1985 Curaçao Grand Prix

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1985 Curaçao Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 13 October 1985 (1985-10-13)
Official name Curaçao Grand Prix
Location Willemstad Street Circuit
Course Asphalt
Course length 3.550 km (2.206 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 205.900 km (128,687 miles)
Weather Overcast
Pole position
Driver Ralt Racing
Time 1:41.895
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Denmark.svg John Nielsen Ralt Racing
Time 1:44.725
Podium
First Ralt Racing
Second Genoa Racing
Third 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. [1] John Nielsen won the 58 lap race with a 21-second lead over Ivan Capelli.

Contents

Results

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamChassisTimeGrid
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:41.8951
234 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 1:43.0232
32 Flag of Denmark.svg John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:43.2133
48 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 1:43.6964
525 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 1:43.7605
633 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:45.8906
735 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.1747
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 1:46.5908
99 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.7519
1014 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Santin Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:47.53210
1110 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:47.53211
1222 Flag of Italy.svg Lamberto Leoni Corbari Italia March 85B 1:48.08712
1321 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano LivioCorbari Italia March 85B 1:48.09713
143 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 1:48.64714
1515 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:49.46515
1613 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:49.98416
1716 Flag of Italy.svg Fulvio Ballabio Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:50.15217
1823 Flag of the United States.svg Eric LangEkström Racing March 85B 1:51.76118
1926 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 1:53.65619
204 Flag of Austria.svg Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 2:04.99320
[2]

Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamChassisLapsTime/RetiredGrid
12 Flag of Denmark.svg John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 581:41:29.5723
234 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 58+ 21.4002
325 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 585
48 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 584
535 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 587
69 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 57+ 1 lap9
714 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Santin Lola Motorsport Lola T950 56+ 2 laps10
810 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 56+ 2 laps11
916 Flag of Italy.svg Fulvio Ballabio Sanremo Racing March 85B 51+ 7 laps17
1013 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 51+ 7 laps16
NC26 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 35Not classified19
Ret15 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 49Accident15
Ret3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 47Electrics14
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Lamberto Leoni Combari Italia March 85B 46Brakes12
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 40Gearbox40
Ret23 Flag of the United States.svg Eric LangEkström Racing March 85B 38Engine18
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano LivioCombari Italia March 85B 37Accident13
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 32Accident8
Ret4 Flag of Austria.svg Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 21Accident20
DNS1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 0Electrics1
Fastest Lap: Flag of Denmark.svg John Nielsen (Ralt Racing) – 1:44.725
[2]

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. [3] [4]

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