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Seasons/16 races

1985 season

  • Dropped scores
  • Title decided in round 14

‹ 19841986 ›

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 14: European Grand Prix on 6 Oct 1985.

Points progression

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Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.
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Championship points after each round
Driver12345678910111213141516
Alain Prost99918222226354150566569727373
Michele Alboreto6121218273131374650535353535353
Keke Rosberg000031218181818181821253140
Ayrton Senna09999999915192332383838
Elio de Angelis471620222426262628303131333333
Nigel Mansell02445555667713223131
Stefan Johansson001171316161619192121212426
Nelson Piquet00000110131313131921212121
Jacques Laffite111222261010101010101016
Niki Lauda0033333355141414141414
Thierry Boutsen0066666699999101111
Patrick Tambay261010101011111111111111111111
Marc Surer0000000112255555
Derek Warwick0002222444445555
Philippe Streiff0000000000000004
Stefan Bellof0111144444444444
Andrea de Cesaris0003333333333333
Ivan Capelli0000000000000003
René Arnoux3333333333333333
Gerhard Berger0000000000000023
The constructors' championship, round by round
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Constructors' championship standings after each round.
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Championship points after each round
Team12345678910111213141516
McLaren991221252529384655707983869090
Ferrari9151622374750566572757777778082
Williams024481723232424252534476271
Lotus4162529313335353543495463717171
Brabham00000110141415152426262626
Ligier111555591313131313131323
Renault261012121213151515151516161616
Arrows0066666699999101314
Tyrrell0111144444444443

Standings

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1985
Driver12345678910111213141516Pts
PRO (Alain Prost)1FRetRet13Ret31F21PF2F13PF43Ret73
ALB (Michele Alboreto)2P2RetF2F13Ret213413RetRetRetRet53
ROS (Keke Rosberg)RetRetRet8412PFRetP12RetRetRet432F1F40
SEN (Ayrton Senna)Ret1PF7PRetP16FRetPFRet10Ret233P12PRetRetP38
DEA (Elio de Angelis)34135P55RetRet556Ret5RetRet33
MAN (Nigel Mansell)Ret5576RetDNSRet6Ret611F211PRet31
JOH (Stefan Johansson)786Ret224Ret94Ret5RetRet4526
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)RetRet8RetDNS614RetRet8P25RetRetRet21
LAF (Jacques Laffite)6RetRet6812Ret33RetRetRet11RetF216
LAU (Niki Lauda)RetRet4RetRetRetRetRet5FRet1RetDNSRetRet14
BOU (Thierry Boutsen)11Ret29979Ret48Ret91066Ret11
TAM (Patrick Tambay)533Ret7Ret6RetRet10Ret7Ret12Ret11
SUR (Marc Surer)15886Ret61048RetRetRet5
WAR (Derek Warwick)107105RetRet75RetRetRetRet6RetRet5
STR (Philippe Streiff)1098Ret34
BEL (Stefan Bellof)6RetDNQ114131187Ret4
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)RetRetRet41410RetRetDNSRetRet3
CAP (Ivan Capelli)Ret43
ARN (René Arnoux)43
BER (Gerhard Berger)RetRetRetRet1311Ret87Ret9Ret710563

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

ConstructorEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers
Alfa RomeoBenetton Team Alfa Romeo184TB, 185TAlfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 TGoodyearEddie Cheever, Riccardo Patrese
ArrowsBarclay Arrows BMWA8BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyearGerhard Berger, Thierry Boutsen
BrabhamOlivetti RacingBT54BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TPirelliFrançois Hesnault, Marc Surer, Nelson Piquet
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC156/85Ferrari 031 1.5 V6 TGoodyearMichele Alboreto, René Arnoux, Stefan Johansson
LigierÉquipe LigierJS25Renault EF15 1.5 V6 T, Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TPirelliAndrea de Cesaris, Jacques Laffite, Philippe Streiff
LolaTeam Haas USA LtdTHL1Hart 415T 1.5 L4 TGoodyearAlan Jones
LotusJohn Player Special Team Lotus97TRenault EF15 1.5 V6 T, Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAyrton Senna, Elio de Angelis
McLarenMarlboro McLaren TAG TurboMP4/2BTAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAlain Prost, John Watson, Niki Lauda
MinardiMinardi TeamM185Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8PirelliPierluigi Martini
MinardiMinardi TeamM185Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TPirelliPierluigi Martini
OsellaKelémata OsellaFA1F, FA1GAlfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 TPirelliHuub Rothengatter, Piercarlo Ghinzani
RAMSkoal Bandit Formula 1 Team03Hart 415T 1.5 L4 TPirelliKenny Acheson, Manfred Winkelhock, Philippe Alliot
RenaultÉquipe Renault ElfRE60, RE60BRenault EF15 1.5 V6 T, Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TGoodyearDerek Warwick, François Hesnault, Patrick Tambay
SpiritSpirit Enterprises Ltd101DHart 415T 1.5 L4 TPirelliMauro Baldi
TolemanToleman Group MotorsportTG185Hart 415T 1.5 L4 TPirelliPiercarlo Ghinzani, Teo Fabi
TyrrellTyrrell Racing Organisation012Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8GoodyearMartin Brundle, Stefan Bellof, Stefan Johansson
TyrrellTyrrell Racing Organisation014Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TGoodyearIvan Capelli, Martin Brundle, Philippe Streiff, Stefan Bellof
WilliamsCanon Williams Honda TeamFW10, FW10BHonda RA164E 1.5 V6 T, Honda RA165E 1.5 V6 TGoodyearKeke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell
ZakspeedWest Zakspeed Racing841Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 TGoodyearChristian Danner, Jonathan Palmer

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

PosDriverPointsOfficial pointsOfficial position
1Alain Prost23373P1
2Michele Alboreto16453P2
3Elio de Angelis13533P5
4Keke Rosberg12940P3
5Ayrton Senna12338P4
6Nigel Mansell11831P6
7Stefan Johansson11226P7
8Nelson Piquet8121P8
9Jacques Laffite6816P9
10Thierry Boutsen6511P11
11Patrick Tambay6111P12
12Niki Lauda4714P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.