Alfa Romeo 185T
Appearance
Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Alfa Romeo | ||||||||
Designer(s) | John Gentry Mario Tollentino | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | coil, wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | coil, wishbone, pushrod | ||||||||
Engine | Alfa-Romeo 890T 1496 cc V8 turbocharged, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | Alfa/Hewland 5 or 6-speed manual | ||||||||
Fuel | Agip | ||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Benetton Team Alfa Romeo | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 22. Riccardo Patrese 23. Eddie Cheever | ||||||||
Debut | 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Alfa Romeo 185T is a Formula One car that Benetton Team Alfa Romeo used during the 1985 season. 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 184T, uprated to "184TB" specification. The 1985 season was the last one for Alfa Romeo in Formula One. This car had a 1.5 L turbocharged V8 engine which produced around Template:Auto bhp.
Statistics
- 8 Grands Prix
- Wins: 0
- Pole positions: 0
- Fastest Laps: 0
- Best place in race: 9th at Silverstone
- Best place in qualification: 4
Complete Formula One Results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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1985 | Benetton Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo V8T | G | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 0 | 12th | |
Riccardo Patrese | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Eddie Cheever | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 9 | 10 |