Detroit Grand Prix
1985 Detroit Grand Prix
Podium
JOHFerrari
2
ROSWilliams
1
ALBFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerROS1:55:39.851 from P5
PoleSEN1:42.051
Fastest lapSEN1:45.612 on lap 51
Finishers12 / 25classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 5 | ▲4 | 63 | 1:55:39.851 | 9 | 1:47.311 |
| 2 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 9 | ▲7 | 63 | +57.549s | 6 | 1:47.797 |
| 3 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | – | 63 | +63.170s | 4 | 1:47.518 |
| 4 | BELStefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 19 | ▲15 | 63 | +66.225s | 3 | 1:48.681 |
| 5 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 8 | ▲3 | 63 | +86.966s | 2 | 1:47.572 |
| 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 10 | ▲4 | 62 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:48.045 |
| 7 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | ▲14 | 62 | +1 lap | 1:48.554 | |
| 8 | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 11 | ▲3 | 62 | +1 lap | 1:49.998 | |
| 9 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 7 | ▼2 | 61 | +2 laps | 1:47.916 | |
| 10 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Ligier | 17 | ▲7 | 61 | +2 laps | 1:49.603 | |
| 11 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 24 | ▲13 | 60 | +3 laps | 1:50.576 | |
| 12 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | ▲4 | 58 | +5 laps | 1:48.702 | |
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1 | 51 | Accident | 1:45.612 | ||
| DNF | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 18 | 30 | Collision | 1:49.073 | ||
| DNF | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 27 | Collision | 1:53.752 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 26 | Accident | 1:48.241 | ||
| DNF | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 19 | Accident | 1:49.001 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 19 | Electrical | 1:50.729 | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 6 | 18 | Transmission | 1:49.485 | ||
| DNF | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 15 | 15 | Accident | 1:49.931 | ||
| DNF | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 11 | Engine | 1:55.446 | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 10 | Brakes | 1:49.489 | ||
| DNF | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 13 | 4 | Clutch | 1:51.211 | ||
| DNF | WINManfred Winkelhock | RAM | 20 | 3 | Turbo | 1:55.649 | ||
| DNS | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | 0 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.051 | |
| 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:43.249 | +1.198s |
| 3 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:43.748 | +1.697s |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:44.088 | +2.037s |
| 5 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:44.156 | +2.105s |
| 6 | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 1:44.163 | +2.112s |
| 7 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.231 | +2.180s |
| 8 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:44.769 | +2.718s |
| 9 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:44.921 | +2.870s |
| 10 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:45.194 | +3.143s |
| 11 | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 1:45.979 | +3.928s |
| 12 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 1:46.266 | +4.215s |
| 13 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 1:46.546 | +4.495s |
| 14 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.592 | +4.541s |
| 15 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 1:47.028 | +4.977s |
| 16 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:47.267 | +5.216s |
| 17 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Ligier | 1:47.393 | +5.342s |
| 18 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:47.563 | +5.512s |
| 19 | BELStefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:47.911 | +5.860s |
| 20 | WINManfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:47.926 | +5.875s |
| 21 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:48.023 | +5.972s |
| 22 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:48.546 | +6.495s |
| 23 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 1:50.455 | +8.404s |
| 24 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 2:05.307 | +23.256s |
| 25 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3:04.446 | +82.395s |
Detroit Street Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1984 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1983 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell |
| 1982 | John Watson | McLaren |
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