1985 Curaçao Grand Prix

1985 Curaçao Grand Prix
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 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.

Results

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Chassis Time Grid
1 1 Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:41.895 1
2 34 Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 1:43.023 2
3 2 John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RB20 1:43.213 3
4 8 Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 1:43.696 4
5 25 Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 1:43.760 5
6 33 Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:45.890 6
7 35 Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.174 7
8 7 Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 1:46.590 8
9 9 Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:46.751 9
10 14 Alessandro Santin Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:47.532 10
11 10 John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 1:47.532 11
12 22 Lamberto Leoni Corbari Italia March 85B 1:48.087 12
13 21 Stefano Livio Corbari Italia March 85B 1:48.097 13
14 3 Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 1:48.647 14
15 15 Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:49.465 15
16 13 Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 1:49.984 16
17 16 Fulvio Ballabio Lola Motorsport Lola T950 1:50.152 17
18 23 Eric Lang Ekström Racing March 85B 1:51.761 18
19 26 Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 1:53.656 19
20 4 Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 2:04.993 20
[2]

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Chassis Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 John Nielsen Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 58 1:41:29.572 3
2 34 Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March 85B 58 + 21.400 2
3 25 Claudio Langes Eddie Jordan Racing March 85B 58 5
4 8 Christian Danner BS Automotive March 85B 58 4
5 35 Alain Ferté Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 58 7
6 9 Emanuele Pirro Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 57 + 1 lap 9
7 14 Alessandro Santin Lola Motorsport Lola T950 56 + 2 laps 10
8 10 John Jones Onyx Race Engineering March 85B 56 + 2 laps 11
9 16 Fulvio Ballabio Sanremo Racing March 85B 51 + 7 laps 17
10 13 Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing March 85B 51 + 7 laps 16
NC 26 Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows A6 35 Not classified 19
Ret 15 Gabriele Tarquini Lola Motorsport Lola T950 49 Accident 15
Ret 3 Michel Ferté Oreca March 85B 47 Electrics 14
Ret 22 Lamberto Leoni Combari Italia March 85B 46 Brakes 12
Ret 33 Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing March 85B 40 Gearbox 40
Ret 23 Eric Lang Ekström Racing March 85B 38 Engine 18
Ret 21 Stefano Livio Combari Italia March 85B 37 Accident 13
Ret 7 Johnny Dumfries BS Automotive March 85B 32 Accident 8
Ret 4 Pierre Chauvet Oreca March 85B 21 Accident 20
DNS 1 Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ralt RT20 0 Electrics 1
Fastest Lap: 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]

References

  1. ^ "Curacao Grand Prix 1985". Unofficial F3000. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "1985 Curacao Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ "Willemstad". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ "A Few Minutes With Seibaru: Influential Moments In Racing: Grand Prix Of Curacao: Willemstad - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
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