Gridpedia1985 Monaco Grand Prix
Alain Prost won the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on 19 May 1985 for McLaren, from 5th on the grid; Michele Alboreto was second and Elio de Angelis third.
Prost took the lead for good on lap 32 of 78, from Michele Alboreto; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. The fastest lap was Michele Alboreto's, 1:22.637. 11 of 25 starters were classified; 14 retired or were not classified. After the race Elio de Angelis led the championship with 20 points, 2 ahead of Alain Prost, with 12 rounds left.
- Date
- 19 May 1985
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 4 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 | 5 | 78 | 1:51:58.034 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | +7.541 | 1:22.637 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 78 | +1:27.171 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 8 | 77 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 10 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 6 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 18 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 30 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 19 | 74 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 14 | 17 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 13 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 20 | 16 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 10 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 28 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 15 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 17 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 24 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 4 | BELStefan Bellof | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | WINManfred Winkelhock | RAM | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 8 | HESFrançois Hesnault | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 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.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 0 | 3 |