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Grosser Preis von Österreich 1985
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 18 Aug 1985
- Name
- Grosser Preis von Österreich 1985
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/414
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Grosser Preis von Österreich 1985 · Red Bull Ring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:20:12.583 · 52 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:20:42.585 · 52 laps · renault | 6 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:20:46.939 · 52 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:20:51.656 · 52 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:21:34.675 · 52 laps · renault | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Brabham | Time not recorded · 51 laps · bmw | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 49 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 49 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | Time not recorded · 48 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Accident · Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Suspension · Time not recorded · 40 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 39 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Turbo · Time not recorded · 33 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Electrical · Time not recorded · 31 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Renault | Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kenny Acheson | RAM | Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Exhaust · Time not recorded · 26 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Turbo · Time not recorded · 16 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Accident · Time not recorded · 13 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Turbo · Time not recorded · 6 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 4 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Car raced by Fabi · Time not recorded · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.490 · tag | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.052 · honda | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:26.250 · tag | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.333 · honda | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.404 · bmw | |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:26.664 · hart | |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:26.799 · renault | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:27.502 · renault | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.516 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.851 · alfa-romeo | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:27.954 · bmw | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.961 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:28.006 · renault | |
| 14 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:28.123 · renault | |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.249 · renault | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:28.262 · bmw | |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:28.566 · bmw | |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:28.666 · renault | |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:28.894 · hart | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.031 · alfa-romeo | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:29.827 · hart | |
| 22 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:30.514 · renault | |
| 23 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:35.072 · hart | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:35.329 · alfa-romeo | |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:35.787 · zakspeed | |
| 26 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:36.765 · motori-moderni | |
| 27 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:37.317 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.490 · tag | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.052 · honda | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:26.250 · tag | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.333 · honda | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.404 · bmw | |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:26.664 · hart | |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:26.799 · renault | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:27.502 · renault | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.516 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.851 · alfa-romeo | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:27.954 · bmw | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.961 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:28.006 · renault | |
| 14 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:28.123 · renault | |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.249 · renault | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:28.262 · bmw | |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:28.566 · bmw | |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:28.666 · renault | |
| 19 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:28.894 · hart | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.031 · alfa-romeo | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:29.827 · hart | |
| 22 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:30.514 · renault | |
| 23 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:35.072 · hart | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:35.329 · alfa-romeo | |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:35.787 · zakspeed | |
| 26 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:36.765 · motori-moderni |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 13 | Stefan Bellof | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:30.608 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 2 | 1:31.090 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1:32.095 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 4 | 1:32.278 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 5 | 1:32.352 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 6 | 1:32.577 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 7 | 1:32.820 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | 1:33.464 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 9 | 1:33.720 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 10 | 1:33.771 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 11 | 1:33.811 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 12 | 1:34.036 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 13 | 1:34.316 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 14 | 1:34.926 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Bellof | 15 | 1:35.356 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 16 | 1:35.395 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 17 | 1:35.629 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 18 | 1:35.883 |
| warmingUpResults | Niki Lauda | 19 | 1:36.084 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 20 | 1:36.735 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 21 | 1:37.707 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 22 | 1:38.054 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 23 | 1:38.611 |
| warmingUpResults | Kenny Acheson | 24 | 1:43.426 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 25 | 1:46.489 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 26 | 8:26.861 |