1985 Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique
1985 Belgian F3000 Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 2 June 1985 | ||
Official name | Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique | ||
Location | Spa, Belgium | ||
Course | Spa-Francorchamps | ||
Course length | 6.940 km (4.312 miles) | ||
Distance | 29 laps, 201.260 km (125.048 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ralt-Cosworth | ||
Time | 2:11.195 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Ralt-Cosworth | |
Time | 2:26.769 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ralt-Cosworth | ||
Second | March-Cosworth | ||
Third | March-Cosworth |
The inaugural Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique, was the sixth round of the 1985 International Formula 3000. This was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, on 2 June.[1][2]
Report
[edit]Entry
[edit]A total of 18 F3000 cars were entered for the event.[3]
Qualifying
[edit]Michel Ferté took pole position for Oreca Motorsport, in their March Engineering-Cosworth 85B, averaging a speed of 131.195 mph.[4][5]
Race
[edit]The race was held over 29 laps of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Cosworth RT20. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 11:56.51mins., averaging a speed of 104.434 mph. Over 50 seconds adrift, was the second place car of Alain Ferté, driving Corbari Italia's March 85B. The podium was completed by the BS Automotive March of Christian Danner.[6][7]
Classification
[edit]Race Result
[edit]- Fastest lap: Mike Thackwell, 2:26.769secs. (106.163 mph) [8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "European F3000 1985".
- ^ "1e Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique".
- ^ "European F3000 1985".
- ^ "European F3000 1985".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "1e Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ulitmateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=17632[permanent dead link]