1985 FIA European Formula 3 Cup
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Date | 27 October 1985 | |
| Official name | European Formula Three Cup | |
| Location | Le Castellet, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.263 km (2.028 mi) | |
| Distance | Race 30 laps, 97.89 km (60.83 mi) | |
| Race | ||
| Pole Position | ||
| Driver |  Alex Caffi
|
Team Gulf Coloni |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alex Caffi |
Team Gulf Coloni |
| Second |  Thomas Danielsson |
The Swedish Lions |
| Third |  Volker Weidler |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
The 1985 European Formula Three Cup was the inaugural European Formula Three Cup race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on October 27, 1985. It was won by Italian Alex Caffi in dominant fashion having achieved pole position, fastest lap and the race win, driving for Team Gulf Coloni, who finished ahead of Swede Thomas Danielsson and German Volker Weidler.
Drivers and teams
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alex Caffi
|
Team Gulf Coloni | 1:16.14 | |
| 2 | 36 | Nicola Larini
|
Team Gulf Coloni | 1:16.18 | + 0.04 s |
| 3 | 8 | Volker Weidler
|
Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:16.37 | + 0.23 s |
| 4 | 6 | Thomas Danielsson
|
The Swedish Lions | 1:16.45 | + 0.31 s |
| 5 | 42 |  Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Equipo Campsa | 1:16.61 | + 0.47 s |
| 6 | 16 |  Kris Nissen
|
Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:16.76 | + 0.62 s |
| 7 | 24 | Marco Apicella
|
Team Venturini | 1:16.78 | + 0.64 s |
| 8 | 21 | Manuel Reuter
|
Bertram Schäfer Racing | 1:16.78 | + 0.64 s |
| 9 | 39 | Adrián Campos
|
Team Forti Corse | 1:16.79 | + 0.65 s |
| 10 | 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza
|
Team Venturini | 1:16.79 | + 0.65 s |
| 11 | 7 |  Yannick Dalmas
|
ORECA | 1:16.81 | + 0.67 s |
| 12 | 14 | Michel Trollé
|
Ecurie Elf | 1:16.81 | + 0.67 s |
| 13 | 30 | Giorgio Montaldo
|
Prema Racing | 1:16.86 | + 0.72 s |
| 14 | 27 |  Jari Nurminen
|
Malte Bongers Motorsport | 1:17.21 | + 1.07 s |
| 15 | 32 | Paul Belmondo
|
David Price Racing | 1:17.31 | + 1.17 s |
| 16 | 33 | Altfrid Heger
|
Bertram Schäfer Racing | 1:17.31 | + 1.17 s |
| 17 | 25 | Leif Lindström
|
Team Swedish Lions | 1:17.33 | + 1.19 s |
| 18 | 1 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
ORECA | 1:17.34 | + 1.20 s |
| 19 | 5 |  Franco Forini
|
Team Forti Corse | 1:17.36 | + 1.22 s |
| 20 | 12 | Steven Andskär
|
Team Swedish Lions | 1:17.58 | + 1.44 s |
| 21 | 10 | Jo Zeller
|
Formel Rennsport Club | 1:17.60 | + 1.46 s |
| 22 | 23 | Urs Dudler
|
Formel Rennsport Club | 1:17.69 | + 1.55 s |
| 23 | 37 | Michael Johansson
|
Michael Johansson | 1:17.89 | + 1.75 s |
| 24 | 20 | Denis Morin
|
Serge Saulnier | 1:17.95 | + 1.81 s |
| 25 | 19 | Hasse Thaung
|
The Swedish Lions | 1:18.02 | + 1.88 s |
| 26 | 4 | Jakob Bordoli
|
Scuderia Calanda | 1:18.63 | + 2.49 s |
| 27 | 31 | Håkan Olausson
|
Team Quality | 1:18.64 | + 2.50 s |
| 28 | 2 |  Franz Konrad
|
Scuderia Teutonia | 1:18.83 | + 2.69 s |
| 29 | 17 | Ruedi Schurter
|
Scuderia Calanda | 1:19.87 | + 3.73 s |
| 30 | 35 | Walter Kupferschmid
|
Walter Kupferschmid | 1:20.22 | + 4.08 s |
| 31 | 29 | Franz Hunkeler
|
Franz Hunkeler | 1:21.35 | + 5.31 s |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alex Caffi
|
Team Gulf Coloni | 30 | 39min 59.27sec | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Thomas Danielsson
|
The Swedish Lions | 30 | + 5.29 s | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | Volker Weidler
|
Josef Kaufmann Racing | 30 | + 8.16 s | 3 |
| 4 | 36 | Nicola Larini
|
Team Gulf Coloni | 30 | + 9.40 s | 2 |
| 5 | 42 | Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Equipo Campsa | 30 | + 22.11 s | 5 |
| 6 | 30 | Giorgio Montaldo
|
Prema Racing | 30 | + 23.91 s | 13 |
| 7 | 21 | Manuel Reuter
|
Bertram Schäfer Racing | 30 | + 26.94 s | 8 |
| 8 | 39 | Adrián Campos
|
Team Forti Corse | 30 | + 28.97 s | 9 |
| 9 | 32 | Paul Belmondo
|
David Price Racing | 30 | + 29.28 s | 15 |
| 10 | 16 | Kris Nissen
|
Volkswagen Motorsport | 30 | + 37.49 s | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | Franco Forini
|
Team Forti Corse | 30 | + 39.87 s | 19 |
| 12 | 33 | Altfrid Heger
|
Bertram Schäfer Racing | 30 | + 41.56 s | 16 |
| 13 | 1 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
ORECA | 30 | + 42.94 s | 18 |
| 14 | 37 | Michael Johansson
|
Michael Johansson | 30 | + 48.20 s | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | Steven Andskär
|
The Swedish Lions | 30 | + 55.18 s | 20 |
| 16 | 2 | Franz Konrad
|
Scuderia Teutonia | 30 | + 56.41 s | 28 |
| 17 | 25 | Leif Lindström
|
The Swedish Lions | 30 | + 57.09 s | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Jo Zeller
|
Formel Rennsport Club | 30 | + 58.17 s | 21 |
| 19 | 20 | Denis Morin
|
Serge Saulnier | 30 | + 1:03.54 s | 24 |
| 20 | 4 | Jakob Bordoli
|
Scuderia Calanda | 30 | + 1:13.44 s | 26 |
| 21 | 31 | Hasse Thaung
|
The Swedish Lions | 30 | + 1:15.04 s | 25 |
| 22 | 27 | Jari Nurminen
|
Maltes Bongers Motorsport | 30 | + 1:18.17 s | 14 |
| 23 | 23 | Urs Dudler
|
Formel Rennsport Club | 29 | + 1 Lap | 22 |
| 24 | 35 | Walter Kupferschmid
|
Walter Kupferscmid | 29 | + 1 Lap | 30 |
| 25 | 17 | Ruedi Schurter
|
Ruedi Schurter | 29 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| 26 | 29 | Franz Hunkeler
|
Franz Hunkeler | 28 | + 2 Laps | 31 |
| 27 | 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza
|
Team Venturini | 26 | + 4 Laps | 10 |
| Ret | 31 | Håkan Olausson
|
Team Quality | 20 | Retired | 27 |
| Ret | 7 | Yannick Dalmas
|
ORECA | 11 | Retired | 11 |
| Ret | 24 | Marco Apicella
|
Team Venturini | 9 | Retired | 7 |
| Ret | 14 | Michel Trollé
|
Ecurie Elf | 4 | Retired | 12 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||
See also
FIA European Formula Three Cup
References
- ^ "GRAND PRIX DES NATIONS - FIA F3 COUPE D'EUROPE - STARTERLISTE" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "GRAND PRIX DES NATIONS - FIA F3 COUPE D'EUROPE - STARTAUFSTELLUNG" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "GRAND PRIX DES NATIONS - FIA F3 COUPE D'EUROPE -ERGEBNIS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.