1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix

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United Kingdom  1985 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 12 races in the
1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 August 1985
Official nameMarlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Freddie Spencer
Time 1:28.420
Fastest lap
Rider United States Freddie Spencer
Time 1:43.530
Podium
First United States Freddie Spencer
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third France Christian Sarron
250cc
Pole position
Rider Venezuela Carlos Lavado
Time 1:32.780
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Manfred Herweh
Time 1:46.780
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second West Germany Reinhold Roth
Third West Germany Manfred Herweh
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Ezio Gianola
Time 1:39.600
Fastest lap
Rider Austria August Auinger
Time 1:53.950
Podium
First Austria August Auinger
Second Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third France Jean-Claude Selini
80cc
Pole position
Rider No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 80cc was held
Podium
First No 80cc was held
Second No 80cc was held
Third No 80cc was held

The 1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 August 1985 at the Silverstone Circuit.

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Freddie Spencer Rothmans Team HRC Honda 49'20.170 15
2 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +8.320 12
3 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Yamaha +32.480 10
4 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Honda Benelux Elf Honda +1'07.210 8
5 United States Randy Mamola Rothmans Honda Mamola Honda +1'16.110 6
6 France Raymond Roche Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +1'18.720 5
7 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Shell-Toshiba Racing Team Honda +1 lap 4
8 United Kingdom Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Britain Honda +1 lap 3
9 United Kingdom Neil Robinson Jim Finlay Racing Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 Australia Paul Lewis Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Zimbabwe Dave Petersen Kreepy Krauly Racing Honda +1 lap
12 United Kingdom Chris Martin Suzuki +1 lap
13 Netherlands Rob Punt Oud Bier Suzuki +1 lap
14 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Rothmans Honda Britain Honda +1 lap
15 Switzerland Wolfgang Von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap
16 France Christian Le Liard Team ROC Honda +1 lap
17 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Yamaha +1 lap
18 Italy Franco Uncini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki +1 lap
19 Italy Fabio Biliotti Team Italia Honda +1 lap
20 United Kingdom Ray Swann Suzuki +2 laps
21 United Kingdom Paul Iddon Suzuki +2 laps
22 United Kingdom Trevor Nation Suzuki +2 laps
23 Netherlands Maarten Duyzers Suzuki +2 laps
24 Italy Massimo Messere Team Italia Honda +2 laps
25 United Kingdom Barry Woodland Suzuki +3 laps
26 United Kingdom Simon Buckmaster Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +3 laps
27 Austria Karl Truchsess Honda +3 laps
28 United Kingdom Mark Ordridge Suzuki +5 laps
Ret France Thierry Espié Chevallier Retired
Ret United Kingdom Mark Salle Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Armando Errico Team Italia Honda Retired
Ret Spain Sito Pons HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Gustav Reiner Zwafink & Wilberts Racing Honda Accident
Ret United Kingdom Gary Lingham Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Keith Huewen Honda Retired
Ret United Kingdom Alan Jeffrey Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Rob McElnea Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Britain Honda Retired
Ret Finland Eero Hyvärinen Honda Retired
Ret United Kingdom Roger Marshall Rothmans Honda Britain Honda Retired
DNQ United Kingdom Toni Moran Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Italy Marco Papa Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom Des Barry Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Spain Carlos Morante Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom David Griffith Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Netherlands Peter Lemstra Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1985". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1985 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "1985 British MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1985". www.motogp.com.


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