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Grande Prémio de Portugal 1985
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 21 Apr 1985
- Name
- Grande Prémio de Portugal 1985
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/406
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
Grande Prémio de Portugal 1985 · Autódromo do Estoril
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 2:00:28.006 · 67 laps · renault | 9 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2:01:30.984 · 67 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Time not recorded · 66 laps · renault | 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Time not recorded · 65 laps · honda | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 62 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Time not recorded · 61 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | Time not recorded · 50 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 49 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Tyre · Time not recorded · 29 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Electrical · Time not recorded · 28 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Tyre · Time not recorded · 28 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Transmission · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | Spun off · Time not recorded · 19 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Tyre · Time not recorded · 15 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Spun off · Time not recorded · 12 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Spun off · Time not recorded · 4 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | François Hesnault | Brabham | Electrical · Time not recorded · 3 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Suspension · Time not recorded · 2 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:21.007 · renault | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:21.420 · tag | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.904 · honda | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:22.159 · renault | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:22.577 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:23.084 · renault | |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:23.288 · tag | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:23.302 · renault | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.594 · honda | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:23.618 · bmw | |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:23.652 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:24.111 · renault | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.230 · alfa-romeo | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.563 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:24.721 · hart | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:24.747 · bmw | |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:24.842 · bmw | |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.943 · renault | |
| 19 | François Hesnault | Brabham | 1:25.717 · bmw | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:26.187 · hart | |
| 21 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:27.284 · ford | |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:27.602 · ford | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:28.166 · zakspeed | |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 1:28.473 · hart | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:28.596 · ford | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:30.855 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:21.007 · renault | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:21.420 · tag | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.904 · honda | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:22.159 · renault | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:22.577 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:23.084 · renault | |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:23.288 · tag | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:23.302 · renault | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.594 · honda | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:23.618 · bmw | |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:23.652 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:24.111 · renault | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.230 · alfa-romeo | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.563 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:24.721 · hart | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:24.747 · bmw | |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:24.842 · bmw | |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.943 · renault | |
| 19 | François Hesnault | Brabham | 1:25.717 · bmw | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:26.187 · hart | |
| 21 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:27.284 · ford | |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:27.602 · ford | |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:28.166 · zakspeed | |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 1:28.473 · hart | |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:28.596 · ford | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:30.855 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 8 | 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 | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:24.680 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 2 | 1:24.796 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 3 | 1:25.601 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 4 | 1:25.774 |
| warmingUpResults | Niki Lauda | 5 | 1:26.651 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 6 | 1:27.175 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 7 | 1:27.337 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 8 | 1:27.502 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 9 | 1:27.517 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 10 | 1:27.567 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 1:27.680 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 12 | 1:28.004 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 13 | 1:28.032 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 14 | 1:28.116 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 15 | 1:28.373 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 16 | 1:28.394 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Bellof | 17 | 1:28.863 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 18 | 1:28.885 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 19 | 1:28.893 |
| warmingUpResults | Manfred Winkelhock | 20 | 1:28.934 |
| warmingUpResults | Mauro Baldi | 21 | 1:29.693 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 22 | 1:29.802 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 23 | 1:30.190 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 24 | 1:30.622 |
| warmingUpResults | François Hesnault | 25 | 1:31.459 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 26 | 1:33.192 |