German Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 4th August 1985 12:00am Local
Sun 4th August 1985 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1985

Round
Round 9

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Location

Nürburgring

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The 1985 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 4 August 1985. It was the ninth race of the 1985 Formula One season.

This was the first German Grand Prix that was held on the new GP-Strecke section of the track that replaced the old Südschleife section that had not been used since 1970. It was also the first time in nine years the German GP was held at Nürburgring; previously the German Grand Prix had been held on the Nordschleife configuration until 1976, after which the Grand Prix was moved to the Hockenheimring, following Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix. The GP-Strecke would not host another Grand Prix until the 1995 European Grand Prix, and would not host the German Grand Prix again until the 2009 edition.
Michele Alboreto won the race, his fifth and last Formula One victory. This event was the first occasion on which an onboard camera was used in a race; on François Hesnault's Renault car. That car was not eligible for championship points, and this race marked the last time that an F1 team entered more than two cars for a race.

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Result List

01	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:35:31.337
02	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:11.661
03	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0:51.154
04	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+0:55.279
05	Niki Lauda	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:13.972
06	Nigel Mansell	Williams Racing	+1:16.820
07	Gerhard Berger	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
08	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
09	Stefan Johansson	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
10	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Racing	+4 Laps
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	DNF
12	Keke Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
13	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
14	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	DNF
15	Huub Rothengatter	Osella	DNF
16	Teo Fabi	Toleman	DNF
17	Ayrton Senna	Lotus F1	DNF
18	Derek Warwick	Renault F1 Team	DNF
19	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
20	Patrick Tambay	Renault F1 Team	DNF
21	Marc Surer	Brabham	DNF
22	Manfred Winkelhock	Ram Racing	DNF
23	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
24	François Hesnault	Renault F1 Team	DNF
25	Philippe Alliot	Ram Racing	DNF
26	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	DNF
27	Andrea De Cesaris	Ligier	DNF