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Home / Seasons / 1985 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1985 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverBRAPRTSMRMCOCANDETFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITABELEURZAFAUSPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)1RDSQ13R312121343R73 (76)
2(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari)22R213R213413RRRRR53
3(FIN) Keke Rosberg (Williams)RRR8412R12RRRR432140
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)R17RR16RR10RR23312RR38
5(ITA) Elio de Angelis (Lotus)3413555NCR556R5RDSQ33
6(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)R5576RDNSR6R611R211R31
7(SWE) Stefan Johansson (Tyrrell, Ferrari)786RR224R94R5RRR4526
8(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)RR8RRR614RR825RRR21
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)6RR6812R33RRR11RR 216
10(AUT) Niki Lauda (McLaren)RR4RRRRR5R1RDNS RR14
11(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Arrows)11R29979R48R910R66R11
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay (Renault)533R7R6RR10RR7R12 R11
13(CHE) Marc Surer (Brabham)    15886R610R48RRR5
=(GBR) Derek Warwick (Renault)107105RR75RRRR6R R5
15(FRA) Philippe Streiff (Ligier, Tyrrell)           1098R34
=(DEU) Stefan Bellof (Tyrrell) 6RDNQ114131187RR     4
17(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ferrari)4               3
=(ITA) Ivan Capelli (Tyrrell)             R 43
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Ligier)RRR41410RRRRR     3
=(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Arrows)RRRR1311R87R9R710563
 (GBR) Martin Brundle (Tyrrell)8R9R1012RR710DNQ7813R7NC 
 (NLD) Huub Rothengatter (Osella)        R9NCRNCDNQR7 
 (GBR) John Watson (McLaren)             7   
 (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi)RRRDNQRRRR11RRRR12RR8 
 (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Alfa Romeo)RRRR10R119RRRRR9RR 
 (USA) Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo)RRRR17910RRRRRR11RR 
 (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella, Toleman)129NCDNQRR15R RRRRRRR 
 (FRA) Philippe Alliot (RAM)9RRDNQRRRRRRRRRR   
 (GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Zakspeed) RDNS11  R RRR      
 (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (RAM)13NCRDNQRR12RR        
 (ITA) Teo Fabi (Toleman)   RRR14RRRRR12RRRR 
 (FRA) Francois Hesnault (Brabham, Renault)RRRDNQ    R        
 (AUS) Alan Jones (Lola)           R RDNSR 
 (ITA) Mauro Baldi (Spirit)RRR              
 (DEU) Christian Danner (Zakspeed)            RR   
 (GBR) Kenny Acheson (RAM)         RDNQR     
#DriverBRAPRTSMRMCOCANDETFRAGBRDEUAUTNLDITABELEURZAFAUSPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • DNS: Did not start

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1985. Reigning world champion Niki Lauda, who finished 10th, is also shown.

Chart by Visualizer
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