Toleman TG185

The Toleman TG185 was a Formula One racing car designed by Rory Byrne and was used by Toleman Motorsport during the majority 1985 Formula One season. The car was powered by the 800 bhp (597 kW; 811 PS) Hart 415T Straight 4 turbocharged engine. The car was late in arriving for the 1985 season for no other reason than a lack of tyres. In 1984 Toleman started the season using tyres supplied by Italian company Pirelli. Part way through the season though the team pulled out of their tyre contract with Pirelli and started using the French Michelins instead. However, when Michelin pulled out of F1 at the end of 1984, the team were unable to come to an agreement to use Goodyear rubber. They were also unable to get a deal with Pirelli who were reluctant to supply tyres for the team. It was only after team sponsor Benetton bought Spirit Racing and transferred their Pirelli contract to Toleman that the team were able to run in 1985.

The car was fundamentally unchanged from the TG184 apart from a revised suspension to deal with running different rubber and revised rear bodywork. The car was initially driven by former Brabham driver Teo Fabi of Italy. He was joined in the team from the 10th race (Austria) by fellow Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani. Fabi gave the Toleman Team its first and only pole position when he qualified on pole for the German Grand Prix held at the new Nürburgring circuit. Fabi set his time in the Friday qualifying session and as it rained on the Saturday no one else could beat his time. Unfortunately he got a bad start in the race due to a slipping clutch and was only 10th going into the first corner. The clutch would be the cause of the car's retirement from the race on lap 29.

The TG185 was the last F1 car for Toleman Group Motorsport. From the 1986 season the team was bought out by main sponsor Benetton and renamed Benetton Formula Ltd. Fabi's pole in Germany was the highlight of the year. After finishing 1984 in 7th place in the Constructors' Championship with 16 points (including 3 podiums by rookie driver Ayrton Senna), the team failed to score a point in 1985. In fact, the TG185 proved almost totally unreliable with only 2 finishes all season when Fabi finished 14th in France and 12th in Italy, while Ghinzani failed to finish a race.

Following the acquisition of Toleman the planned 1986 car, dubbed the "TG186", was simply renamed the Benetton B186. That car, powered by the 1,400 bhp (1,044 kW; 1,419 PS) BMW M12 engine went on to become the team's first ever Grand Prix winner when Gerhard Berger drove it to victory at the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix.

Piercarlo Ghinzani during practice for the 1985 European Grand Prix
Teo Fabi during practice for the 1985 European Grand Prix

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Results shown in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.	WCC
1985	Toleman Group Motorsport	Hart 415T S4 tc	P		BRA	POR	SMR	MON	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	BEL	EUR	RSA	AUS	0	NC
				Teo Fabi				Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
				Piercarlo Ghinzani										DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret

References

↑ http://www.statsf1.com/en/toleman-tg185.aspx

Toleman Motorsport

Founders	Ted Toleman Bob Toleman

Drivers	Derek Warwick Teo Fabi Ayrton Senna Bruno Giacomelli Johnny Cecotto Piercarlo Ghinzani Stefan Johansson Brian Henton Pierluigi Martini

Formula One cars	TG181 TG181B TG181C TG183 TG183B TG184 TG185

Cars that competed in the 1985 Formula One season

McLaren MP4/2B Ferrari 156/85 Williams FW10/FW10B Lotus 97T Brabham BT54 Ligier JS25 Renault RE60/RE60B Arrows A8 Tyrrell 012 Tyrrell 014 Minardi M185 Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 185T RAM 03 Osella FA1F Osella FA1G Toleman TG185 Spirit 101D Zakspeed 841 Lola THL1

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