The inaugural Grand Prix F3000 de Belgique, was the sixth round of the 1985 International Formula 3000. This was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, on 2 June.
Report
Entry A total of 18 F3000 cars were entered for the event.
Qualifying Michel Ferté took pole position for Oreca Motorsport, in their March Engineering-Cosworth 85B, averaging a speed of 131.195 mph.
Race
The race was held over 29 laps of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Cosworth RT20. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 11:56.51mins., averaging a speed of 104.434 mph. Over 50 seconds adrift, was the second place car of Alain Ferté, driving Corbari Italia's March 85B. The podium was completed by the BS Automotive March of Christian Danner.
Classification
Race result
Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out 1st 1 Mike Thackwell Team Ralt Ralt-Cosworth RT20 1hr 11:56.510 2nd 22 Alain Ferté Corbari Italia March-Cosworth 85B 1hr 12:46.546 3rd 8 Christian Danner BS Automotive March-Cosworth 85B 1hr 12:55.153 4th 13 Gabriele Tarquini Sanremo Racing Srl March-Cosworth 85B 1hr 12:57.814 5th 33 Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-Cosworth 85B 1hr 13:37.044 6th 21 Juan Manuel Fangio II Corbari Italia Lola-Cosworth T950 1hr 13:52.332 7th 2 John Nielsen Team Ralt Ralt-Cosworth RT20 25 Engine DNF 7 Alberto Lenti Sanremo Racing srl March-Cosworth 85B 22 Engine DNF 18 Lamberto Leoni PMC Motorsport Williams-Cosworth FW08C 15 Brakes DNF 15 Johnny Dumfries Lola Motorsport Lola-Cosworth T950 13 Accident DNF 26 Slim Borgudd Roger Cowman Racing Arrows-Cosworth A6 12 Accident DNF 10 Mario Hytten Onyx Racing March-Cosworth 85B 11 Differential DNF 25 Thierry Tassin Eddie Jordan Racing March-Cosworth 85B 8 Accident DNF 4 Olivier Grouillard Oreca Motorsport March-Cosworth 85B 6 Accident DNF 3 Michel Ferté Oreca Motorsport March-Cosworth 85B 4 Accident DNF 5 Philippe Streiff Autos Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS-Cosworth JH20 4 Suspension DNF 34 Ivan Capelli Genoa Racing March-Cosworth 85B 4 Accident DNF 9 Emanuele Pirro Onyx Racing March-Cosworth 85B 3 Suspension
Fastest lap: Mike Thackwell, 2:26.769secs. (106.163 mph) http://www.ulitmateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=17632
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