1985 Curaçao Grand Prix

CUST Netherlands Antilles Curaçao y 1985 10 13 1985 Curacao_street_circuit.png Curaçao Grand Prix Willemstad Street Circuit Asphalt 2.206 3.550 58 128,687 205.900 Overcast Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt Racing 1:41.895 John Nielsen Ralt Racing 1:44.725 DEN John Nielsen DEN Ralt Racing Ivan Capelli ITA Genoa Racing Claudio Langes ITA Eddie Jordan Racing The 1985 Curaçao Grand Prix was a one-off Formula 3000 race held in Willemstad, Curaçao on 13 October 1985. The race was organised by the SCCA. The Grand Prix was run in the streets of the city. As the track was very slippery the cars initially used wet weather tires. During the race the cars ran on qualifier tires.Curacao Grand Prix 1985 http://www.oocities.org/unofficialf3000/nonchampionship/curacao85.html Unofficial F3000 12 April 2014 John Nielsen won the 58 lap race with a 21-second lead over Ivan Capelli. Results Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Team Chassis Time Grid 1 1 NZL Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:41.895 1 2 34 ITA Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 1:43.023 2 3 2 DNK John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:43.213 3 4 8 DEU Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 1:43.696 4 5 25 ITA Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 1:43.760 5 6 33 ITA Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:45.890 6 7 35 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.174 7 8 7 GBR Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 1:46.590 8 9 9 ITA Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.751 9 10 14 ITA Alessandro Santin Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:47.532 10 11 10 CAN John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:47.532 11 12 22 ITA Lamberto Leoni Corbari Italia March 85B 1:48.087 12 13 21 ITA Stefano Livio Corbari Italia March 85B 1:48.097 13 14 3 FRA 1974 Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 1:48.647 14 15 15 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:49.465 15 16 13 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:49.984 16 17 16 ITA Fulvio Ballabio Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:50.152 17 18 23 USA Eric Lang Ekström Racing March 85B 1:51.761 18 19 26 SWE Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 1:53.656 19 20 4 AUT Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 2:04.993 20 1985 Curacao Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1985-curacao-grand-prix/ 2023-03-10 Motorsport Magazine en-UK Race Pos. No. Driver Team Chassis Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 DEN John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 58 1:41:29.572 3 2 34 ITA Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 58 + 21.400 2 3 25 ITA Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 58 5 4 8 DEU Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 58 4 5 35 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 58 7 6 9 ITA Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 57 + 1 lap 9 7 14 ITA Alessandro Santin Lola Motorsport Lola T950 56 + 2 laps 10 8 10 CAN John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 56 + 2 laps 11 9 16 ITA Fulvio Ballabio Sanremo Racing March 85B 51 + 7 laps 17 10 13 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 51 + 7 laps 16 NC 26 SWE Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 35 Not classified 19 Ret 15 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 49 Accident 15 Ret 3 FRA 1974 Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 47 Electrics 14 Ret 22 ITA Lamberto Leoni Combari Italia March 85B 46 Brakes 12 Ret 33 ITA Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 40 Gearbox 40 Ret 23 USA Eric Lang Ekström Racing March 85B 38 Engine 18 Ret 21 ITA Stefano Livio Combari Italia March 85B 37 Accident 13 Ret 7 GBR Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 32 Accident 8 Ret 4 Austria Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 21 Accident 20 DNS 1 NZL Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 0 Electrics 1 Fastest Lap: DNK John Nielsen (Ralt Racing) – 1:44.725 Plans for potential Formula One race and demise Around the same time the event organisers planned the event to become part of the Formula One calendar in the future. While the event was praised by press and public, the plans for Formula One race ended as the track would have needed substantial improvements to meet the FIA requirements to host Formula One event. A second Curaçao Grand Prix was scheduled as part of the 1986 International Formula 3000 Championship, but it was eventually dropped from the calendar.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/willemstad Willemstad 2017-06-12 Motor Sport Magazine 2018-03-14 enhttp://racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2443 A Few Minutes With Seibaru: Influential Moments In Racing: Grand Prix Of Curacao: Willemstad - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info 2018-03-14 References Category:International Formula 3000 Category:1985 in motorsport Category:1985 in Dutch motorsport