1985 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Adelaide, 82 laps |
Round | 16 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1985 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 82 | 2hr 00m 40.473s | 9 |
2 | +18 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 82 | +46.130s | 6 |
3 | +15 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Ligier-Renault | 82 | +1m 28.536s | 4 |
4 | +18 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell-Renault | 81 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +10 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 81 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +1 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 81 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +18 | (NLD) Huub Rothengatter | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 78 | +4 laps | |
8 | +15 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 78 | +4 laps | |
R | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 62 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 61 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 57 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Renault | 57 | DNF | ||
NC | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 49 | +33 laps | ||
R | (CHE) Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 40 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 37 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman-Hart | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Renault | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 20 | DNF | ||
DQ | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 18 | DSQ | ||
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1 | DNF |
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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault |
2 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
3 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
5 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
6 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW |
7 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW |
8 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Renault |
9 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
10 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault |
11 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW |
12 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Renault |
13 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo |
14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo |
15 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | Ferrari |
16 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
17 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault |
18 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | Ligier-Renault |
19 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Lola-Hart |
20 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault |
21 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman-Hart |
22 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell-Renault |
23 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
24 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart |
25 | (NLD) Huub Rothengatter | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 73 |
2 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 53 |
3 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 40 |
4 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 38 |
5 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 33 |
6 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 31 |
7 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | 26 |
8 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 21 |
9 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 16 |
10 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 14 |
11 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 11 |
12 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 11 |
13 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 5 |
14 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 5 |
15 | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | 4 |
16 | (DEU) Stefan Bellof | 4 |
17 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 3 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
= | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 3 |
20 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 3 |
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)