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| 1985 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 4 of 16 in the1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 May 1985 | ||
| Official name | 41eGrand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco,Monte Carlo,Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 miles) | ||
| Distance | 78 laps, 258.336 km (160.446 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:20.450 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:22.637 on lap 60(lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1985 Monaco Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atMonaco on 19 May 1985. It was the fourth race of the1985 Formula One World Championship.
The 78-lap race was won byAlain Prost, driving aMcLaren-TAG.Ayrton Senna tookpole position in hisLotus-Renault and led until he suffered an engine failure on lap 14.Michele Alboreto finished second in aFerrari, withElio de Angelis third in the other Lotus-Renault.
After the race, de Angelis led the Drivers' Championship by two points from Prost and Alboreto.
As usual for the time, theFIA allowed only 20 cars to start the race, due to the tight confines of the Monaco circuit. TheToleman team entered their first race of the season, having missed the opening three rounds due to not having tyres. Having bought out the tyre contract of the strugglingSpirit team, Toleman were able to race for the rest of the season. This was the first race in which they were sponsored by theBenetton clothing company, who would buy the team and rename itBenetton Formula from 1986 onwards. FormerBrabham driverTeo Fabi got the newToleman-Hart onto the grid in 20th and last place just 0.106 seconds ahead of theOsella-Alfa Romeo ofPiercarlo Ghinzani.
There was a big accident on the pit straight involvingNelson Piquet andRiccardo Patrese, this accident was to affect the outcome of the race. The accident happened right after Piquet and Patrese crossed the start/finish line, Piquet attempted to pass Patrese, the two cars touched and Patrese crashed violently and collected Piquet, whose Brabham's rear suspension broke during the collision before Patrese collected Piquet. The cars then spun into the run-off at the first corner atSainte Devote; both drivers were unhurt. Patrese's gearbox dropped oil onto the track which took outNiki Lauda who while sliding off on the oil managed to avoid hitting anything, he stalled his engine and was out on the spot. The crash also nearly took out the closely followingJacques Laffite andTeo Fabi, while race leaderMichele Alboreto also slid wide on the oil; Alboreto's off handed the lead toAlain Prost. Alboreto drove a hard race; he eventually caught and passed Prost 3 laps later, but was re-passed by Prost after he punctured his left rear tyre at the first corner where Piquet and Patrese crashed. This dropped him to 4th behindAndrea de Cesaris,Elio de Angelis and Prost; he caught and passed his compatriots but could not catch Prost; who despite a leaking turbo wastegate, had kept the gap wide enough for Alboreto to be unable to catch him in the remaining laps.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:21.631 | 1:20.450 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:22.560 | 1:20.536 | +0.086 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:22.630 | 1:20.563 | +0.113 |
| 4 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.755 | 1:20.729 | +0.279 |
| 5 | 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:22.270 | 1:20.885 | +0.435 |
| 6 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:24.510 | 1:21.302 | +0.852 |
| 7 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:23.099 | 1:21.320 | +0.870 |
| 8 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:22.992 | 1:21.347 | +0.897 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:23.319 | 1:21.465 | +1.015 |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:23.524 | 1:21.531 | +1.081 |
| 11 | 17 |  Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 1:24.293 | 1:21.665 | +1.215 |
| 12 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.145 | 1:21.813 | +1.363 |
| 13 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:23.548 | 1:21.817 | +1.367 |
| 14 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:22.897 | 1:21.907 | +1.457 |
| 15 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:23.163 | 1:22.635 | +2.185 |
| 16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:26.681 | 1:22.888 | +2.438 |
| 17 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:24.473 | 1:22.912 | +2.462 |
| 18 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.499 | 1:23.827 | +3.377 |
| 19 | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:41.564 | 1:23.840 | +3.390 |
| 20 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:26.243 | 1:23.965 | +3.515 |
| DNQ | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:26.230 | 1:24.071 | +3.621 |
| DNQ | 4 |  Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.214 | 1:24.236 | +3.786 |
| DNQ | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:28.026 | 1:24.763 | +4.313 |
| DNQ | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 1:26.102 | 1:24.764 | +4.314 |
| DNQ | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham-BMW | 1:27.505 | 1:25.068 | +4.618 |
| DNQ | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 6:41.307 | no time | +5:20.857 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 78 | 1:51:58.034 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 78 | + 7.541 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 78 | + 1:27.171 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 77 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 77 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 77 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 77 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 76 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 9 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 76 | + 2 Laps | 6 | |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 74 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 17 | Spun off | 14 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 16 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 16 | Turbo | 20 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 13 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Alternator | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
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