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1985 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 51 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 416th World Championship race
  • 36th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 35th World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG511hr 17m 59.451s9
2+2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW51+51.635s6
3-2(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault51+1m 00.390s4
4+5(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW51+1m 00.609s3
5+5(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari50DNF2
6 (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault50+1 lap1
7+1(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault50+1 lap 
8+10(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault50+1 lap 
9+5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW50+1 lap 
10+9(FRA) Philippe StreiffLigier-Renault49+2 laps 
11-8(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda47DNF 
12+3(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart47+4 laps 
13-6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari45DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda44DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault40DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG33DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo31DNF 
R (NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo26DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart19DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW13DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickRenault9DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Hart6DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo3DNF 
R (GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Hart2DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni0DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart0DNF 

Notes

  • Stefan Johansson ended lap 50 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Nigel Mansell ended lap 47 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Michele Alboreto ended lap 45 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Keke Rosberg ended lap 44 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:25.084 
2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:25.2300.146
3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:25.4860.402
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:25.5840.500
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:25.7900.706
6(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:26.0440.960
7(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:26.4681.384
8(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:27.0201.936
9(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:27.1532.069
10(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:27.4732.389
11(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:27.7232.639
12(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:28.1123.028
13(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:28.3403.256
14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:28.3693.285
15(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:28.3863.302
16(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:28.4723.388
17(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:28.6293.545
18(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:28.7933.709
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffLigier-Renault1:29.8394.755
20(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:30.1865.102
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman-Hart1:30.2715.187
22(NLD) Huub RothengatterOsella-Alfa Romeo1:33.5298.445
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:33.9818.897
24(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Hart1:34.9199.835
25(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Hart1:34.9439.859
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:36.22111.137

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost65
2(ITA) Michele Alboreto53
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis31
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna23
5(SWE) Stefan Johansson21
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet19
7(FIN) Keke Rosberg18
8(AUT) Niki Lauda14
9(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
10(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
11(BEL) Thierry Boutsen9
12(GBR) Nigel Mansell7
13(CHE) Marc Surer5
14(DEU) Stefan Bellof4
15(GBR) Derek Warwick4
16(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-TAG79
2Ferrari77
3Lotus-Renault54
4Williams-Honda25
5Brabham-BMW24
6Renault15
7Ligier-Renault13
8Arrows-BMW9
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Last start
Kenny Acheson
Milestone race start
100th for Elio de Angelis (20th driver to start 100 races, 2nd Italian driver)
Wins
21st for Alain Prost
48th for McLaren
Podiums
35th for Alain Prost
29th for Nelson Piquet (last for Brabham)
7th for Ayrton Senna
151st for Lotus
121st for Brabham
120th for McLaren
Poles
5th for Ayrton Senna
96th for Lotus
Fastest laps
2nd for Nigel Mansell (first since 1983; first for Williams)
20th for Williams (5th constructor to set 20 fastest laps)
Front row starts
9th for Keke Rosberg (last for Williams)
7th for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
11th and last for Marc Surer