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1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitJacarepagua, 61 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 405th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Jacarepagua
More 1985 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix
Previous race1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG611hr 41m 26.115s9
2-1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari61+3.259s6
3 (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault60+1 lap4
4+3(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari59+2 laps3
5+6(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault59+2 laps2
6+9(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault59+2 laps1
7+16(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth58+3 laps 
8+13(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth58+3 laps 
9+11(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart58+3 laps 
10 (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault57+4 laps 
11+1(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW57+4 laps 
12+10(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo57+4 laps 
13+3(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart57+4 laps 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW51DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault48DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo42DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth41DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG27DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault26DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo20DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda10DNF 
R (FRA) Francois HesnaultBrabham-BMW9DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda8DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart7DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW2DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault
5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda
6(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
7(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
9(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
10(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
11(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
12(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault
16(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart
17(FRA) Francois HesnaultBrabham-BMW
18(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
19(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW
20(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart
21(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
23(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
24(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart
25(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:27.768 
2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:27.8640.096
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:28.0810.313
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:28.3890.621
5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:28.8481.080
6(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:29.1171.349
7(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:29.6121.844
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:29.8552.087
9(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:29.9842.216
10(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:30.1002.332
11(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:30.2542.486
12(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:30.9533.185
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:31.4113.643
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:31.7904.022
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:32.0214.253
16(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:32.5604.792
17(FRA) Francois HesnaultBrabham-BMW1:32.9045.136
18(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:33.0915.323
19(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:34.7737.005
20(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:35.7267.958
21(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:36.1528.384
22(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:36.7438.975
23(SWE) Stefan JohanssonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.2939.525
24(ITA) Mauro BaldiSpirit-Hart1:41.33013.562
25(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:44.04616.278

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost9
2(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis4
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
5(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG9
2Ferrari9
3Lotus-Renault4
4Renault2
5Ligier-Renault1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Wins
17th for Alain Prost
43rd for McLaren
Podiums
27th for Alain Prost
8th for Michele Alboreto
7th for Elio de Angelis
292nd for Ferrari
145th for Lotus
111th for McLaren
Poles
2nd and last for Michele Alboreto
103rd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
12th for Alain Prost
29th for McLaren
Front row starts
4th for Keke Rosberg
3rd for Michele Alboreto (last until 1988)
Points finishes
50th for Jacques Laffite
Win & fastest lap
9th for Alain Prost