1985 San Marino Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 5 May 1985 | ||
| Location |
Autodromo Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.040 km (3.132 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 302.400 km (187.902 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:27.327 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michele Alboreto
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:30.961 on lap 29 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Second | Arrows-BMW | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on May 5, 1985. It was the third round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the fifth San Marino Grand Prix.
Before the previous race in Portugal it was revealed that René Arnoux had been fired by Ferrari, with no explanation ever given for his sudden departure by either the team or Arnoux. In his place was Swedish driver Stefan Johansson. Arnoux was in the pits at Imola, but was seen with the Brabham team, starting a false rumor he would soon join the team alongside Nelson Piquet. As it turned out, Arnoux would not drive in F1 again until joining Ligier in 1986.
Portuguese Grand Prix winner Ayrton Senna took the pole in his Lotus-Renault with a time of 1:27.327 which was 1.19 seconds faster than Nelson Piquet's 1984 pole time. Keke Rosberg proved the Williams-Honda would be a much more competitive package in 1985 than its predecessor by taking second on the grid, only 0.027 behind the Black & Gold Lotus. For Senna it would be the first of seven consecutive pole positions at Imola, a run which ended in 1992.
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