-niki-lauda-on-to-his-final-f1-victory-40.5TZWQDvzFekTO0thjCusin Tremayne: The insult that spurred Niki Lauda on to his final F1 victory, 40 years ago at Zandvoort David Tremayne 31 August 2025 Formula One 31 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250831235549/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/tremayne-the-insult-that-spurred-niki-lauda-on-to-his-final-f1-victory-40.5TZWQDvzFekTO0thjCusin 31 August 2025 live External links Grand Prix Archives Video Dutch Grand Prix 1985 1985 Austrian Grand Prix 1985 Italian Grand Prix 1984 Dutch Grand Prix 2021 Dutch Grand Prix2020 edition cancelled Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix