The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 9

German Grand Prix

1985  ·  Nürburgring  ·  4 August 1985  ·  67 laps

  1. 1st Michele Alboreto Ferrari · 01:35:31.337
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +11.661
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +51.154

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Teo Fabi

Toleman  —  Pole position

02 Lap 23

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Turbo

03 Lap 27

Ayrton Senna

Retirement Team Lotus  —  CV joint

04 Lap 29

Teo Fabi

Retirement Toleman  —  Clutch

05 On the Charge

Martin Brundle

Tyrrell  —  P26 → P10

06 Victory

Michele Alboreto

Ferrari  —  Won from P8

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 8 67 01:35:31.337 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 3 67 +11.661 6
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier 13 67 +51.154 4
4 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 15 67 +55.279 3
5 Niki Lauda McLaren 12 67 +1:13.972 2
6 Nigel Mansell Williams 10 67 +1:16.820 1
7 Gerhard Berger Arrows 17 66 +1 Lap
8 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 19 66 +1 Lap
9 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 2 66 +1 Lap
10 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 26 63 +4 Laps
11 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 27 62 Engine
12 Keke Rosberg Williams 4 61 Brakes
13 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 18 45 Turbo
14 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 7 40 Engine
15 Huub Rothengatter Osella 25 32 Gearbox
16 Teo Fabi Toleman 1 29 Clutch
17 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 5 27 CV joint
18 Derek Warwick Renault 20 25 Ignition
19 Nelson Piquet Brabham 6 23 Turbo
20 Patrick Tambay Renault 16 19 Spun off
21 Marc Surer Brabham 11 15 Engine
22 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 22 8 Engine
23 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 9 8 Gearbox
24 François Hesnault Renault 23 8 Clutch
25 Philippe Alliot RAM 21 8 Oil pressure
26 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 24 7 Alternator
27 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 14 0 Collision

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