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1985 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAdelaide, 82 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 420th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Adelaide
  • 1985 Constructors’ title decider
More 1985 season
More Australian Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda822hr 00m 40.473s9
2+18(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault82+46.130s6
3+15(FRA) Philippe StreiffLigier-Renault82+1m 28.536s4
4+18(ITA) Ivan CapelliTyrrell-Renault81+1 lap3
5+10(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari81+1 lap2
6+1(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW81+1 lap1
7+18(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo78+4 laps 
8+15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni78+4 laps 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault62DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari61DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG57DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault57DNF 
NC (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault49+33 laps 
R (CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW42DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo42DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart40DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW37DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart28DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG26DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault20DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Hart20DNF 
DQ (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault18DSQ 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW14DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo5DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1DNF 

Notes

  • Niki Lauda ended lap 57 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
  • Elio de Angelis was disqualified for regaining his original position after falling behind on the warm-up lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
6(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW
8(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
10(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
12(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
13(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
15(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari
16(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
17(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault
18(FRA) Philippe StreiffLigier-Renault
19(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Hart
20(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliTyrrell-Renault
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni
24(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart
25(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:19.843 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:20.5370.694
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:21.8872.044
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:21.8892.046
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:22.3372.494
6(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:22.5612.718
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:22.5922.749
8(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:22.6832.840
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:22.7182.875
10(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:23.0773.234
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:23.1963.353
12(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:23.4263.583
13(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:23.5973.754
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:23.7583.915
15(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:23.9024.059
16(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:23.9414.098
17(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:24.2414.398
18(FRA) Philippe StreiffLigier-Renault1:24.2864.443
19(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Hart1:24.3694.526
20(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:24.8304.987
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart1:25.0215.178
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliTyrrell-Renault1:27.1207.277
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:27.1967.353
24(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:28.1108.267
25(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo1:30.31910.476

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost73
2(ITA) Michele Alboreto53
3(FIN) Keke Rosberg40
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna38
5(ITA) Elio de Angelis33
6(GBR) Nigel Mansell31
7(SWE) Stefan Johansson26
8(BRA) Nelson Piquet21
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite16
10(AUT) Niki Lauda14
11(BEL) Thierry Boutsen11
12(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
13(CHE) Marc Surer5
14(GBR) Derek Warwick5
15(FRA) Philippe Streiff4
16(DEU) Stefan Bellof4
17(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
=(ITA) Ivan Capelli3
20(AUT) Gerhard Berger3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG90
2Ferrari82
3Williams-Honda71
4Lotus-Renault71
5Brabham-BMW26
6Ligier-Renault23
7Renault16
8Arrows-BMW14
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4
10Tyrrell-Renault3

Stats & milestones

Last start
Niki Lauda
Toleman
Milestone race start
100th for Alan Jones (21st driver to start 100 races, 2nd Australian driver) & Patrick Tambay (22nd driver to start 100 races, 3rd French driver)
World Champion
3rd title for McLaren (3rd constructor to win three championships)
Wins
5th and last for Keke Rosberg (last Finnish winner until 1997)
22nd for Williams
Podiums
30th for Jacques Laffite (12th driver to score 30 podiums, 2nd French driver)
16th for Keke Rosberg (last for Williams)
1st and only for Philippe Streiff (149th different podium finisher, 17th French driver)
62nd for Williams
39th & 40th for Ligier (10th constructor to score 40 podiums)
Poles
7th for Ayrton Senna
98th for Lotus
Fastest laps
3rd and last for Keke Rosberg (last Finnish driver to set a fastest lap until 1997)
22nd for Williams
Front row starts
10th for Ayrton Senna (34th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 3rd Brazilian driver)
7th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
1st for Philippe Streiff (223rd different point scorer, 23rd French driver)
1st for Ivan Capelli (224th different point scorer, 34th Italian driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Keke Rosberg (47th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Finnish driver; last Finnish driver to win and set the fastest lap until 1998)