Brazilian Grand Prix 1985

Nelson Piquet
Rio de Janeiro
7 April 1985
61 laps
306.9 km
5.031 km a lap

Pole positionMichele AlboretoFerrari · 1:27.768
Fastest lapAlain Prost1:36.702 · lap 34
Winner started fromP6on the grid

Result

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

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	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:27.768
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:27.864	+0.096
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:28.081	+0.313
4	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:28.389	+0.621
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.848	+1.080
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:29.117	+1.349
7	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:29.612	+1.844
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:29.855	+2.087
9	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:29.984	+2.216
10	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:30.100	+2.332
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:30.254	+2.486
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:30.953	+3.185
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:31.411	+3.643
14	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:31.790	+4.022
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:32.021	+4.253
16	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:32.560	+4.792
17	François Hesnault	Brabham	1:32.904	+5.136
18	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:33.091	+5.323
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:34.773	+7.005
20	Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:35.726	+7.958
21	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:36.152	+8.384
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:36.743	+8.975
23	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	1:37.293	+9.525
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:41.330	+13.562
25	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:44.046	+16.278

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	34	1:36.702
2	Michele Alboreto	37	1:36.925	+0.223
3	Niki Lauda	15	1:38.098	+1.396
4	René Arnoux	39	1:38.349	+1.647
5	Ayrton Senna	32	1:38.440	+1.738
6	Keke Rosberg	2	1:38.678	+1.976
7	Elio de Angelis	31	1:39.080	+2.378
8	Derek Warwick	32	1:39.715	+3.013
9	Nigel Mansell	2	1:39.996	+3.294
10	Andrea de Cesaris	7	1:40.008	+3.306

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	9
2	Michele Alboreto	6
3	Elio de Angelis	4
4	René Arnoux	3
5	Patrick Tambay	2
6	Jacques Laffite	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	9
2	Ferrari	9
3	Lotus	4
4	Renault	2
5	Ligier	1