Brazilian Grand Prix
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1985
Podium
ALBFerrari
2
PROMcLaren
1
DEALotus
3
Key facts
WinnerPRO1:41:26.115 from P6
PoleALB1:27.768
Fastest lapPRO1:36.702 on lap 34
Finishers13 / 25classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 6 | ▲5 | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 9 | 1:36.702 |
| 2 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | ▼1 | 61 | +3.259s | 6 | 1:36.925 |
| 3 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 3 | – | 60 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:39.080 |
| 4 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ferrari | 7 | ▲3 | 59 | +2 laps | 3 | 1:38.349 |
| 5 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 11 | ▲6 | 59 | +2 laps | 2 | 1:40.459 |
| 6 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | ▲9 | 59 | +2 laps | 1 | 1:40.572 |
| 7 | JOHStefan Johansson | Tyrrell | 23 | ▲16 | 58 | +3 laps | 1:41.926 | |
| 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | ▲13 | 58 | +3 laps | 1:42.606 | |
| 9 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | ▲11 | 58 | +3 laps | 1:43.115 | |
| 10 | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 10 | – | 57 | +4 laps | 1:39.715 | |
| 11 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | ▲1 | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41.809 | |
| 12 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | ▲10 | 57 | +4 laps | 1:42.234 | |
| 13 | WINManfred Winkelhock | RAM | 16 | ▲3 | 57 | +4 laps | 1:44.236 | |
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Suspension | 1:42.588 | ||
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 4 | 48 | Electrical | 1:38.440 | ||
| DNF | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 42 | Engine | 1:41.855 | ||
| DNF | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 41 | Engine | 1:45.662 | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 27 | Fuel system | 1:38.098 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | 26 | Accident | 1:40.008 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 20 | Puncture | 1:41.812 | ||
| DNF | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | 10 | Turbo | 1:38.678 | ||
| DNF | HESFrançois Hesnault | Brabham | 17 | 9 | Accident | 1:41.151 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 8 | Exhaust | 1:39.996 | ||
| DNF | BALMauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | 7 | Turbo | 1:47.046 | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 2 | Transmission | 1:40.558 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.768 | |
| 2 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:27.864 | +0.096s |
| 3 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:28.081 | +0.313s |
| 4 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:28.389 | +0.621s |
| 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:28.848 | +1.080s |
| 6 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:29.117 | +1.349s |
| 7 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:29.612 | +1.844s |
| 8 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:29.855 | +2.087s |
| 9 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 1:29.984 | +2.216s |
| 10 | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 1:30.100 | +2.332s |
| 11 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 1:30.254 | +2.486s |
| 12 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:30.953 | +3.185s |
| 13 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Ligier | 1:31.411 | +3.643s |
| 14 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.790 | +4.022s |
| 15 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:32.021 | +4.253s |
| 16 | WINManfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:32.560 | +4.792s |
| 17 | HESFrançois Hesnault | Brabham | 1:32.904 | +5.136s |
| 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.091 | +5.323s |
| 19 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:34.773 | +7.005s |
| 20 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 1:35.726 | +7.958s |
| 21 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:36.152 | +8.384s |
| 22 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:36.743 | +8.975s |
| 23 | JOHStefan Johansson | Tyrrell | 1:37.293 | +9.525s |
| 24 | BALMauro Baldi | Spirit | 1:41.330 | +13.562s |
| 25 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:44.046 | +16.278s |
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Previous winners here
| 1984 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1982 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1981 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams |
| 1978 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
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