Race 13 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date
15 September 1985
Location
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium[1]
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
6.940 km (4.312 miles)
Distance
43 laps, 301.172 km (187.136 miles)
Weather
Wet/Dry, drying up in later stages
Pole position
Driver
Alain Prost
McLaren-TAG
Time
1:55.306
Fastest lap
Driver
Alain Prost
McLaren-TAG
Time
2:01.730 on lap 38
Podium
First
Ayrton Senna
Lotus-Renault
Second
Nigel Mansell
Williams-Honda
Third
Alain Prost
McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1985 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 15 September 1985. It was the thirteenth round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was the 43rd Belgian Grand Prix, the 31st to be held at Spa and the second since the circuit had been rebuilt and re-opened at half its original length in 1979. The race was held over 43 laps of the seven kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 301 kilometres.
The race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna driving a Lotus 97T. It was Senna's second World Championship victory and the first of five he would win at Spa-Francorchamps. Senna won by 28 seconds over British driver Nigel Mansell driving a Williams FW10. Third was World Championship points leader, French driver Alain Prost driving a McLaren MP4/2B. The win promoted Senna to third in the drivers' standings and third place allowed Prost to expand his lead over Ferrari driver Michele Alboreto to 16 points.
Originally scheduled to take place on 2 June 1985, the Grand Prix was rescheduled for September after the recently resurfaced track became damaged during the race weekend.[2]
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