Austrian Grand Prix 1985

Red Bull Ring
Spielberg
18 August 1985
52 laps
309 km
5.942 km a lap

Pole positionAlain ProstMcLaren · 1:25.490
Fastest lapAlain Prost1:29.241 · lap 39
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Alain Prostfastest lap	2	McLaren · TAG	1	52	1:20:12.583	9
2	Ayrton Senna	12	Lotus · Renault	14	52	+30.002	6
3	Michele Alboreto	27	Ferrari	9	52	+34.356	4
4	Stefan Johansson	28	Ferrari	12	52	+39.073	3
5	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Renault	7	52	+1:22.092	2
6	Marc Surer	8	Brabham · BMW	11	51	+1 lap	1
7	Stefan Bellof	3	Tyrrell · Renault	22	49	Out of fuel
8	Thierry Boutsen	18	Arrows · BMW	16	49	+3 laps
9	Huub Rothengatter	24	Osella · Alfa Romeo	24	48	+4 laps
10	Patrick Tambay	15	Renault	8	46	Engine
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Renault	15	43	Accident
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	29	Minardi · Motori Moderni	26	40	Suspension
DNF	Niki Lauda	1	McLaren · TAG	3	39	Engine
DNF	Gerhard Berger	17	Arrows · BMW	17	33	Turbo
DNF	Teo Fabi	19	Toleman · Hart	6	31	Electrical
DNF	Derek Warwick	16	Renault	13	29	Engine
DNF	Kenny Acheson	10	RAM · Hart	23	28	Engine
DNF	Nelson Piquet	7	Brabham · BMW	5	26	Exhaust
DNF	Nigel Mansell	5	Williams · Honda	2	25	Engine
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	22	Alfa Romeo	10	25	Engine
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	30	Zakspeed	25	17	Engine
DNF	Philippe Alliot	9	RAM · Hart	21	16	Turbo
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	25	Ligier · Renault	18	13	Accident
DNF	Eddie Cheever	23	Alfa Romeo	20	6	Turbo
DNF	Keke Rosberg	6	Williams · Honda	4	4	Oil pressure
DNS	Piercarlo Ghinzani	20	Toleman · Hart	19		Car raced by Fabi
DNQ	Martin Brundle	4	Tyrrell · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:25.490
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:26.052	+0.562
3	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:26.250	+0.760
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:26.333	+0.843
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:26.404	+0.914
6	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:26.664	+1.174
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:26.799	+1.309
8	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:27.502	+2.012
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:27.516	+2.026
10	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:27.851	+2.361
11	Marc Surer	Brabham	1:27.954	+2.464
12	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:27.961	+2.471
13	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:28.006	+2.516
14	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:28.123	+2.633
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:28.249	+2.759
16	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:28.262	+2.772
17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:28.566	+3.076
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:28.666	+3.176
19	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman	1:28.894	+3.404
20	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:29.031	+3.541
21	Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:29.827	+4.337
22	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:30.514	+5.024
23	Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:35.072	+9.582
24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella	1:35.329	+9.839
25	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:35.787	+10.297
26	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:36.765	+11.275
27	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:37.317	+11.827

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	39	1:29.241
2	Niki Lauda	38	1:30.052	+0.811
3	Elio de Angelis	40	1:30.949	+1.708
4	Teo Fabi	26	1:31.089	+1.848
5	Stefan Johansson	45	1:31.501	+2.260
6	Patrick Tambay	45	1:31.525	+2.284
7	Michele Alboreto	40	1:31.536	+2.295
8	Ayrton Senna	36	1:31.666	+2.425
9	Keke Rosberg	3	1:31.667	+2.426
10	Nelson Piquet	22	1:31.816	+2.575

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Alain Prost	50	▲1
2	Michele Alboreto	50	▼1
3	Elio de Angelis	28
4	Stefan Johansson	19	▲1
5	Keke Rosberg	18	▼1
6	Ayrton Senna	15	▲3
7	Nelson Piquet	13	▼1
8	Patrick Tambay	11	▼1
9	Jacques Laffite	10	▼1
10	Thierry Boutsen	9

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	72
2	McLaren	55
3	Lotus	43
4	Williams	24
5	Brabham	15	▲1
6	Renault	15	▼1
7	Ligier	13
8	Arrows	9
9	Tyrrell	4