The 1985 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula 3000 motor race held on 27 May 1985 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
| 1985 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 May 1985 | ||
| Official name | XLV Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 198.72 km (123.84 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March 85B-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:12.650 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Christian Danner | March 85B-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:13.26 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March 85B-Cosworth | ||
| Second | March 85B-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Williams FW08-Cosworth | ||
Classification
editQualifying
editEmanuele Pirro took pole position with a time of 1:12.650.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Emanuele Pirro
|
Onyx Race Engineering | 1:12.650 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |  Mike Thackwell
|
Ralt Racing Ltd | 1:12.710 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Michel Ferté
|
Equipe Oreca | 1:12.830 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | Alain Ferté
|
Corbari Italia | 1:13.210 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 |  John Nielsen
|
Ralt Racing Ltd | 1:13.210 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Philippe Streiff
|
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives | 1:13.470 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Equipe Oreca | 1:14.250 | 7 |
| 8 | 34 | Ivan Capelli
|
Genoa Racing | 1:14.300 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 | Lamberto Leoni
|
PMC Motorsport | 1:14.300 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Christian Danner
|
BS Automotive | 1:14.420 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 |  Mario Hytten
|
Onyx Race Engineering | 1:14.540 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 |  Juan Manuel Fangio II
|
Corbari Italia | 1:15.330 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
Sanremo Racing | 1:15.850 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Jean-Philippe Grand
|
BS Automotive | 1:16.300 | 14 |
| 15 | 33 | Guido Daccò
|
Sanremo Racing | 1:16.460 | 15 |
Race
editChristian Danner won the Grand Prix, with Emanuele Pirro in second and Lamberto Leoni in third.
References
edit- ^ "XLV Grand Prix de Pau". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "1985 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-09-26.