1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

Round

2/16

Date

Apr 21, 1985 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Estoril, Portugal

Circuit

Autódromo do Estoril

Circuit length

4.349 m (11 turns)

Race distance

304.43 km (67 laps)

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Senna

Winner

2:00:28.006

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Senna

Fastest lap

1:44.121

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	2:00:28.006	1st	67	9
2	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	+1:02.978	5th	67	6
3	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	+1 lap	12th	66	4
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	4th	66	3
5	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	+2 laps	9th	65	2
6	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	+2 laps	21st	65	1
7	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	+2 laps	6th	65
8	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	+5 laps	11th	62
9	#24 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	+6 laps	26th	61
NC	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	+17 laps	15th	50
DNF	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	Engine	7th	49
DNF	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Engine	14th	36
DNF	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	Spun off	2nd	30
DNF	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Tyre	8th	29
DNF	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Electrical	16th	28
DNF	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Tyre	10th	28
DNF	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Transmission	22nd	20
DNF	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Spun off	24th	19
DNF	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	Spun off	3rd	16
DNF	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Tyre	18th	15
DNF	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Spun off	17th	12
DNF	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Spun off	25th	12
DNF	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Spun off	13th	4
DNF	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	Spun off	20th	3
DNF	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	Electrical	19th	3
DNF	#30 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Suspension	23rd	2

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:24.680
2	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:24.796	+0.116
3	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:25.601	+0.921
4	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:25.774	+1.094
5	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:26.651	+1.971
6	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:27.175	+2.495
7	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:27.337	+2.657
8	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:27.502	+2.822
9	#30 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:27.517	+2.837
10	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:27.567	+2.887
11	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:27.680	+3.000
12	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:28.004	+3.324
13	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:28.032	+3.352
14	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.116	+3.436
15	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	1:28.373	+3.693
16	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:28.394	+3.714
17	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:28.863	+4.183
18	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:28.885	+4.205
19	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:28.893	+4.213
20	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:28.934	+4.254
21	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:29.693	+5.013
22	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:29.802	+5.122
23	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:30.190	+5.510
24	#24 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:30.622	+5.942
25	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	1:31.459	+6.779
26	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:33.192	+8.512

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:21.007
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:21.420	+0.413
3	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:21.904	+0.897
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:22.159	+1.152
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:22.577	+1.570
6	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	1:23.084	+2.077
7	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:23.288	+2.281
8	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:23.302	+2.295
9	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:23.594	+2.587
10	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:23.618	+2.611
11	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:23.652	+2.645
12	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:24.111	+3.104
13	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:24.230	+3.223
14	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:24.563	+3.556
15	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:24.721	+3.714
16	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:24.747	+3.740
17	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:24.842	+3.835
18	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:24.943	+3.936
19	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	1:25.717	+4.710
20	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:26.187	+5.180
21	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:27.284	+6.277
22	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:27.602	+6.595
23	#30 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:28.166	+7.159
24	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:28.473	+7.466
25	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.596	+7.589
26	#24 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:30.855	+9.848

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:21.007
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:21.420	+0.413
3	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:21.904	+0.897
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:22.159	+1.152
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:22.577	+1.570
6	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	1:23.084	+2.077
7	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:23.288	+2.281
8	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:23.302	+2.295
9	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:23.594	+2.587
10	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:23.618	+2.611
11	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:23.652	+2.645
12	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:24.111	+3.104
13	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:24.230	+3.223
14	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:24.563	+3.556
15	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:24.721	+3.714
16	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:24.842	+3.835
17	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	1:25.717	+4.710
18	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:26.181	+5.174
19	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:26.187	+5.180
20	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:26.695	+5.688
21	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:27.474	+6.467
22	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:27.602	+6.595
23	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:28.473	+7.466
24	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:28.596	+7.589

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:21.708
2	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:22.306	+0.598
3	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:23.670	+1.962
4	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:23.831	+2.123
5	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:23.887	+2.179
6	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:24.519	+2.811
7	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	1:24.538	+2.830
8	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:24.723	+3.015
9	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:24.747	+3.039
10	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:24.880	+3.172
11	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:24.943	+3.235
12	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:25.136	+3.428
13	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:25.580	+3.872
14	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:25.718	+4.010
15	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:26.154	+4.446
16	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:26.459	+4.751
17	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:27.284	+5.576
18	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:27.430	+5.722
19	#30 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:28.166	+6.458
20	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:28.694	+6.986
21	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:30.231	+8.523
22	#24 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:30.855	+9.147
23	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:31.205	+9.497
24	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:34.876	+13.168
25	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	14:46.042	+13:24.334
26	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	15:59.178	+14:37.470

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:44.121		15
2	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.864	+0.743	5
3	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:44.901	+0.780	8
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:45.212	+1.091	13
5	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:45.717	+1.596	14
6	#16 Derek Warwick	Renault	1:45.985	+1.864	63
7	#15 Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:46.290	+2.169	52
8	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:46.297	+2.176	11
9	#1 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:46.633	+2.512	4
10	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:46.697	+2.576	62
11	#4 Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	1:47.861	+3.740	11
12	#23 Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:47.908	+3.787	14
13	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:48.395	+4.274	14
14	#17 Gerhard Berger	Arrows	1:48.561	+4.440	11
15	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:49.518	+5.397	13
16	#25 Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	1:49.658	+5.537	3
17	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	1:50.480	+6.359	3
18	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:50.491	+6.370	5
19	#10 Philippe Alliot	RAM	1:50.643	+6.522	3
20	#7 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:51.619	+7.498	5
21	#22 Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:51.658	+7.537	3
22	#24 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:51.747	+7.626	3
23	#8 François Hesnault	Brabham	1:53.975	+9.854	3
24	#21 Mauro Baldi	Spirit	1:54.588	+10.467	3
25	#29 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:56.040	+11.919	3
26	#30 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:55.894	+1:11.773	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	2	12
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1	9	-3
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1	1	9	-3
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	1	7	-5
5	Patrick Tambay	Renault	0	1	6	-6
6	René Arnoux	Ferrari	0	0	3	-9
7	Nigel Mansell	Williams	0	0	2	-10
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	0	1	-11
9	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	0	0	1	-11

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Lotus	Renault	1	2	16
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	2	15	-1
3	McLaren	TAG	1	1	9	-7
4	Renault	Renault	0	1	6	-10
5	Williams	Honda	0	0	2	-14
6	Ligier	Renault	0	0	1	-15
7	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	1	-15

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The 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix started Apr 21, 1985 on Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Keke Rosberg started from third place.

In 2 hour, 00 minutes and 28 seconds Ayrton Senna finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michele Alboreto in second and Patrick Tambay in third place.

After the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, Michele Alboreto is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 12 points. Alboreto is 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.