1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

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1985 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date21 April 1985
Official name 14º Grande Prémio de Portugal
Location Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.35 km (2.702 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 291.45 km (181.034 miles)
Scheduled distance 70 laps, 304.5 km (189.14 miles)
Weather Overcast, Cold, Rain
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Renault
Time 1:21.007
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault
Time 1:44.121 on lap 15
Podium
First Lotus-Renault
Second Ferrari
Third Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

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.

Contents

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:21.7081:21.007
22 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:23.8871:21.420+0.413
36 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 15:59.1781:21.904+0.897
411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:23.3061:22.159+1.152
527 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:22.8311:22.577+1.570
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Renault 1:24.5381:23.084+2.077
71 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:23.6701:23.288+2.281
825 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault 1:24.7231:23.302+2.295
95 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:26.4591:23.594+2.587
107 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:25.5881:23.618+2.611
1128 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:25.1361:23.652+2.645
1215 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Renault 1:25.7181:24.111+3.104
1322 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:24.5191:24.230+3.223
1423 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:24.8801:24.563+3.556
159 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock RAM-Hart 1:34.8761:24.721+3.714
1618 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:24.7471:26.695+3.740
1717 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 1:26.1541:24.842+3.835
1826 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:24.9431:26.181+3.936
198 Flag of France.svg François Hesnault Brabham-BMW 14:46.0421:25.717+4.710
2010 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 1:27.4301:26.186+5.179
214 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.2841:27.474+6.277
223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.6941:27.602+6.595
2330 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:28.166+7.159
2421 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Spirit-Hart 1:30.2311:28.473+7.466
2529 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:31.2051:28.596+7.589
2624 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:30.855+9.848

Source: ChicaneF1.com. [1]

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

PosNo.DriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault G 672:00:28.00619
227 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari G 67+ 1:02.97856
315 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Renault G 66+ 1 lap124
411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault G 66+ 1 lap43
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda G 65+ 2 laps92
64 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bellof Tyrrell-Ford G 65+ 2 laps211
716 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Renault G 65+ 2 laps6
828 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari G 62+ 5 laps11
924 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo P 61+ 6 laps26
NC9 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock RAM-Hart P 50+ 17 laps15
Ret1 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG G 49Engine7
Ret23 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo G 36Engine14
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG G 30Spun Off2
Ret25 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Ligier-Renault P 29Tyre8
Ret7 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW P 28Tyre16
Ret18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW G 28Electrical10
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Ford G 20Transmission22
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Spirit-Hart P 19Spun off24
Ret6 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda G 16Spun off3
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault P 15Tyre18
Ret17 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW G 12Spun off17
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford P 12Spun off25
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo G 4Spun off13
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart P 3Spun off20
Ret8 Flag of France.svg François Hesnault Brabham-BMW P 3Electrical19
Ret30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed G 2Suspension23

Sources: Formula1.com, [2] GP Archive. [3]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. "1985 Portuguese Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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