Brazilian Grand Prix
1985 · Round 1 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Apr 7, 1985Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 6th on the grid), with a 3.259s margin. Johansson made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 7th (up 16 places). Alboreto had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 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 | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 10 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 16 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 48 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 27 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 20 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | François Hesnault | Brabham | 17 | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 8 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | 2 | Transmission | 0 |