1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 7 Apr 1985 for McLaren, from 6th on the grid; Michele Alboreto was second and Elio de Angelis third.

Prost took the lead for good on lap 18 of 61, from Michele Alboreto; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. The fastest lap was Alain Prost's, 1:36.702. 13 of 25 starters were classified; 12 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 9 points, 3 ahead of Michele Alboreto, with 15 rounds left.

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	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	6	61	1:41:26.115	1:36.702	9
2	27	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	1	61	+3.259		6
3	11	DEAElio de Angelis	Team Lotus	3	60	+1 Lap		4
4	28	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	7	59	+2 Laps		3
5	15	TAMPatrick Tambay	Renault	11	59	+2 Laps		2
6	26	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	15	59	+2 Laps		1
7	4	JOHStefan Johansson	Tyrrell	23	58	+3 Laps		0
8	3	BRUMartin Brundle	Tyrrell	21	58	+3 Laps		0
9	10	ALLPhilippe Alliot	RAM	20	58	+3 Laps		0
10	16	WARDerek Warwick	Renault	10	57	+4 Laps		0
11	18	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	12	57	+4 Laps		0
12	24	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22	57	+4 Laps		0
13	9	WINManfred Winkelhock	RAM	16	57	+4 Laps		0
R	17	BERGerhard Berger	Arrows	19	51	Suspension		0
R	12	SENAyrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	48	Electrical		0
R	23	CHEEddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	42	Engine		0
R	29	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	25	41	Engine		0
R	1	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	9	27	Fuel system		0
R	25	DECAndrea de Cesaris	Ligier	13	26	Accident		0
R	22	PATRiccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	14	20	Puncture		0
R	6	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	2	10	Turbo		0
R	8	HESFrançois Hesnault	Brabham	17	9	Accident		0
R	5	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	5	8	Exhaust		0
R	21	BALMauro Baldi	Spirit	24	7	Turbo		0
R	7	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	8	2	Transmission		0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 484 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

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

Full 1985 standings