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United States GP in 12 days

1985 Formula 1 World Championship

photo © Rob C. Croes / Anefo - CC BY-SA 3.0
Total races
16
Driver champion
Constructor champion
Apr 7, 1985
Date first race
Nov 3, 1985
Date last race
PRO (5)
Most wins
SEN (7)
Most pole positions
PRO (11)
Most podiums
PRO (12)
Most in points
PRO (5)
Most fastest laps
ALL (12), PAT (12)
Most DNF

1985 standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Alain Prost McLaren 5 11 73
2 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 2 8 53 -20
3 Keke Rosberg Williams 2 5 40 -33
4 Ayrton Senna Lotus 2 6 38 -35
5 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1 3 33 -40
6 Nigel Mansell Williams 2 3 31 -42
7 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 0 2 26 -47
8 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 2 21 -52
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier 0 3 16 -57
10 Niki Lauda McLaren 1 1 14 -59
11 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 0 1 11 -62
12 Patrick Tambay Renault 0 2 11 -62
13 Marc Surer Brabham 0 0 5 -68
14 Derek Warwick Renault 0 0 5 -68
15 Philippe Streiff Ligier 0 1 4 -69
16 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 0 0 4 -69
17 René Arnoux Ferrari 0 0 3 -70
18 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 0 0 3 -70
19 Ivan Capelli Tyrrell 0 0 3 -70
20 Gerhard Berger Arrows 0 0 3 -70
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 McLaren TAG 6 12 90
2 Ferrari Ferrari 2 10 82 -8
3 Williams Honda 4 8 71 -19
4 Lotus Renault 3 9 71 -19
5 Brabham BMW 1 2 26 -64
6 Ligier Renault 0 4 23 -67
7 Renault Renault 0 2 16 -74
8 Arrows BMW 0 1 14 -76
9 Tyrrell Ford 0 0 4 -86
10 Tyrrell Renault 0 0 3 -87

1985 schedule

Race Date Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
1 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix Apr 7 #2 Alain Prost Michele Alboreto Elio de Angelis Michele Alboreto
2 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix Apr 21 #12 Ayrton Senna Michele Alboreto Patrick Tambay Ayrton Senna
3 1985 San Marino Grand Prix May 5 #11 Elio de Angelis Thierry Boutsen Patrick Tambay Ayrton Senna
4 1985 Monaco Grand Prix May 19 #2 Alain Prost Michele Alboreto Elio de Angelis Ayrton Senna
5 1985 Canadian Grand Prix Jun 16 #27 Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Alain Prost Elio de Angelis
6 1985 Detroit Grand Prix Jun 23 #6 Keke Rosberg Stefan Johansson Michele Alboreto Ayrton Senna
7 1985 French Grand Prix Jul 7 #7 Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg Alain Prost Keke Rosberg
8 1985 British Grand Prix Jul 21 #2 Alain Prost Michele Alboreto Jacques Laffite Keke Rosberg
9 1985 German Grand Prix Aug 4 #27 Michele Alboreto Alain Prost Jacques Laffite Teo Fabi
10 1985 Austrian Grand Prix Aug 18 #2 Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Michele Alboreto Alain Prost
11 1985 Dutch Grand Prix Aug 25 #1 Niki Lauda Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Nelson Piquet
12 1985 Italian Grand Prix Sep 8 #2 Alain Prost Nelson Piquet Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna
13 1985 Belgian Grand Prix Sep 15 #12 Ayrton Senna Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Alain Prost
14 1985 European Grand Prix Oct 6 #5 Nigel Mansell Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg Ayrton Senna
15 1985 South African Grand Prix Oct 19 #5 Nigel Mansell Keke Rosberg Alain Prost Nigel Mansell
16 1985 Australian Grand Prix Nov 3 #6 Keke Rosberg Jacques Laffite Philippe Streiff Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost is the 1985 Formula 1 World Champion. Prost won 5 out of 16 races and scored a total of 73 points. With 20 points behind Michele Alboreto finished the season in second place and Keke Rosberg as third. McLaren won the 1985 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 90 points.

The season started with the 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix on April 7. The last race of the season was the 1985 Australian Grand Prix on November 3.