1985 Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Nelson Piquet · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | 6 | 25 | 3.259 | 61 | 306.9 | Alain Prost |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 61 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 61 | +3.259s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 60 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | +2 laps | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Renault | 59 | +2 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Renault | 59 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Tyrrell | Ford | 58 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 21 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Ford | 58 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Hart | 58 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Renault | 57 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 57 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 57 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 16 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | Hart | 57 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 19 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | BMW | 51 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 48 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 42 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 25 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Ford | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 27 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 13 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Renault | 26 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 14 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 20 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 10 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 17 | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham | BMW | 9 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 8 | — | Exhaust | ||
| — | 24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | Hart | 7 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 8 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 2 | — | Transmission |