1985 Formula 1 World Championship
World Champion | |
Driver: | Alain Prost |
Constructor: | McLaren DAY |
Season dates | |
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Number of races: | 16 |
<1984 season |
The 1985 Formula 1 World Championship was the 36th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 16 races in the period from April 7, 1985 to November 3, 1985. Alain Prost won the drivers' world championship for the first time. McLaren became world constructors champions for the third time.
Teams and drivers
Racing calendar
No. | date | Grand Prix | route | Distance (km) |
Pole position | Fastest race lap | winner | Overall leading driver |
Overall leading designer |
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1 | 7th of April | Brazil | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 306.891 | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche |
2 | April 21 | Portugal | Circuito do Estoril | 291,450 | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Lotus Renault |
3 | 5th of May | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 302,400 | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | |
4th | May 19th | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 258,336 | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | ||
5 | June 16 | Canada | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve | 308,700 | Elio de Angelis | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
6th | 23rd June | USA East | Detroit Street Circuit | 253,449 | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | Keke Rosberg | ||
7th | 7th of July | France | Circuit Paul Ricard | 307.930 | Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg | Nelson Piquet | ||
8th | 21 July | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit | 306.735 | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | ||
9 | 4th of August | Germany | Nürburgring | 304.314 | Teo Fabi | Niki Lauda | Michele Alboreto | ||
10 | 18th of August | Austria | Österreichring | 308.984 | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | |
11 | August 25 | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 297.640 | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | ||
12 | September 8th | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 295,800 | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | |
13 | September 15th | Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 298,420 | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | ||
14th | October 6th | Europe | Brands Hatch Circuit | 315.525 | Ayrton Senna | Jacques Laffite | Nigel Mansell | ||
15th | October 19th | South Africa | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | 307,800 | Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Nigel Mansell | ||
16 | November 3rd | Australia | Adelaide Street Circuit | 309.960 | Ayrton Senna | Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg |
Race reports
Brazilian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 41: 26.115 |
2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | + 3.259 |
3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | + 1 lap |
PP | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1: 27.768 |
SR | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 36.702 |
The Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Jacarepaguá , a suburb of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, took place on April 7, 1985 and covered 61 laps (306.891 km).
Grand Prix of Portugal
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 2: 00: 28.006 |
2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1: 02.978 |
3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | + 1 lap |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 21.007 |
SR | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 44.121 |
The Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril took place on April 21, 1985 and covered a distance of 67 laps (291.45 km).
San Marino Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 1: 34: 36.955 |
2 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows BMW | + 1 lap |
3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | + 1 lap |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 27.327 |
SR | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1: 30.961 |
The San Marino Grand Prix in Imola took place on May 5, 1985 and went over 60 laps (302.4 km).
Alain Prost crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified after the race because the car was too light.
Monaco Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 51: 58.034 |
2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | + 7.541 |
3 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | +1: 27.171 |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 20.450 |
SR | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1: 22.637 |
The Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo took place on May 19, 1985 and ran over 78 laps (258.336 km).
Canadian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1: 46: 01.813 |
2 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | + 1.957 |
3 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | + 4.341 |
PP | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 1: 24.567 |
SR | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 27.445 |
The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal took place on June 16, 1985 and went over a distance of 70 laps (308.7 km).
US Grand Prix East
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 55: 39.851 |
2 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | + 57.549 |
3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1: 03.170 |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 42.051 |
SR | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 45.612 |
The US East Grand Prix at the Detroit Street Circuit in Detroit , Michigan took place on June 23, 1985 and covered a distance of 63 laps (253.449 km).
French Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 31,46,266 |
2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | + 6.660 |
3 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | + 9.285 |
PP | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 32.462 |
SR | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 39.914 |
The French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard took place on July 7, 1985 and covered a distance of 53 laps (307.93 km).
Great Britain Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 18: 10.436 |
2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | + 1 lap |
3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | + 1 lap |
PP | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 05.591 |
SR | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 09.886 |
The Great Britain Grand Prix at Silverstone took place on July 21, 1985 and ran over a distance of 65 laps (306.735 km).
Grand Prix of Germany
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1: 35: 31,337 |
2 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | + 11.661 |
3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | + 51.154 |
PP | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1: 17.429 |
SR | Niki Lauda | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 22.806 |
The German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring took place on August 4, 1985 and covered a distance of 67 laps (304.314 km).
Grand Prix of Austria
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 20: 12.583 |
2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | + 30.002 |
3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | + 34.356 |
PP | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 25.490 |
SR | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 29.241 |
The Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring in Zeltweg took place on August 18, 1985 and covered a distance of 52 laps (308.984 km).
Grand Prix of the Netherlands
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 32: 29.263 |
2 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | + 0.232 |
3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | + 48.491 |
PP | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 11.074 |
SR | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 16.538 |
The Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort took place on August 25, 1985 and covered a distance of 70 laps (297.64 km).
Italian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 17: 59.451 |
2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 51.635 |
3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | +1: 00.390 |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 25.084 |
SR | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1: 28.283 |
The Italian Grand Prix in Monza took place on September 8, 1985 and covered a distance of 51 laps (295.80 km).
Belgian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 34: 19.893 |
2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | + 28,422 |
3 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | + 55.109 |
PP | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1: 55.306 |
SR | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | 2: 01.730 |
The Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps took place on September 15, 1985 and covered a distance of 43 laps (298.42 km).
Grand Prix of Europe
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1: 32: 58.109 |
2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | + 21,396 |
3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | + 58.533 |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 07.169 |
SR | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1: 11.526 |
The European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch took place on October 6, 1985 and covered a distance of 75 laps (315.525 km).
South Africa Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1: 28: 22.866 |
2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | + 7.572 |
3 | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG Porsche | +1: 51.794 |
PP | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1: 02.366 |
SR | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 08.149 |
The South African Grand Prix at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit took place on October 19, 1985 and covered a distance of 75 laps (307.8 km).
Australian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 2: 00: 40.473 |
2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | + 46.130 |
3 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier-Renault | +1: 28.536 |
PP | Ayrton Senna | Lotus Renault | 1: 19.843 |
SR | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1: 23.758 |
The Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide took place on November 3, 1985 and went over a distance of 82 laps (309.96 km).
World championship ratings
Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||||
Points | 9 | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The best eleven results were counted in the drivers 'classification and all results in the constructors' classification.
Driver ranking
Item | driver | constructor | Points | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | A. Cheers | McLaren TAG Porsche | 1 | DNF | DSQ | 1 | 3 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ( 4 ) | 3 | DNF | 73 (76) |
2 | M. Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 1 | 3 | DNF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 13 * | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 53 |
3 | K. Rosberg | Williams-Honda | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 4th | 1 | 2 | DNF | 12 * | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
4th | A. Senna | Lotus Renault | DNF | 1 | 7 * | DNF | 16 | DNF | DNF | 10 * | DNF | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 38 |
5 | E. de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 3 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | NC | DNF | 5 | 5 | 6th | DNF | 5 | DNF | DSQ | 33 |
6th | N. Mansell | Williams-Honda | DNF | 5 | 5 | 7th | 6th | DNF | DNS | DNF | 6th | DNF | 6th | 11 * | 2 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 31 |
7th | S. Johansson | Ferrari | 7th | 8th | 6 * | DNF | 2 | 2 | 4th | DNF | 9 | 4th | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | 4th | 5 | 26th |
8th | N. Piquet | Brabham-BMW | DNF | DNF | 8th* | DNF | DNF | 6th | 1 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 8th | 2 | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 21st |
9 | J. Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 6th | DNF | DNF | 6th | 8th | 12 | DNF | 3 | 3 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 * | DNF | 2 | 16 | |
10 | N. Lauda | McLaren TAG Porsche | DNF | DNF | 4th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | 14th | |
11 | T. Boutsen | Arrows BMW | 11 | DNF | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7th | 9 | DNF | 4th | 8th | DNF | 9 | 10 | 6th | 6th | DNF | 11 |
12 | P. Tambay | Renault | 5 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | 10 * | DNF | 7th | DNF | 12 | DNF | 11 | |
13 | M. Surer | Brabham-BMW | 15th | 8th | 8th | 6th | DNF | 6th | 10 * | 4th | 8th | 13 * | DNF | DNF | 5 | ||||
14th | D. Warwick | Renault | 10 | 7th | 10 * | 5 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | 5 | |
15th | P. Streiff | Ligier-Renault | 10 | 9 | 8th | 3 | 4th | ||||||||||||
Tyrrell Renault | DNF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | S. Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford / Renault | 6th | DNF | DNQ | 11 | 4th | 13 | 11 | 8th | 7 * | DNF | 4th | ||||||
17th | A. de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 14th | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 3 | |||||
18th | R. Arnoux | Ferrari | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
I. Capelli | Tyrrell Renault | DNF | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||
20th | G. Berger | Arrows BMW | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | 11 | DNF | 8th | 7th | DNF | 9 | DNF | 7th | 10 | 5 | 6th | 3 |
- | M. Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford / Renault | 8th | DNF | 9 * | 10 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 10 | DNQ | 7th | 8th | 13 | DNF | 7th | NC | 0 |
- | H. Rothengatter | Osella-Alfa Romeo | DNF | 9 | NC | DNF | NC | DNQ | DNF | 7th | 0 | ||||||||
- | J. Watson | McLaren TAG Porsche | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||||||
- | P. Martini | Minardi-Ford / Motori Moderni | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 * | DNF | DNF | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 8th | 0 |
- | R. Patrese | Alfa Romeo | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | DNF | 11 | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | 0 |
- | E. Cheever | Alfa Romeo | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 17th | 9 | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | 0 |
- | P. Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 9 | NC | DNQ | DNF | DNF | 15th | DNF | 0 | ||||||||
Toleman-Hart | DNS | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 | |||||||||||
- | P. Alliot | RAM hard | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 | ||
- | J. Palmer | Zakspeed | DNF | DNS | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 | ||||||||
- | M. Winkelhock | RAM hard | 13 | NC | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 0 | |||||||
- | T. Fabi | Toleman-Hart | DNF | DNF | DNF | 14 * | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 | |||
- | C. Danner | Zakspeed | DNF | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||||
- | K. Acheson | RAM hard | DNF | DNQ | DNF | 0 | |||||||||||||
- | M. Baldi | Spirit-Hart | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 | |||||||||||||
- | A. Jones | Lola-Hart | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||
- | F. Hesnault | Brabham-BMW | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
Renault | DNF | 0 |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
|
() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
Constructors' championship
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T = turbo engine
News in brief Formula 1
- Ayrton Senna won his first Grand Prix in his 16th Grand Prix, in Estoril.
- Manfred Winkelhock and Stefan Bellof died in accidents with Porsche Group C sports cars within a month . Stefan Bellof had an accident in Spa after a collision with Jacky Ickx and Manfred Winkelhock in Mosport (Canada).
- McLaren - Porsche won Formula 1 world champion for the second time with Alain Prost ; for Prost it was the first title win.
- ATS got out of Formula 1.
- Niki Lauda stopped for the second time.
- Brabham celebrated the last victory in Formula 1.
- For the last time in the history of Formula 1, a Grand Prix was held on a Saturday. Since then, all Grand Prix have taken place on a Sunday.