1985 Belgian Grand Prix
417th World Championship race, 32nd World Championship Belgian Grand Prix, 20th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
Fact File
Date: | Sunday, 15 September 1985 |
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Winner: | ![]() ![]() |
Pole position: | ![]() ![]() |
Fastest lap: | ![]() ![]() |
Circuit: | Spa-Francorchamps, 43 laps |
Round: | 13 of 16 |
Race Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 43 | 1hr 34m 19.893s | 9 |
2 | +5 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 43 | +28.422s | 6 |
3 | -2 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | 43 | +55.109s | 4 |
4 | +6 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 43 | +1m 15.290s | 3 |
5 | -2 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 42 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +8 | ![]() | Renault | 42 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 42 | +1 lap | |
8 | +4 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 42 | +1 lap | |
9 | +9 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 42 | +1 lap | |
10 | -4 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 40 | DNF | |
11 | +6 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 38 | DNF | |
12 | +12 | ![]() | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 38 | +5 laps | |
13 | +8 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Renault | 38 | +5 laps | |
NC | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 37 | +6 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 31 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 26 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Renault | 24 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 17 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Zakspeed | 16 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | RAM-Hart | 10 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
![]() | McLaren-TAG |
- Niki Lauda did not start due to an injury he picked up from an accident in practice.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | 1:55.306 |
2 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:55.403 |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:55.648 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:56.021 |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:56.585 |
6 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 1:56.697 |
7 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:56.727 |
8 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 1:56.770 |
9 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:57.322 |
10 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:57.465 |
11 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:57.588 |
12 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:57.729 |
13 | ![]() | Renault | 1:58.105 |
14 | ![]() | Renault | 1:58.407 |
15 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:58.414 |
16 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:58.706 |
17 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 1:58.933 |
18 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 1:59.245 |
19 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:59.370 |
20 | ![]() | RAM-Hart | 1:59.626 |
21 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Renault | 2:00.950 |
22 | |||
23 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:05.776 |
24 | ![]() | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2:06.007 |
Started from the pit lane | |||
![]() | Zakspeed | 2:05.059 |
Qualifying Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | 1:55.306 | |
2 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:55.403 | 0.097 |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:55.648 | 0.342 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:56.021 | 0.715 |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:56.585 | 1.279 |
6 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 1:56.697 | 1.391 |
7 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:56.727 | 1.421 |
8 | ![]() | Arrows-BMW | 1:56.770 | 1.464 |
9 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:57.322 | 2.016 |
10 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:57.465 | 2.159 |
11 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:57.588 | 2.282 |
12 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:57.729 | 2.423 |
13 | ![]() | Renault | 1:58.105 | 2.799 |
14 | ![]() | Renault | 1:58.407 | 3.101 |
15 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:58.414 | 3.108 |
16 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:58.706 | 3.400 |
17 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 1:58.933 | 3.627 |
18 | ![]() | Ligier-Renault | 1:59.245 | 3.939 |
19 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:59.370 | 4.064 |
20 | ![]() | RAM-Hart | 1:59.626 | 4.320 |
21 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Renault | 2:00.950 | 5.644 |
22 | ![]() | Zakspeed | 2:05.059 | 9.753 |
23 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:05.776 | 10.470 |
24 | ![]() | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 2:06.007 | 10.701 |
25 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | – |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 69 |
2 | ![]() | 53 |
3 | ![]() | 32 |
4 | ![]() | 31 |
5 | ![]() | 21 |
6 | ![]() | 21 |
7 | ![]() | 21 |
8 | ![]() | 14 |
9 | ![]() | 13 |
10 | ![]() | 11 |
11 | ![]() | 10 |
12 | ![]() | 9 |
13 | ![]() | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Christian Danner
- Wins
- Driver: 2nd for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 75th for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 36th for Alain Prost, 8th for Ayrton Senna, 6th for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 152th for Lotus, 121st for McLaren, 57th for Williams
- Poles
- Driver: 15th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 23rd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 16th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 34th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 33rd for Alain Prost, 8th for Ayrton Senna