1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

Coordinates: 15°46′19.502″S 47°54′1.115″W / 15.77208389°S 47.90030972°W / -15.77208389; -47.90030972

  1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One season
Date	April 7, 1985
Location	Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.031 km (3.126 mi)
Distance	61 laps, 306.891 km (190.686 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari
Time	1:27.768
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:36.702 on lap 34
Podium
First	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Second	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari
Third	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault

The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on April 7, 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:28.899	1:27.768	—
2	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:32.135	1:27.864	+0.096
3	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:28.081		+0.313
4	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:28.705	1:28.389	+0.621
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:31.211	1:28.848	+1.080
6	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:30.253	1:29.117	+1.349
7	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.813	1:29.612	+1.844
8	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:31.364	1:29.855	+2.087
9	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:30.716	1:29.984	+2.216
10	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:31.533	1:30.100	+2.332
11	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:30.254	1:30.516	+2.486
12	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:32.207	1:30.593	+2.825
13	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	1:33.718	1:31.411	+3.643
14	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:32.107	1:31.790	+4.022
15	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:37.803	1:32.021	+4.253
16	9	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM-Hart	1:36.239	1:32.560	+4.792
17	8	François Hesnault	Brabham-BMW	1:34.742	1:32.904	+5.136
18	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:33.094	1:33.091	+5.323
19	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:34.919	1:34.773	+7.005
20	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:35.726	1:37.409	+7.958
21	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.225	1:36.152	+8.384
22	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:38.272	1:36.743	+8.975
23	4	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.799	1:37.293	+9.525
24	21	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	1:41.330		+13.562
25	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:44.046		+16.278

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	61	1:41:26.115	6	9
2	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	61	+ 3.259	1	6
3	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	60	+ 1 Lap	3	4
4	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	59	+ 2 Laps	7	3
5	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault	59	+ 2 Laps	11	2
6	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	59	+ 2 Laps	15	1
7	4	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell-Ford	58	+ 3 Laps	23
8	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Ford	58	+ 3 Laps	21
9	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	58	+ 3 Laps	20
10	16	Derek Warwick	Renault	57	+ 4 Laps	10
11	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	57	+ 4 Laps	12
12	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	57	+ 4 Laps	22
13	9	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM-Hart	57	+ 4 Laps	16
Ret	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	51	Suspension	19
Ret	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	48	Electrical	4
Ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	42	Engine	18
Ret	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	41	Engine	25
Ret	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	27	Fuel System	9
Ret	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier-Renault	26	Accident	13
Ret	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	20	Puncture	14
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	10	Turbo	2
Ret	8	François Hesnault	Brabham-BMW	9	Accident	17
Ret	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	8	Exhaust	5
Ret	21	Mauro Baldi	Spirit-Hart	7	Turbo	24
Ret	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	2	Transmission	8
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 9 2 Michele Alboreto 6 3 Elio de Angelis 4 4 René Arnoux 3 5 Patrick Tambay 2

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-TAG 9 2 Ferrari 9 3 Lotus-Renault 4 4 Renault 2 5 Ligier-Renault 1

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References