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1985 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 70 laps
Round5 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 409th World Championship race
  • 18th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Montreal
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari701hr 46m 01.813s9
2+2(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari70+1.957s6
3+2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG70+4.341s4
4+4(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda70+27.821s3
5-4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault70+43.349s2
6+10(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda70+1m 17.878s1
7+3(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault69+1 lap 
8+11(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault69+1 lap (60.000s) 
9-2(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW68+2 laps 
10+3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo68+2 laps 
11+12(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
12+12(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps 
13-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW67+3 laps 
14+1(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault67+3 laps 
15+5(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW67+3 laps 
16-14(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault65+5 laps 
17-6(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo64+6 laps 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni57DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG37DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo35DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart28DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault25DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart5DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart3DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW0DNF 

Notes

  • Jacques Laffite received a 60-second time penalty for a jump start. He originally finished P7.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:24.567 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:24.8160.249
3(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:25.1270.560
4(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:25.1700.603
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:25.5570.990
6(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:25.6221.055
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:25.8461.279
8(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:26.0971.530
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:26.3011.734
10(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:26.3401.773
11(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:26.3541.787
12(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:26.7432.176
13(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:26.9952.428
14(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:27.2662.699
15(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:27.4032.836
16(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:27.7283.161
17(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:28.1263.559
18(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:28.6254.058
19(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:28.7504.183
20(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:29.4734.906
21(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:29.5014.934
22(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:31.5767.009
23(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:31.7337.166
24(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:31.9237.356
25(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:34.98510.418

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Michele Alboreto27
2(FRA) Alain Prost22
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis22
4(FRA) Patrick Tambay10
5(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
6(SWE) Stefan Johansson7
7(BEL) Thierry Boutsen6
8(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
9(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(AUT) Niki Lauda3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
=(FIN) Keke Rosberg3
13(GBR) Derek Warwick2
14(FRA) Jacques Laffite2
15(DEU) Stefan Bellof1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari37
2Lotus-Renault31
3McLaren-TAG25
4Renault12
5Williams-Honda8
6Arrows-BMW6
7Ligier-Renault5
8Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
300th for Brabham (3rd constructor to start 300 races)
Wins
4th for Michele Alboreto
90th for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 90 races)
Race 1-2
37th for Ferrari
Podiums
29th for Alain Prost
11th for Michele Alboreto
1st for Stefan Johansson (148th different podium finisher, 5th Swedish driver; first Swedish driver to finish on the podium since 1978)
295th & 296th for Ferrari
113rd for McLaren
Poles
3rd and last for Elio de Angelis
94th for Lotus
1-2 start
14th and last for Lotus
Fastest laps
3rd for Ayrton Senna
66th for Lotus
Front row starts
6th and last for Elio de Angelis
4th for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
25th for Keke Rosberg