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1985 Detroit Grand Prix · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
- Name
- 1985 Detroit Grand Prix · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/410-race
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.
Grand Prix context
1985 Detroit Grand Prix · Detroit Street Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:55:39.851 · 63 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:56:37.400 · 63 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:56:43.021 · 63 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:56:46.076 · 63 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:57:06.817 · 63 laps · renault | 2 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Time not recorded · 62 laps · bmw | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 62 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | Time not recorded · 62 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 61 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Time not recorded · 61 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Time not recorded · 60 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Accident · Time not recorded · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Collision · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Collision · Time not recorded · 27 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 26 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Accident · Time not recorded · 19 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Electrical · Time not recorded · 19 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Renault | Transmission · Time not recorded · 18 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Accident · Time not recorded · 15 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 11 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Brakes · Time not recorded · 10 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Clutch · Time not recorded · 4 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | Turbo · Time not recorded · 3 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Accident · Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.051 · renault | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:43.249 · honda | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:43.748 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:44.088 · tag | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:44.156 · honda | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:44.163 · renault | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.231 · alfa-romeo | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:44.769 · renault | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:44.921 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:45.194 · bmw | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:45.979 · bmw | |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:46.266 · tag | |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:46.546 · hart | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.592 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:47.028 · renault | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:47.267 · renault | |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:47.393 · renault | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:47.563 · ford | |
| 19 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:47.911 · ford | |
| 20 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:47.926 · hart | |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:48.023 · bmw | |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:48.546 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:50.455 · hart | |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 2:05.307 · bmw | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3:04.446 · motori-moderni |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:42.051 · renault | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:43.249 · honda | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:43.748 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:44.088 · tag | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:44.156 · honda | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:44.163 · renault | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.231 · alfa-romeo | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:44.769 · renault | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:44.921 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:45.194 · bmw | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:45.979 · bmw | |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:46.266 · tag | |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:46.546 · hart | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.592 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:47.028 · renault | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:47.267 · renault | |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:47.393 · renault | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:47.563 · ford | |
| 19 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:47.911 · ford | |
| 20 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:47.926 · hart | |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:48.023 · bmw | |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:48.546 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:50.455 · hart | |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 2:05.307 · bmw | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3:04.446 · motori-moderni |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 10 | Stefan Bellof | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
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 | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:44.877 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1:45.213 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 3 | 1:46.009 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 4 | 1:46.148 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 5 | 1:46.411 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 6 | 1:46.453 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 7 | 1:47.178 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 8 | 1:47.230 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 9 | 1:47.521 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 10 | 1:47.589 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 11 | 1:47.675 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 12 | 1:47.894 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 13 | 1:48.030 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 14 | 1:48.076 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Bellof | 15 | 1:48.177 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 16 | 1:48.493 |
| warmingUpResults | Niki Lauda | 17 | 1:48.702 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 18 | 1:48.908 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 19 | 1:49.790 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 20 | 1:49.803 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 21 | 1:50.870 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 22 | 1:52.944 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 23 | 1:58.202 |
| warmingUpResults | Manfred Winkelhock | 24 | 2:02.948 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 25 | 2:07.016 |