1985 International Formula 3000 season

1985 FIA International Formula 3000 season
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The 1985 International Formula 3000 season was scheduled over 12 rounds and contested over 11 rounds. 14 different teams tried their luck with 33 different drivers and 7 different chassis.

Contents

Drivers and teams

Team Chassis Engine Car # Driver Rounds
Ralt Ralt Cosworth 1 Mike Thackwell All
2 John Nielsen All
Oreca March Cosworth 3 Michel Ferté All
4 Pierre Chauvet 1
Olivier Grouillard 2-9
Pascal Fabre 11
AGS AGS Cosworth 5 Philippe Streiff All
BS Automotive March Cosworth 7 Thomas Kaiser 1-4
Jean-Philippe Grand 5-6
Philippe Alliot 7
8 Christian Danner All
Onyx March Cosworth 9 Emanuele Pirro All
10 Johnny Dumfries 1-4
Mario Hytten 5-11
Sanremo Racing March Cosworth 13 Gabriele Tarquini All
14 Alessandro Santin 1-4, 8-11
Ivan Capelli 5
Aldo Bertuzzi 7
33 Roberto del Castello 2-4
Guido Daccò 5-11
Lola Motorsport Lola Cosworth 15 Alain Ferté 1-4
Johnny Dumfries 6-7
Philippe Streiff 8
James Weaver 9-10
Val Musetti 11
16 Mario Hytten 1
Fulvio Ballabio 11
PMC Motorsport Williams Cosworth 17 Thierry Tassin 1-3
18 Lamberto Leoni 1-7
Barron Racing Tyrrell Cosworth 19 Claudio Langes 1-2
20 Roberto Moreno 1-4
Corbari Italia Lola Cosworth 21 Juan Manuel Fangio II 2-6
March 7-8
Max Busslinger 9-10
Stefano Livio 11
Lola 22 Mario Hytten 2-4
March Alain Ferté 5-7
Lamberto Leoni 8-11
Ekström Racing March Cosworth 23 Eric Lang 2, 11
Eddie Jordan Racing March Cosworth 25 Thierry Tassin 2, 6-11
Roger Cowman March Cosworth 26 Slim Borgudd 4, 6
Genoa Racing March Cosworth 34 Ivan Capelli 4, 6-11

Calendar

Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 Silverstone  United Kingdom March 24, 1985 44 4.719=207.64 km 1'07:41.01 183.976 km/h Mike Thackwell Michel Ferté John Nielsen
2 Thruxton  United Kingdom April 7, 1985 54 3.792=204.768 km 1'05:00.83 188.912 km/h Emanuele Pirro Mike Thackwell Christian Danner
3 Estoril  Portugal April 21, 1985 47 4.35=204.45 km 1'12:44.424 168.640 km/h John Nielsen Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell
Nürburgring  West Germany April 28, 1985 (cancelled due to snow)
4 Vallelunga  Italy May 12, 1985 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:14.83 165.53 km/h Emanuele Pirro Mike Thackwell Emanuele Pirro
5 Pau  France May 27, 1985 72 2.76=198.72 km 1.30:28.63 131.781 km/h Christian Danner Emanuele Pirro Christian Danner
6 Spa-Francorchamps  Belgium June 2, 1985 29 6.949=201.521 km 1'11:56.510 167.852 km/h Mike Thackwell Michel Ferté Mike Thackwell
7 Dijon  France June 30, 1985 55 3.8=209.0 km 1'08:54.10 181.998 km/h Christian Danner John Nielsen Thierry Tassin
8 Pergusa-Enna  Italy July 28, 1985 40 4.95=198.0 km 1'01:58.99 191,664 km/h Mike Thackwell Mike Thackwell Christian Danner
9 Zeltweg  Austria August 17, 1985 31 5.942=184.202 km 0'53:56.114 204.915 km/h Ivan Capelli Christian Danner Mike Thackwell
10 Zandvoort  Netherlands August 24, 1985 48 4.252=204.096 km 1'15:19.023 162.589 km/h Christian Danner Christian Danner Christian Danner
11 Donington Park  United Kingdom September 22, 1985 40 4.023=160.920 km 0'59:17.83 160.954 km/h Christian Danner Mike Thackwell Ivan Capelli

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 8 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in ().

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Total Points
1 Christian Danner  West Germany BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth 3 (1) - 4 9 4 9 4 - 9 9 51
2 Mike Thackwell  New Zealand Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 9 6 - - - 9 6 9 - 6 - 45
3 Emanuele Pirro  Italy Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth - 9 3 9 6 - - 6 3 2 - 38
4 John Nielsen  Denmark Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 6 - 9 6 - - 4 - 6 3 - 34
5 Michel Ferté  France Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 4 4 6 - - - - - - - 3 17
6 Gabriele Tarquini  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth 2 2 4 - - 3 - 3 - - - 14
7 Ivan Capelli  Italy Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 9 - 4 13
8 Philippe Streiff  France Team AGS AGS Ford Cosworth - - - 2 2 - - - 2 4 2 12
9 Alain Ferté  France Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth - - - - - 6 3 - - - 1 10
10 Lamberto Leoni  Italy PMC Motorsport Williams Ford Cosworth - - - - 4 - - - 8
Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth 4 -
Mario Hytten  Sweden Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - 2 - - 6 8
12 Olivier Grouillard  France Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth - - 1 3 3 - - - - - - 7
13 Guido Daccò  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - 2 2 1 - 1 - 6
14 Tomas Kaiser  Sweden BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth - 3 - - - - - - - - - 3
Roberto Moreno  Brazil Barron Racing Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - 3
16 Johnny Dumfries  United Kingdom Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
Juan Manuel Fangio II  Argentina Corbari Italia Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1
Philippe Alliot  France BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Thierry Tassin  Belgium Jordan Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R16=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine
1 Christian Danner  West Germany BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth 6 4 12 6 12 9 5 3 10 1 6 3 3 1 3 3 1 16 1 1 4 1
2 Mike Thackwell  New Zealand Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 2 1 1 2 1 NC 1 R 2 R 3 1 2 2 1 1 5 9 6 2 1 R
3 Emanuele Pirro  Italy Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 3 7 3 1 10 4 4 1 1 2 4 R 8 R 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 R
4 John Nielsen  Denmark Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 5 2 8 NC 2 1 3 2 5 R 8 R 1 3 8 R 6 2 2 4 2 13
5 Michel Ferté  France Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 R 3 R 1 R 5 8 9 R 7 R 3 R 8 4
6 Gabriele Tarquini  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth 13 5 4 5 5 3 9 R 13 NS 9 4 13 13 10 4 11 13 11 R 13 R
7 Ivan Capelli  Italy Genoa Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - 7 R 8 NS 10 R 7 R 6 R 3 1 5 NS 21 3
8 Philippe Streiff  France Team AGS AGS Ford Cosworth 8 R 9 R 11 10 6 5 6 5 5 R 11 9 4 5 7 3 9 5
Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 15 R
9 Alain Ferté  France Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 17 8 6 12 6 7 15 R
Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth 4 R 2 2 4 4 - - - - - - 7 6
10 Lamberto Leoni  Italy PMC Motorsport Williams Ford Cosworth 15 NC 18 16 - - 10 R 9 3 11 R 16 15
Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth 4 R 8 3 9 11 11 11
Mario Hytten  Sweden Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 12 9
Corbari Italia Lola Ford Cosworth 11 10 14 R 17 R
Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 12 R 12 R 15 12 11 5 12 10 12 R 3 2
12 Olivier Grouillard  France Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth - - 15 8 13 6 11 4 7 4 16 R 10 7 12 8 15 8 - - - -
13 Guido Daccò  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 15 NS 13 5 9 5 13 6 10 12 13 6 10 7
14 Tomas Kaiser  Sweden BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth 14 10 5 4 7 R 14 8 - - - - - - 5 R 13 11 14 9 12 8
Roberto Moreno  Brazil Barron Racing Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 7 6 7 R 9 5 16 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Johnny Dumfries  United Kingdom Onyx Racing March Ford Cosworth 4 R 10 7 15 R 8 6 - -
Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth 15 R 17 10 - - - - - - - -
Juan Manuel Fangio II  Argentina Corbari Italia Lola Ford Cosworth - - 17 R 17 11 18 R 11 R 14 6
Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth 14 14 14 R - - - - - -
Philippe Alliot  France BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 6 - - - - - - - -
Thierry Tassin  Belgium PMC Motorsport Williams Ford Cosworth 11 NC 20 13
Jordan Racing March Ford Cosworth 16 R - - - - 7 R 6 R - - 9 6 8 8 6 R
- Alessandro Santin  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth 9 R 14 9 4 R 12 R - - - - - - 7 7 14 7 10 7 14 9
- Roberto Del Castello  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth - - 16 14 8 8 13 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- James Weaver  United Kingdom Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 14 16 10 - -
- Slim Borgudd  Sweden Cowman Racing Arrows Ford Cosworth - - 21 NQ - - 19 10 - - 17 R - - - - - - - - 17 R
- Pascal Fabre  France Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 10
- Eric Lang  United States Ekström Racing March Ford Cosworth - - 13 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 12
- Aldo Bertuzzi  Italy San Remo Racing March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 11 - - - - - - - -
- Max Busslinger  Switzerland Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 15 17 12 - -
- Fulvio Ballabio  Italy Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 14
- Claudio Langes  Italy Barron Racing Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 16 R 19 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Val Musetti  United Kingdom Lola Motorsport Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 15
- Stefano Livio  Italy Corbari Italia March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 R16
- Pierre Chauvet  Austria Oreca Motorsport March Ford Cosworth 10 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 R - -
- Jean-Philippe Grand  France BS Automotive March Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 14 NS 18 R - - - - - - - - - -
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