Published evidence
1985 Belgian Grand Prix
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 15 Sep 1985
- Name
- 1985 Belgian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/417
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
1985 Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:34:19.893 · 43 laps · renault | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:34:48.315 · 43 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:35:15.002 · 43 laps · tag | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:35:35.183 · 43 laps · honda | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Time not recorded · 42 laps · bmw | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Time not recorded · 42 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Time not recorded · 42 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | Time not recorded · 42 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | Time not recorded · 42 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 40 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Accident · Time not recorded · 38 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Time not recorded · 38 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 38 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | Time not recorded · 37 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 26 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 24 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Throttle · Time not recorded · 23 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Turbo · Time not recorded · 17 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 16 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Accident · Time not recorded · 7 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Clutch · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Injury · Time not recorded · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:55.306 · tag | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:55.403 · renault | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:55.648 · bmw | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:56.021 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:56.585 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:56.697 · bmw | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:56.727 · honda | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:56.770 · bmw | |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:57.322 · renault | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:57.465 · honda | |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:57.588 · hart | |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:57.729 · bmw | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:58.105 · renault | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:58.407 · renault | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:58.414 · alfa-romeo | |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:58.706 · hart | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:58.933 · renault | |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 1:59.245 · renault | |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:59.370 · alfa-romeo | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:59.626 · hart | |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 2:00.950 · renault | |
| 22 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2:05.059 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 2:05.776 · alfa-romeo | |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 2:06.007 · motori-moderni |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:55.306 · tag | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:55.403 · renault | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:55.648 · bmw | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:56.021 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:56.585 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:56.697 · bmw | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:56.727 · honda | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:56.770 · bmw | |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:57.322 · renault | |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:57.465 · honda | |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:57.588 · hart | |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:57.729 · bmw | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:58.105 · renault | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:58.407 · renault | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:58.414 · alfa-romeo | |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:58.706 · hart | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:58.933 · renault | |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 1:59.245 · renault | |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:59.370 · alfa-romeo | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:59.626 · hart | |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 2:00.950 · renault | |
| 22 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 2:05.059 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 2:05.776 · alfa-romeo | |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 2:06.007 · motori-moderni |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Stefan Bellof | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
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 | Nigel Mansell | 1 | 2:25.462 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 2 | 2:26.491 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 3 | 2:26.732 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 4 | 2:27.380 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 5 | 2:27.996 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | 2:28.234 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 7 | 2:28.480 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 8 | 2:28.878 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 9 | 2:29.543 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 10 | 2:30.151 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 2:32.707 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 12 | 2:35.069 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 13 | 2:36.075 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 14 | 2:36.376 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 15 | 2:36.788 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 16 | 2:37.201 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 17 | 2:37.414 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 18 | 2:37.877 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 19 | 2:38.333 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 20 | 2:45.582 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 21 | 2:47.516 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 22 | 2:49.004 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 23 | 3:07.970 |