27:
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1115:
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1226:
1596:
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1401:
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440:"We have a new wing here, which is much better than the old one, and the grip is good. Most of all though, we're understanding more and more about the Bosch Motronic, and throttle response is excellent. I think we can run with just about anyone on power as well. I mean, the car is good all round right now - if it can finish".
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teammate and put the
Brazilian into the guardrail. In a shower of sparks, flames and debris famously captured by the television cameras, both the Brabham and the Alfa were destroyed, though both drivers were able to walk away injury free.
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419:
It was at Monaco where
Cheever achieved the best qualifying position for the 185T when he started from fourth on the grid with a time only 0.279 seconds slower than
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1206:
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1021:
357:. The car was entered in 8 races, but without any success and suffering from poor reliability, the team returned to the previous year's car, the
1735:
1891:
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1510:
1306:
760:
26:
1713:
787:
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157:
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867:
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was attempting to pass
Patrese along the pit straight. Notoriously hard to pass, Patrese moved across on his former
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Driven by
Patrese, the 185T was involved in arguably the most spectacular accident of the season. On lap 16 of the
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1107:
797:
281:
862:
842:
817:
773:
768:
241:
185:
49:
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1300:
1247:
1242:
1136:
1130:
857:
852:
832:
822:
354:
1557:
1077:
837:
827:
812:
435:
396:
1562:
1760:
1745:
1721:
1678:
1673:
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847:
87:
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61:
1600:
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173:
1830:
1825:
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1230:
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66:
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56:
364:
The 1985 season was the last one for Alfa Romeo in
Formula One, before their return in 2019.
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1405:
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259:
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77:
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1683:
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1199:
1182:
765:
238:
193:
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However, it did not take too long for the
American to change his tune about the 185T.
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1393:
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1114:
632:
350:
303:
39:
34:
1845:
1490:
1280:
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431:
169:
130:
1810:
1805:
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1485:
1225:
778:
427:
373:
161:
142:
107:
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which produced around 780 hp (582 kW) at 10,200 rpm.
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The car was powered by Alfa's own 890T, a 1.5 L turbocharged
434:. Cheever had failed to qualify the 184T at Monaco in
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438:. After the qualification, Cheever told reporters
353:car that Benetton Team Alfa Romeo used during the
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8:
160:, 1,496 cc (91.3 cu in), 90°
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665:World Constructors' Championship position
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657:World Drivers' Championship position
7:
361:, uprated to "184TB" specification.
1757:1985 Formula One World Championship
14:
450:In an interview he gave in 2000,
135:Front: 1,810 mm (71 in)
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577:Thursday/Friday test driver (TD)
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137:Rear: 1,680 mm (66 in)
25:
530:Not classified, retired (Ret)
522:Not classified, finished (NC)
1:
203:550 kg (1,212.5 lb)
147:2,720 mm (107.1 in)
1892:1985 Formula One season cars
1056:Motorsport magazine Feb 2000
462:Complete Formula One results
456:"The Worst Car I ever drove"
1897:Alfa Romeo Formula One cars
1299:Autodelta/Team Alfa Romeo (
998:"Alfa Romeo 185T @ StatsF1"
543:Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
328:Constructors' Championships
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517:Other classified position
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1109:Alfa Romeo in Formula One
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282:1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
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683:indicate pole position)
94:Technical specifications
1528:Alessandro Alunni Bravi
587:Did not practice (DNP)
125:Coil, wishbone, pushrod
117:Coil, wishbone, pushrod
1558:Julien Simon-Chautemps
538:Did not qualify (DNQ)
509:Other points position
454:described the 185T as
384:The team drivers were
336:Drivers' Championships
174:longitudinally mounted
1755:that competed in the
597:Did not arrive (DNA)
64:(Technical Director)
1699:Sauber Motorsport AG
1509:Alfa Romeo F1 Team (
1052:"Out with a whimper"
579:(from 2003 onwards)
572:Practiced only (PO)
559:Did not start (DNS)
1866:Williams FW10/FW10B
1129:Alfa Romeo S.p.A. (
1062:on 14 October 2013.
641:Sprint race result
564:Race cancelled (C)
551:Disqualified (DSQ)
230:Competition history
21:
1841:Renault RE60/RE60B
1625:Antonio Giovinazzi
1358:Vittorio Brambilla
1231:Juan Manuel Fangio
1159:Gioacchino Colombo
114:Suspension (front)
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1878:
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1524:Notable personnel
1499:
1498:
1370:Andrea de Cesaris
1320:Notable personnel
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1288:
1276:Alfa Romeo S.p.A.
1207:World Champion(s)
1150:Notable personnel
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980:
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397:Monaco Grand Prix
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122:Suspension (rear)
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1585:
1563:Frédéric Vasseur
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1505:
1486:Autodelta S.p.A.
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1415:
1406:Riccardo Patrese
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1403:
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1391:
1380:
1379:
1368:
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1329:Gérard Ducarouge
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1303:
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386:Riccardo Patrese
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235:Notable entrants
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62:Mario Tollentino
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22:
16:Racing car model
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1781:Alfa Romeo 185T
1776:Alfa Romeo 184T
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1644:Théo Pourchaire
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1632:Academy drivers
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1593:
1588:Valtteri Bottas
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1577:Notable drivers
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1219:Giuseppe Farina
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1165:Notable drivers
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769:Team Alfa Romeo
684:
673:Not classified
602:Withdrawn (WD)
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347:Alfa Romeo 185T
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248:Notable drivers
242:Team Alfa Romeo
158:Alfa Romeo 890T
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20:Alfa Romeo 185T
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1816:McLaren MP4/2B
1813:
1808:
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1798:
1796:Ferrari 156/85
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1788:
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1772:
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1601:Kimi Räikkönen
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1382:Mario Andretti
1372:
1360:
1348:
1336:
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1326:
1324:Robert Choulet
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1200:Felice Bonetto
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1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1538:Luca Furbatto
1536:
1534:
1533:Ruth Buscombe
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1523:
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1514:
1506:
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1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1419:
1418:Eddie Cheever
1414:
1409:
1407:
1402:
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1390:
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1371:
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1215:
1210:
1208:
1205:
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1201:
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1191:
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1184:
1179:
1177:
1176:Luigi Fagioli
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1167:
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1160:
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1148:
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1090:
1088:
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1075:
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1061:
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1032:on 2008-03-06
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952:
949:
946:
943:
940:
938:
937:Eddie Cheever
934:
931:
929:
927:
925:
923:
921:
919:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
891:
887:
884:
879:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
792:
791:
783:
780:
775:
770:
767:
762:
758:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
687:
682:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
660:
656:
653:
652:
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646:Abbreviation
645:
644:
640:
638:
637:
634:
631:
629:
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625:
622:
621:Pole position
619:
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614:
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609:
606:
605:
601:
600:
596:
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590:
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582:
576:
575:
571:
567:
563:
562:
558:
554:
550:
547:
546:
542:
541:
537:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
520:
516:
512:
508:
505:
504:
500:
497:
496:
493:Second place
492:
489:
488:
484:
481:
480:
476:
473:
472:
467:
461:
459:
457:
453:
445:
443:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
422:
417:
414:
410:
406:
402:
401:Nelson Piquet
398:
393:
391:
390:Eddie Cheever
387:
379:
377:
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