1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

F1 Portuguese Portugal Circuito_de_Estoril_1972-1993.png 21 April 1985 2 16 14º Grande Prémio de Portugal Permanent racing facility Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal 2.702 4.35 67 181.034 291.45 Overcast, Cold, Rain Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:21.007 Brazil 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:44.121 15 Brazil 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault Brazil 1968 Michele Alboreto Ferrari Italy Patrick Tambay Renault France POR 70 304.5 189.14 The 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held in Estoril on 21 April 1985. It was the second round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship and was won by Ayrton Senna from pole position, taking both his first pole position and win in the process. Senna demonstrated his proficiency in wet racing by finishing the race at least one lap ahead of every car except second-place finisher Michele Alboreto. Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 12 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:21.708 1:21.007 — 2 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:23.887 1:21.420 +0.413 3 6 FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 15:59.178 1:21.904 +0.897 4 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:23.306 1:22.159 +1.152 5 27 ITA Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:22.831 1:22.577 +1.570 6 16 GBR Derek Warwick Renault 1:24.538 1:23.084 +2.077 7 1 AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:23.670 1:23.288 +2.281 8 25 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 1:24.723 1:23.302 +2.295 9 5 GBR Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:26.459 1:23.594 +2.587 10 7 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:25.588 1:23.618 +2.611 11 28 SWE Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:25.136 1:23.652 +2.645 12 15 FRA Patrick Tambay Renault 1:25.718 1:24.111 +3.104 13 22 ITA Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:24.519 1:24.230 +3.223 14 23 USA Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:24.880 1:24.563 +3.556 15 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock RAM-Hart 1:34.876 1:24.721 +3.714 16 18 BEL Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:24.747 1:26.695 +3.740 17 17 AUT Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 1:26.154 1:24.842 +3.835 18 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:24.943 1:26.181 +3.936 19 8 FRA François Hesnault Brabham-BMW 14:46.042 1:25.717 +4.710 20 10 FRA Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 1:27.430 1:26.186 +5.179 21 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.284 1:27.474 +6.277 22 3 GBR Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.694 1:27.602 +6.595 23 30 GBR Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:28.166 +7.159 24 21 ITA Mauro Baldi Spirit-Hart 1:30.231 1:28.473 +7.466 25 29 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:31.205 1:28.596 +7.589 26 24 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:30.855 +9.848 Source: ChicaneF1.com.1985 Portuguese GP – Qualifying https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1985&gp=Portuguese%20GP&r=1&type=qual 5 September 2020 www.chicanef1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20210618051844/https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1985&gp=Portuguese%20GP&r=1&type=qual 18 June 2021 dead Race Jonathan Palmer was the first driver to retire and was able to bring his Zakspeed into the pits and retire with suspension problems. Wet weather caused spinouts frequently early in the race. Philippe Alliot retired trackside for this reason on lap 3. François Hesnault retired trackside with an electrical problem on the same lap. On lap 4, Riccardo Patrese made contact with Stefan Johansson while attempting to pass him on the inside line. Running 10th and 11th at the time, both cars were spun out into a gravel trap by the contact. Patrese was beached, and Johansson was able to rejoin the race after a delay, several positions down. Soon after, Stefan Bellof and Manfred Winkelhock made contact on track; both were able to restart their cars and rejoin the race. Numerous other small offs and spinoffs continued through the wet conditions. By lap 10, Ayrton Senna had pulled away from 2nd position by almost 13 seconds. Elio de Angelis, Alain Prost, and Michele Alboreto (in order) were closely contending second position, and Derek Warwick was 15 seconds behind them in 5th. Gerhard Berger and Pierluigi Martini both spun off and retired on lap 12. The top four held steady to lap 15, with Niki Lauda and Patrick Tambay in 5th and 6th, 25 seconds behind 4th place Alboreto. Keke Rosberg spun his car on track on lap 16, and it came to rest in the middle of the track, causing a local yellow. Rosberg's car was not immediately cleared and remained on track in the same position for numerous laps. At 20 laps, Senna had extended his lead on his teammate de Angelis to 30 seconds, with Prost and Alboreto still close behind. The two Renaults of Tambay and Warwick were more than a minute behind Senna in 6th and 7th. Only 9 cars remained on the lead lap. Nelson Piquet pitted repeatedly around lap 25, finally retiring with a tyre issue. Rain, which was already falling at the start of the race, continued and got heavier. Near lap 30, Mauro Baldi spun out and ended on track with damage to his car and leaving a lot of mud on the racing surface, and Alain Prost retired with damage after spinning and striking the rear of his car on the track barrier. Still in the lead, Ayrton Senna signaled to race officials along pit lane asking them to stop the race. The race was not stopped or interrupted, but did continue at an unusually slow pace because of the poor weather conditions. The 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 70 laps. At the beginning of lap 67, race leader Ayrton Senna was given a "one lap to go" indication from the race director, as the race had exceeded the prescribed two-hour time limit. Senna crossed the line, having led every lap of the race, and with only one other car on the lead lap, that of second-place Michele Alboreto. Patrick Tambay and Elio de Angelis, both one lap down, took third and fourth. Nigel Mansell and Stefan Bellof took the final points-paying positions, two laps down. Senna's win was his first of two in the 1985 Formula One season, and the first of what would be 41 Formula One Grand Prix victories. Race classification Pos No. Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 12 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault Goodyear 67 2:00:28.006 1 9 2 27 ITA Michele Alboreto Ferrari Goodyear 67 + 1:02.978 5 6 3 15 FRA Patrick Tambay Renault Goodyear 66 + 1 lap 12 4 4 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault Goodyear 66 + 1 lap 4 3 5 5 GBR Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda Goodyear 65 + 2 laps 9 2 6 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 65 + 2 laps 21 1 7 16 GBR Derek Warwick Renault Goodyear 65 + 2 laps 6 8 28 SWE Stefan Johansson Ferrari Goodyear 62 + 5 laps 11 9 24 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo Pirelli 61 + 6 laps 26 NC Not classified 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock RAM-Hart Pirelli 50 + 17 laps 15 Ret Retired 1 AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG Goodyear 49 Engine 7 Ret Retired 23 USA Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo Goodyear 36 Engine 14 Ret Retired 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-TAG Goodyear 30 Spun Off 2 Ret Retired 25 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault Pirelli 29 Tyre 8 Ret Retired 7 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW Pirelli 28 Tyre 16 Ret Retired 18 BEL Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW Goodyear 28 Electrical 10 Ret Retired 3 GBR Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 20 Transmission 22 Ret Retired 21 ITA Mauro Baldi Spirit-Hart Pirelli 19 Spun off 24 Ret Retired 6 FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda Goodyear 16 Spun off 3 Ret Retired 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault Pirelli 15 Tyre 18 Ret Retired 17 AUT Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW Goodyear 12 Spun off 17 Ret Retired 29 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford Pirelli 12 Spun off 25 Ret Retired 22 ITA Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo Goodyear 4 Spun off 13 Ret Retired 10 FRA Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart Pirelli 3 Spun off 20 Ret Retired 8 FRA François Hesnault Brabham-BMW Pirelli 3 Electrical 19 Ret Retired 30 GBR Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed Goodyear 2 Suspension 23 Sources: Formula1.com,http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/296/ 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix Formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217235914/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/296/ 17 February 2014 GP Archive.https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1985-portuguese-grand-prix/ 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix GPArchive.com 21 April 1985 24 November 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 ITA Michele Alboreto 12 2 FRA Alain Prost 9 3 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna 9 4 ITA Elio de Angelis 7 5 FRA Patrick Tambay 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1985/portugal/championnat.aspx Portugal 1985 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Lotus-Renault 16 2 ITA Ferrari 15 3 UK McLaren-TAG 9 4 FRA Renault 6 5 UK Williams-Honda 2Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Portuguese Grand Prix 1985 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix 1985 San Marino Grand Prix 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Portuguese Grand Prix