| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | April 7, 1985 | |
| Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.031 km (3.126 mi) | |
| Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.686 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:27.768 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost
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McLaren-TAG |
| Time | 1:36.702 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost
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McLaren-TAG |
| Second | Michele Alboreto
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Ferrari |
| Third | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Renault |
The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on April 7, 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 Formula One season.
Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto
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Ferrari | 1:28.899 | 1:27.768 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg
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Williams-Honda | 1:32.135 | 1:27.864 | +0.096 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Renault | 1:28.081 | +0.313 | |
| 4 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna
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Lotus-Renault | 1:28.705 | 1:28.389 | +0.621 |
| 5 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell
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Williams-Honda | 1:31.211 | 1:28.848 | +1.080 |
| 6 | 2 | Alain Prost
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McLaren-TAG | 1:30.253 | 1:29.117 | +1.349 |
| 7 | 28 | René Arnoux
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Ferrari | 1:30.813 | 1:29.612 | +1.844 |
| 8 | 7 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:31.364 | 1:29.855 | +2.087 |
| 9 | 1 |  Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:30.716 | 1:29.984 | +2.216 |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick
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Renault | 1:31.533 | 1:30.100 | +2.332 |
| 11 | 15 | Patrick Tambay
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Renault | 1:30.254 | 1:30.516 | +2.486 |
| 12 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:32.207 | 1:30.593 | +2.825 |
| 13 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:33.718 | 1:31.411 | +3.643 |
| 14 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
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Alfa Romeo | 1:32.107 | 1:31.790 | +4.022 |
| 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:37.803 | 1:32.021 | +4.253 |
| 16 | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock
|
RAM-Hart | 1:36.239 | 1:32.560 | +4.792 |
| 17 | 8 | François Hesnault
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Brabham-BMW | 1:34.742 | 1:32.904 | +5.136 |
| 18 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:33.094 | 1:33.091 | +5.323 |
| 19 | 17 | Gerhard Berger
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:34.919 | 1:34.773 | +7.005 |
| 20 | 10 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 1:35.726 | 1:37.409 | +7.958 |
| 21 | 3 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.225 | 1:36.152 | +8.384 |
| 22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.272 | 1:36.743 | +8.975 |
| 23 | 4 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.799 | 1:37.293 | +9.525 |
| 24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi
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Spirit-Hart | 1:41.330 | +13.562 | |
| 25 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:44.046 | +16.278 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 61 | + 3.259 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 60 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux
|
Ferrari | 59 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay
|
Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Stefan Johansson
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 8 | 3 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 10 | Philippe Alliot
|
RAM-Hart | 58 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick
|
Renault | 57 | + 4 Laps | 10 | |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 57 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 57 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
| 13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock
|
RAM-Hart | 57 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | Gerhard Berger
|
Arrows-BMW | 51 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna
|
Lotus-Renault | 48 | Electrical | 4 | |
| Ret | 23 | Eddie Cheever
|
Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 29 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 41 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-TAG | 27 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ligier-Renault | 26 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Alfa Romeo | 20 | Puncture | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Honda | 10 | Turbo | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | François Hesnault
|
Brabham-BMW | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell
|
Williams-Honda | 8 | Exhaust | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | Mauro Baldi
|
Spirit-Hart | 7 | Turbo | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 2 | Transmission | 8 |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1985/295/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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