1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Apr 1985
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 1:36.702 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | 61 | +3.259 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 3 | 60 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 7 | 59 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 11 | 59 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | 23 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 10 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 16 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 48 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 27 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 20 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | 10 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham | 17 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 8 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | 7 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |