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Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1985
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 16 Jun 1985
- Name
- Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1985
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/409
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
Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1985 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:46:01.813 · 70 laps · ferrari | 9 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:46:03.770 · 70 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:46:06.154 · 70 laps · tag | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:46:29.634 · 70 laps · honda | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:46:45.162 · 70 laps · renault | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:47:19.691 · 70 laps · honda | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Time not recorded · 69 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Time not recorded · 69 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 68 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 68 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Time not recorded · 67 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Time not recorded · 67 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Brabham | Time not recorded · 67 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 64 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Accident · Time not recorded · 57 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Accident · Time not recorded · 28 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Renault | Accident · Time not recorded · 25 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Turbo · Time not recorded · 3 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Transmission · Time not recorded · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:24.567 · renault | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:24.816 · renault | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:25.127 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:25.170 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.557 · tag | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:25.622 · renault | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:25.846 · bmw | |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.097 · honda | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.301 · bmw | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:26.340 · renault | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.354 · alfa-romeo | |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:26.743 · bmw | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.995 · alfa-romeo | |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:27.266 · hart | |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:27.403 · renault | |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:27.728 · honda | |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:28.126 · tag | |
| 18 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:28.625 · hart | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.750 · renault | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:29.473 · bmw | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:29.501 · hart | |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:31.576 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:31.733 · ford | |
| 24 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:31.923 · ford | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:34.985 · motori-moderni |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:24.567 · renault | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:24.816 · renault | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:25.127 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:25.170 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:25.557 · tag | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:25.622 · renault | |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:25.846 · bmw | |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.097 · honda | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:26.301 · bmw | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:26.340 · renault | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.354 · alfa-romeo | |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:26.743 · bmw | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.995 · alfa-romeo | |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:27.266 · hart | |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:27.403 · renault | |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:27.728 · honda | |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:28.126 · tag | |
| 18 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:28.625 · hart | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.750 · renault | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:29.473 · bmw | |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:29.501 · hart | |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:31.576 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:31.733 · ford | |
| 24 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:31.923 · ford | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:34.985 · motori-moderni |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Stefan Bellof | 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 | Niki Lauda | 1 | 1:29.727 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:29.730 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 3 | 1:30.171 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 4 | 1:30.435 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 5 | 1:30.449 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 6 | 1:30.507 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 7 | 1:30.530 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 8 | 1:30.997 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 9 | 1:31.203 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 10 | 1:31.487 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 11 | 1:31.717 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 12 | 1:32.536 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | 1:32.561 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 14 | 1:32.664 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 15 | 1:32.864 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 16 | 1:33.268 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Bellof | 17 | 1:33.460 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 18 | 1:33.875 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 19 | 1:34.212 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 20 | 1:34.660 |
| warmingUpResults | Manfred Winkelhock | 21 | 1:35.245 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 22 | 1:35.452 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 23 | 1:36.109 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 24 | 1:39.475 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 25 | 1:40.325 |