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1985 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitOsterreichring, 52 laps
Round10 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 414th World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Osterreichring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG521hr 20m 12.583s9
2+12(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault52+30.002s6
3+6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari52+34.356s4
4+8(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari52+39.073s3
5+2(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault52+1m 22.092s2
6+5(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW51+1 lap1
7+15(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Renault49DNF 
8+8(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW49+3 laps 
9+15(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo48+4 laps 
10-2(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault46DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault43DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni40DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG39DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW33DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart31DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault29DNF 
R (GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Hart28DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW26DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda25DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo25DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed17DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart16DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault13DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo6DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda4DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart0DNF 

Notes

  • Stefan Bellof ended lap 49 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Patrick Tambay ended lap 46 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Niki Lauda ended lap 39 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:25.490 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:26.0520.562
3(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:26.2500.760
4(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:26.3330.843
5(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:26.4040.914
6(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:26.6641.174
7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:26.7991.309
8(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:27.5022.012
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:27.5162.026
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:27.8512.361
11(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:27.9542.464
12(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:27.9612.471
13(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:28.0062.516
14(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:28.1232.633
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:28.2492.759
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:28.2622.772
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:28.5663.076
18(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:28.6663.176
19(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart1:28.8943.404
20(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:29.0313.541
21(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:29.8274.337
22(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Renault1:30.5145.024
23(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Hart1:35.0729.582
24(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo1:35.3299.839
25(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:35.78710.297
26(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:36.76511.275
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.31711.827

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost50
2(ITA) Michele Alboreto50
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis28
4(SWE) Stefan Johansson19
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg18
6(BRA) Ayrton Senna15
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet13
8(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
10(BEL) Thierry Boutsen9
11(GBR) Nigel Mansell6
12(AUT) Niki Lauda5
13(DEU) Stefan Bellof4
14(GBR) Derek Warwick4
15(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
17(CHE) Marc Surer2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari72
2McLaren-TAG55
3Lotus-Renault43
4Williams-Honda24
5Brabham-BMW15
6Renault15
7Ligier-Renault13
8Arrows-BMW9
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Wins
20th for Alain Prost (5th driver to win 20 races, 1st French driver)
46th for McLaren
Podiums
33rd for Alain Prost
15th for Michele Alboreto
5th for Ayrton Senna
301st for Ferrari
149th for Lotus
117th for McLaren
Poles
14th for Alain Prost
22nd for McLaren
Fastest laps
14th for Alain Prost
32nd for McLaren
Front row starts
32nd for Alain Prost
5th for Nigel Mansell
Pole & win
8th for Alain Prost
Win & fastest lap
11th for Alain Prost
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th for Alain Prost