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Brazilian Grand Prix 1985

Round 1 of 16  · 7 April 1985  · Nelson Piquet  · 61 laps

Fastest Lap Alain Prost 1:36.702 (lap 34)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PRO Alain Prost FL McLaren 6 1:41:26.115 9
2 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1 +3.259 6
3 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 3 +1 lap 4
4 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 7 +2 laps 3
5 TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 11 +2 laps 2
6 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 15 +2 laps 1
7 JOH Stefan Johansson Tyrrell 23 +3 laps
8 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 21 +3 laps
9 ALL Philippe Alliot RAM 20 +3 laps
10 WAR Derek Warwick Renault 10 +4 laps
11 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 12 +4 laps
12 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 22 +4 laps
13 WIN Manfred Winkelhock RAM 16 +4 laps
DNF BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 19 Suspension
DNF SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 4 Electrical
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 18 Engine
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 25 Engine
DNF LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 9 Fuel system
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 13 Accident
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 14 Puncture
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 2 Turbo
DNF HES François Hesnault Brabham 17 Accident
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 5 Exhaust
DNF BAL Mauro Baldi Spirit 24 Turbo
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 8 Transmission

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:27.768
2 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:27.864
3 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:28.081
4 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:28.389
5 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:28.848
6 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:29.117
7 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 1:29.612
8 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:29.855
9 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 1:29.984
10 WAR Derek Warwick Renault 1:30.100
11 TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 1:30.254
12 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:30.953
13 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 1:31.411
14 PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:31.790
15 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:32.021
16 WIN Manfred Winkelhock RAM 1:32.560
17 HES François Hesnault Brabham 1:32.904
18 CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:33.091
19 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 1:34.773
20 ALL Philippe Alliot RAM 1:35.726
21 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 1:36.152
22 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:36.743
23 JOH Stefan Johansson Tyrrell 1:37.293
24 BAL Mauro Baldi Spirit 1:41.330
25 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:44.046