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1985 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 78 laps
Round4 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 408th World Championship race
  • 32nd World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 32nd World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG781hr 51m 58.0349
2+1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari78+7.541s6
3+6(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault78+1m 27.171s4
4+4(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault77+1 lap3
5+5(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault77+1 lap2
6+10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault77+1 lap1
7-5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda77+1 lap 
8-1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda76+2 laps 
9-3(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW76+2 laps 
10+8(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth74+4 laps 
11+8(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed74+4 laps 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG17DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo16DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW16DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart16DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault13DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo10DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault0DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW0DNF 

Notes

  • Ayrton Senna ended lap 13 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda
3(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
4(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
8(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
9(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
10(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
11(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW
12(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
13(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
14(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
15(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault
17(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
18(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
20(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:20.450 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:20.5360.086
3(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:20.5630.113
4(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:20.7290.279
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:20.8850.435
6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:21.3020.852
7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:21.3200.870
8(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:21.3470.897
9(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:21.4651.015
10(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:21.5311.081
11(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:21.6651.215
12(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:21.8131.363
13(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:21.8171.367
14(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:21.9071.457
15(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:22.6352.185
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:22.8802.430
17(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:22.9122.462
18(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:23.8273.377
19(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:23.8403.390
20(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:23.9653.515
Did not qualify
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:24.0713.621
22(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:24.2363.786
23(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:24.7634.313
24(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:24.7644.314
25(FRA) Francois HesnaultBrabham-BMW1:25.0684.618
26(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni6:41.0375:20.587

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Elio de Angelis20
2(FRA) Alain Prost18
3(ITA) Michele Alboreto18
4(FRA) Patrick Tambay10
5(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
6(BEL) Thierry Boutsen6
7(GBR) Nigel Mansell4
8(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(AUT) Niki Lauda3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
11(GBR) Derek Warwick2
12(FRA) Jacques Laffite2
13(DEU) Stefan Bellof1
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Renault29
2Ferrari22
3McLaren-TAG21
4Renault12
5Arrows-BMW6
6Ligier-Renault5
7Williams-Honda4
8Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
18th for Alain Prost
44th for McLaren
Podiums
28th for Alain Prost
10th for Michele Alboreto (43rd driver to score ten podiums, 4th Italian driver)
9th and last for Elio de Angelis
294th for Ferrari
148th for Lotus
112th for McLaren
Poles
3rd for Ayrton Senna
93rd for Lotus
Fastest laps
4th for Michele Alboreto (last until 1988)
101st for Ferrari
Front row starts
3rd for Ayrton Senna
3rd for Nigel Mansell (first for Williams)