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1985 Detroit Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitDetroit, 63 laps
Round6 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Detroit Grand Prix was the:

  • 410th World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship Detroit Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Detroit
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda631hr 55m 39.851s9
2+7(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari63+57.549s6
3 (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari63+1m 03.170s4
4+15(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth63+1m 06.225s3
5+3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault63+1m 26.966s2
6+4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW62+1 lap1
7+14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW62+1 lap 
8+3(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW62+1 lap 
9-2(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo61+2 laps 
10+7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault61+2 laps 
11+13(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW60+3 laps 
12+4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault58+5 laps 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault51DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart27DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda26DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG19DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo19DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault18DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault15DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni11DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG10DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart4DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart3DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:42.051 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:43.2491.198
3(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:43.7481.697
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:44.0882.037
5(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:44.1562.105
6(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:44.1632.112
7(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:44.2312.180
8(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:44.7692.718
9(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:44.9212.870
10(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:45.1943.143
11(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:45.9793.928
12(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:46.2664.215
13(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:46.5464.495
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:46.5924.541
15(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:47.0284.977
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:47.2675.216
17(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:47.3935.342
18(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:47.5635.512
19(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:47.9115.860
20(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:47.9265.875
21(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:48.0235.972
22(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:48.5466.495
23(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:50.4558.404
24(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW2:05.30723.256
25(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni3:04.4461:22.395

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Michele Alboreto31
2(ITA) Elio de Angelis24
3(FRA) Alain Prost22
4(SWE) Stefan Johansson13
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg12
6(FRA) Patrick Tambay10
7(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
8(BEL) Thierry Boutsen6
9(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
10(DEU) Stefan Bellof4
11(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(AUT) Niki Lauda3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
14(GBR) Derek Warwick2
15(FRA) Jacques Laffite2
16(BRA) Nelson Piquet1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari47
2Lotus-Renault33
3McLaren-TAG25
4Williams-Honda17
5Renault12
6Arrows-BMW6
7Ligier-Renault5
8Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4
9Brabham-BMW1

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Nelson Piquet (19th driver to start 100 races, 2nd Brazilian driver)
100th for Alfa Romeo (16th constructor to start 100 races)
Wins
4th for Keke Rosberg
19th for Williams
Podiums
12th for Keke Rosberg & Michele Alboreto
2nd for Stefan Johansson
297th & 298th for Ferrari
55th for Williams
Poles
4th for Ayrton Senna
95th for Lotus
Fastest laps
4th for Ayrton Senna (last until 1987)
67th for Lotus
Front row starts
5th for Ayrton Senna
4th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
2nd and last for Stefan Bellof