The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1985  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  7 April 1985  ·  61 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:41:26.115
  2. 2nd Michele Alboreto Ferrari · +3.259
  3. 3rd Elio de Angelis Team Lotus

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Michele Alboreto

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 8

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Williams  —  Exhaust

03 Lap 10

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Williams  —  Turbo

04 Lap 48

Ayrton Senna

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Electrical

05 Lap 51

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Arrows  —  Suspension

06 On the Charge

Stefan Johansson

Tyrrell  —  P23 → P7

07 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 6 61 01:41:26.115 9
2 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1 61 +3.259 6
3 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 3 60 +1 Lap 4
4 René Arnoux Ferrari 7 59 +2 Laps 3
5 Patrick Tambay Renault 11 59 +2 Laps 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 15 59 +2 Laps 1
7 Stefan Johansson Tyrrell 23 58 +3 Laps
8 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 21 58 +3 Laps
9 Philippe Alliot RAM 20 58 +3 Laps
10 Derek Warwick Renault 10 57 +4 Laps
11 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 12 57 +4 Laps
12 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 22 57 +4 Laps
13 Manfred Winkelhock RAM 16 57 +4 Laps
14 Gerhard Berger Arrows 19 51 Suspension
15 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 4 48 Electrical
16 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 18 42 Engine
17 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 25 41 Engine
18 Niki Lauda McLaren 9 27 Fuel system
19 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 13 26 Accident
20 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 14 20 Puncture
21 Keke Rosberg Williams 2 10 Turbo
22 François Hesnault Brabham 17 9 Accident
23 Nigel Mansell Williams 5 8 Exhaust
24 Mauro Baldi Spirit 24 7 Turbo
25 Nelson Piquet Brabham 8 2 Transmission

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