1985 Pau Grand Prix

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	Emanuele Pirro	March 85B-Cosworth
Time	1:12.650
Fastest lap
Driver	Christian Danner	March 85B-Cosworth
Time	1:13.26
Podium
First	Christian Danner	March 85B-Cosworth
Second	Emanuele Pirro	March 85B-Cosworth
Third	Lamberto Leoni	Williams FW08-Cosworth

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.

Classification

Qualifying

Emanuele 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

Christian Danner won the Grand Prix, with Emanuele Pirro in second and Lamberto Leoni in third.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	8	Christian Danner	BS Automotive	March 85B-Cosworth	72	1hr 30min 28.630sec	10	9
2	9	Emanuele Pirro	Onyx Race Engineering	March 85B-Cosworth	72	+ 41.750 s	1	6
3	18	Lamberto Leoni	PMC Motorsport	Williams FW08-Cosworth	72	+ 59.620 s	9	4
4	4	Olivier Grouillard	Equipe Oreca	March 85B-Cosworth	72	+ 1:03.500 s	7	3
5	5	Philippe Streiff	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS JH20-Cosworth	71	+ 1 lap	6	2
Ret	21	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Corbari Italia	Lola T950-Cosworth	52	Accident	12
Ret	22	Alain Ferté	Corbari Italia	March 85B-Cosworth	31	Gearbox	4
Ret	3	Michel Ferté	Equipe Oreca	March 85B-Cosworth	28	Electrical	3
Ret	2	John Nielsen	Ralt Racing Ltd	Ralt RB20-Cosworth	9	Suspension	5
Ret	10	Mario Hytten	Onyx Race Engineering	March 85B-Cosworth	4	Accident	11
Ret	1	Mike Thackwell	Ralt Racing Ltd	Ralt RB20-Cosworth	2	Accident	2
DNS	7	Jean-Philippe Grand	BS Automotive	March 85B-Cosworth		Did Not Start
DNS	34	Ivan Capelli	Genoa Racing	March 85B-Cosworth		Did Not Start
DNS	33	Guido Daccò	Sanremo Racing	March 85B-Cosworth		Did Not Start
DNS	13	Gabriele Tarquini	Sanremo Racing	March 85B-Cosworth		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Christian Danner (BS Automotive) - 1:13.26
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