The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 4

Monaco Grand Prix

1985  ·  Circuit de Monaco  ·  19 May 1985  ·  78 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:51:58.034
  2. 2nd Michele Alboreto Ferrari · +7.541
  3. 3rd Elio de Angelis Team Lotus · +1:27.171

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 10

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Alternator

03 Lap 13

Ayrton Senna

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Jacques Laffite

Ligier  —  P16 → P6

05 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 5 78 01:51:58.034 9
2 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 3 78 +7.541 6
3 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 9 78 +1:27.171 4
4 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier 8 77 +1 Lap 3
5 Derek Warwick Renault 10 77 +1 Lap 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 16 77 +1 Lap 1
7 Nigel Mansell Williams 2 77 +1 Lap
8 Keke Rosberg Williams 7 76 +2 Laps
9 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 6 76 +2 Laps
10 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 18 74 +4 Laps
11 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 19 74 +4 Laps
12 Niki Lauda McLaren 14 17 Spun off
13 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 12 16 Accident
14 Nelson Piquet Brabham 13 16 Accident
15 Teo Fabi Toleman 20 16 Turbo
16 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 1 13 Engine
17 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 4 10 Alternator
18 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 15 1 Accident
19 Gerhard Berger Arrows 11 0 Accident
20 Patrick Tambay Renault 17 0 Accident

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