1985 Pau Grand Prix
# 1985 Pau Grand Prix

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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