This package contains all car liveries and in game Reiza-style previews for all cars for the Formula Retro DFY, Formula Retro turbo and the McLaren MP4/1C from the 1985 season.
Extra text files with all liveries for the Formula Retro DFY, Formula Retro turbo and the McLaren MP4/1C are included. Just copy and paste it in the xml-file for the ID-number of the skin you want to change.
Included is also a custom AI Drivers file to match the 1985 season. A big thank you to @jusk for this excellent job!
CAR SKINS available in this pack:
Formula Retro G3 DFY
- Tyrrell Racing Organisation #3 - Martin Brundle
- Tyrrell Racing Organisation #4 - Stefan Bellof
- Tyrrell Racing Organisation #4 - Stefan Johansson
- Tyrrell Racing Organisation #4 - Ivan Capelli
- Tyrrell Racing Organisation #4 - Philippe Streiff
- Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team #9 - Manfred Winkelhock
- Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team #10 - Philippe Alliot
- Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team #10 - Kenny Acheson
- Toleman Group Motorsport #19 - Teo Fabi
- Toleman Group Motorsport #20 - Piercarlo Ghinzani
- Spirit Enterprises Ltd #21 - Mauro Baldi
- Spirit Enterprises Ltd #21 alt - Mauro Baldi
- Benetton Team Alfa Romeo #22 - Riccardo Patrese
- Benetton Team Alfa Romeo #23 - Eddie Cheever
- Osella Squadra Corse #24 - Piercarlo Ghinzani
- Osella Squadra Corse #24 - Huub Rothengatter
- Minardi Team SpA #29 - Pierluigi Martini
- West Zakspeed Racing #30 - Jonathan Palmer
- West Zakspeed Racing #30 - Christian Danner
- Team Haas (USA) Ltd #33 - Alan Jones
Formula Retro G3 Turbo
- Canon Williams Honda Team #5 - Nigel Mansell
- Canon Williams Honda Team #6 - Keke Rosberg
- Motor Racing Developments Brabham #7 - Nelson Piquet
- Motor Racing Developments Brabham #8 - François Hesnault
- John Player Special Team Lotus #11 - Elio de Angelis
- John Player Special Team Lotus #12 - Ayrton Senna
- Equipe Renault Elf #14 - François Hesnault
- Equipe Renault Elf #15 - Patrick Tambay
- Equipe Renault Elf #16 - Derek Warwick
- Barclay Arrows BMW #17 - Gerhard Berger
- Barclay Arrows BMW #18 - Thierry Boutsen
- Equipe Ligier Gitanes #25 - Andrea de Cesaris
- Equipe Ligier Gitanes #25 - Philippe Streiff
- Equipe Ligier Gitanes #26 - Jacques Laffite
- Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC #27 - Michele Alboreto
- Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC #28 - René Arnoux
- Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC #28 - Stefan Johansson
McLaren MP4/1C
- Marlboro McLaren International #1 - Niki Lauda
- Marlboro McLaren International #1 - John Watson
- Marlboro McLaren International #2 - Alain Prost
There were many livery variations in the 1985 season. I made the ones I liked or the ones that fitted the Reiza car model better. Or a combination of both
All liveries are therefore converted to the Reiza model. Most cars had the radiators on the sides and the Reiza model doesn't, so I tried something different to give all the liveries that 'unique look' of the original cars from 1985.
A lot of historical moments in the 1985 season like the first wins of Senna and Mansell, the first championship of Prost, the last season of Lauda and the first ever race of the Minardi F1 team.
The 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 39th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 7 April and ended on 3 November after sixteen races.
The World Championship for Drivers was won by Alain Prost and the World Championship for Manufacturers was won by McLaren for the second consecutive year.
1.5-litre turbocharged engines had become universal during 1985, heralding the extinction of the 3.0-litre naturally aspirated Ford Cosworth DFY engine. Between 1985 and 1986, Formula One engines would achieve the highest levels of power ever seen in the sport.
The power output of the engines was controlled in racing conditions by means of a strict fuel limit; however, in qualifying trim teams were commonly able to increase the boost of their engines for optimum power while the use of special qualifying tyres also saw speeds increase.
This fuel economy was key to successful race strategy in 1985; Nigel Mansell recalled the added interest of planning his fuel use in his autobiography. It also proved costly for Ayrton Senna, who lost victory just four laps from home at Imola when he ran out of fuel. After Prost was disqualified for an underweight McLaren (2 kg), victory fell to Senna's Lotus teammate Elio de Angelis in what would prove to be his second and last Grand Prix win.
Michelin withdrew from Formula One for the 1985 season, leaving Goodyear and Pirelli as tyre suppliers. The top four teams in the Constructors' Championship used Goodyear tyres.
