1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
Appearance
15°46′19.502″S 47°54′1.115″W / 15.77208389°S 47.90030972°W
1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 1 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | April 7, 1985 | ||
Official name | XIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
Location |
Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 miles) | ||
Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:27.768 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | |
Time | 1:36.702 on lap 34 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-TAG | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on April 7, 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:28.899 | 1:27.768 | — |
2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:32.135 | 1:27.864 | +0.096 |
3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:28.081 | +0.313 | |
4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:28.705 | 1:28.389 | +0.621 |
5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:31.211 | 1:28.848 | +1.080 |
6 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.253 | 1:29.117 | +1.349 |
7 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:30.813 | 1:29.612 | +1.844 |
8 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.364 | 1:29.855 | +2.087 |
9 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.716 | 1:29.984 | +2.216 |
10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:31.533 | 1:30.100 | +2.332 |
11 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:30.254 | 1:30.516 | +2.486 |
12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:32.207 | 1:30.593 | +2.825 |
13 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:33.718 | 1:31.411 | +3.643 |
14 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.107 | 1:31.790 | +4.022 |
15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:37.803 | 1:32.021 | +4.253 |
16 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 1:36.239 | 1:32.560 | +4.792 |
17 | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham-BMW | 1:34.742 | 1:32.904 | +5.136 |
18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.094 | 1:33.091 | +5.323 |
19 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 1:34.919 | 1:34.773 | +7.005 |
20 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:35.726 | 1:37.409 | +7.958 |
21 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.225 | 1:36.152 | +8.384 |
22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.272 | 1:36.743 | +8.975 |
23 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.799 | 1:37.293 | +9.525 |
24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 1:41.330 | +13.562 | |
25 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:44.046 | +16.278 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 61 | + 3.259 | 1 | 6 |
3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 60 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 4 |
4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 59 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 2 |
6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
7 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
8 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
9 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 58 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 57 | + 4 Laps | 10 | |
11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 57 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 57 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 57 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 51 | Suspension | 19 | |
Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 48 | Electrical | 4 | |
Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 18 | |
Ret | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 41 | Engine | 25 | |
Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 27 | Fuel System | 9 | |
Ret | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 26 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 20 | Puncture | 14 | |
Ret | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 10 | Turbo | 2 | |
Ret | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham-BMW | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 8 | Exhaust | 5 | |
Ret | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit-Hart | 7 | Turbo | 24 | |
Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 2 | Transmission | 8 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1985 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Brazil 1985 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.