1985 F1 World Championship Season
36th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alain Prost (1st title, 21st different world champion, 1st French champion) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  McLaren (4th title) |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Alain Prost (5)  Michele Alboreto (2)  Ayrton Senna (2) Nigel Mansell (2)  Keke Rosberg (2) Elio de Angelis (1) Nelson Piquet (1)  Niki Lauda (1) |
| Winning constructors: | McLaren (6) Williams (4) Lotus (3) Ferrari (2) Brabham (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Ayrton Senna Nigel Mansell |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
1985 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | 7 April | 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Portugal | Estoril | 21 April | 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 3 |  San Marino | Imola | 5 May | 1985 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 19 May | 1985 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Canada | Montreal | 16 June | 1985 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Detroit | Detroit | 23 June | 1985 Detroit Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Paul Ricard | 7 July | 1985 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 21 July | 1985 British Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Germany | Nurburgring | 4 August | 1985 German Grand Prix |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | 18 August | 1985 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 25 August | 1985 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | 8 September | 1985 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 15 September | 1985 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Europe DT | Brands Hatch | 6 October | 1985 European Grand Prix |
| 15 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 19 October | 1985 South African Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Australia CT | Adelaide | 3 November | 1985 Australian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 6 | 3.259s |
| 2 | Portugal | Estoril | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1 | 1m 02.978s |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 3 | 1 lap |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 5 | 7.541s |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 1.957s |
| 6 | Detroit | Detroit | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 5 | 57.549s |
| 7 | France | Paul Ricard | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 5 | 6.660s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 3 | 1 lap |
| 9 | Germany | Nurburgring | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 11.661s |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 30.002s |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 10 | 0.232s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 5 | 51.635s |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 2 | 28.422s |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 3 | 21.396s |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1 | 7.572s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 3 | 46.130s |
Polesitters
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | 0.096s |
| 2 | Portugal | Estoril | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1 | 0.413s |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 7 (DNF) | 0.027s |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | DNF | 0.086s |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 5 | 0.249s |
| 6 | Detroit | Detroit | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | DNF | 1.198s |
| 7 | France | Paul Ricard | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 2 | 0.373s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | DNF | 0.658s |
| 9 | Germany | Nurburgring | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | DNF | 1.187s |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1 | 0.562s |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 8 | 0.573s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 3 | 0.146s |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 3 | 0.097s |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 2 | 0.313s |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1 | 0.124s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | DNF | 0.694s |
Fastest Laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 2 | Portugal | Estoril | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 5 | Canada | Montreal | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault |
| 6 | Detroit | Detroit | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault |
| 7 | France | Paul Ricard | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 9 | Germany | Nurburgring | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
| 10 | Austria | Osterreichring | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 11 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
1985 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 73 (76) | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 53 | -20 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 40 | -33 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 38 | -35 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 33 | -40 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 31 | -42 |
| 7 |  Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell Ferrari | 26 | -47 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 21 | -52 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | -57 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 14 | -59 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 11 | -62 |
| = | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 11 | -62 |
| 13 |  Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | -68 |
| = | Derek Warwick | Renault | 5 | -68 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier Tyrrell | 4 | -69 |
| = | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 4 | -69 |
| 17 | Andrea de
Cesaris | Ligier | 3 | -70 |
| = | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 3 | -70 |
| = | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 3 | -70 |
| = | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 3 | -70 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | BRA | PRT | SMR | MCO | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | BEL | EUR | ZAF | AUS | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.81 | 1 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4.19 | 1 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.56 | 1 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6.12 | 1 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6.69 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6.75 | 1 |
| 8 | Rene Arnoux | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Marc Surer | 20 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10.83 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | Derek Warwick | 10 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11.07 | 6 | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 11.53 | 3 | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | 11 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 11.67 | 6 | |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11.88 | 5 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | 23 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12.13 | 2 |
| 15 | Teo Fabi | 20 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 12.92 | 1 | |||
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13.09 | 7 | |||||
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13.63 | 9 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 13.94 | 7 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15.31 | 4 |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | 19 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15.80 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 15.93 | 10 | |
| 22 | Manfred Winkelhock | 16 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19.11 | 14 | |||||||
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 20.20 | 13 | |
| 24 | Martin Brundle | 21 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20.75 | 16 |
| 25 | Francois Hesnault | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20.80 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Alan Jones | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21.00 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | John Watson | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Philippe Alliot | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 22.00 | 20 | ||
| 29 | Jonathan Palmer | 23 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22.12 | 17 | ||||||||
| 30 | Stefan Bellof | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22.40 | 19 | ||||||
| 31 | Ivan Capelli | 24 | 22 | 23.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | Christian Danner | 22 | 25 | 23.50 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | Pierluigi Martini | 25 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 24.12 | 19 |
| 34 | Huub Rothengatter | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 24.12 | 21 | ||||||||
| 35 | Kenny Acheson | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24.67 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Mauro Baldi | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24.67 | 24 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | BRA | PRT | SMR | MCO | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | BEL | EUR | ZAF | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 1 | R | DSQ | 1 | 3 | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | R | 73 (76) |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | 2 | 2 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13R | R | R | R | R | 53 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | R | R | R | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | R | 12R | R | R | R | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | R | 1 | 7R | R | 16 | R | R | 10R | R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | R | R | 38 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | NC | R | 5 | 5 | 6 | R | 5 | R | DSQ | 33 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | R | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | R | DNS | R | 6 | R | 6 | 11R | 2 | 1 | 1 | R | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | 7 | 8 | 6R | R | 2 | 2 | 4 | R | 9 | 4 | R | 5R | R | R | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | R | R | 8R | R | R | 6 | 1 | 4 | R | R | 8 | 2 | 5 | R | R | R | 21 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | R | R | 6 | 8 | 12 | R | 3 | 3 | R | R | R | 11R | R | 2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | R | R | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 1 | R | DNS | R | R | 14 | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | 11 | R | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | R | 4 | 8 | R | 9 | 10R | 6 | 6 | R | 11 |
| = | Patrick Tambay | 5 | 3 | 3 | R | 7 | R | 6 | R | R | 10R | R | 7 | R | 12 | R | 11 | |
| 13 | Marc Surer | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | R | 6 | 10R | 4 | 8 | R | R | R | 5 | ||||
| = | Derek Warwick | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | R | R | 7 | 5 | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | R | 5 | |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | 10 | 9 | 8 | R | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| = | Stefan Bellof | 6 | R | DNQ | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7R | R | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| = | Ivan Capelli | R | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | R | R | R | 4 | 14 | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 3 | |||||
| = | Gerhard Berger | R | R | R | R | 13 | 11 | R | 8 | 7 | R | 9 | R | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Martin Brundle | 8 | R | 9R | 10 | 12 | R | R | 7 | 10 | DNQ | 7 | 8 | 13 | R | 7 | NC | ||
| Huub Rothengatter | R | 9 | NC | R | NC | DNQ | R | 7 | ||||||||||
| John Watson | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pierluigi Martini | R | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | 11R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | 8 | ||
| Riccardo Patrese | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | 11 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | ||
| Eddie Cheever | R | R | R | R | 17 | 9 | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | ||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | 12 | 9 | NC | DNQ | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||
| Philippe Alliot | 9 | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||
| Jonathan Palmer | R | DNS | 11 | R | R | R | R | |||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | 13 | NC | R | DNQ | R | R | 12 | R | R | |||||||||
| Teo Fabi | R | R | R | 14R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | |||||
| Francois Hesnault | R | R | R | DNQ | R | |||||||||||||
| Alan Jones | R | R | DNS | R | ||||||||||||||
| Mauro Baldi | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| Christian Danner | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Acheson | R | DNQ | R |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.