Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1985

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Race

1985-04-07 · time TBA

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:41:26.115 · 61 laps	9
2	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Race · 1:41:29.374 · 61 laps	6
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · 60 laps	4
4	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	3
5	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	2
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	1
7	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Race · Time not recorded · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Derek Warwick	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded · 27 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Race · Puncture · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 10 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	François Hesnault	Brabham	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Race · Exhaust · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Alain Prost · McLaren

Michele Alboreto · Ferrari

Elio de Angelis · Lotus

René Arnoux · Ferrari

Patrick Tambay · Renault

Jacques Laffite · Ligier

Stefan Johansson · Tyrrell

Martin Brundle · Tyrrell

Philippe Alliot · RAM

Derek Warwick · Renault

Thierry Boutsen · Arrows

Piercarlo Ghinzani · Osella

Manfred Winkelhock · RAM

Gerhard Berger · Arrows

Ayrton Senna · Lotus

Eddie Cheever · Alfa Romeo

Pierluigi Martini · Minardi

Niki Lauda · McLaren

Andrea de Cesaris · Ligier

Riccardo Patrese · Alfa Romeo

Keke Rosberg · Williams

François Hesnault · Brabham

Nigel Mansell · Williams

Mauro Baldi · Spirit

Nelson Piquet · Brabham

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:27.768
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · 1:27.864
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:28.081
4	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:28.389
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying · 1:28.848
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:29.117
7	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:29.612
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying · 1:29.855
9	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:29.984
10	Derek Warwick	Renault	Qualifying · 1:30.100
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Qualifying · 1:30.254
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:30.953
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:31.411
14	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · 1:31.790
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:32.021
16	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Qualifying · 1:32.560
17	François Hesnault	Brabham	Qualifying · 1:32.904
18	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · 1:33.091
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:34.773
20	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Qualifying · 1:35.726
21	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:36.152
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying · 1:36.743
23	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:37.293
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Qualifying · 1:41.330
25	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:44.046

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:27.768
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:27.864
3	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:28.081
4	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:28.389
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Starting grid · 1:28.848
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.117
7	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.612
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Starting grid · 1:29.855
9	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.984
10	Derek Warwick	Renault	Starting grid · 1:30.100
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Starting grid · 1:30.254
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:30.953
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:31.411
14	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.790
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:32.021
16	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Starting grid · 1:32.560
17	François Hesnault	Brabham	Starting grid · 1:32.904
18	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:33.091
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:34.773
20	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Starting grid · 1:35.726
21	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:36.152
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Starting grid · 1:36.743
23	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:37.293
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Starting grid · 1:41.330
25	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:44.046

Earlier qualifying & pre-qualifying

Additional qualifying sessions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 1:28.081
2	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 1:28.705
3	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 1:28.899
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 1:30.253
5	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Qualifying 1 · 1:30.254
6	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 1:30.716
7	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 1:30.813
8	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 1:31.211
9	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 1:31.364
10	Derek Warwick	Renault	Qualifying 1 · 1:31.533
11	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 1 · 1:32.107
12	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 1:32.135
13	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 1:32.207
14	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 1 · 1:33.094
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 1:33.718
16	François Hesnault	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 1:34.742
17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 1:34.919
18	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Qualifying 1 · 1:35.726
19	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 1:36.225
20	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Qualifying 1 · 1:36.239
21	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 1:37.799
22	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 1:37.803
23	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 1:38.272
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Qualifying 1 · 1:41.330
25	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Qualifying 1 · 1:44.046
1	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:27.768
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:27.864
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 1:28.389
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:28.848
5	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:29.117
6	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:29.612
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 1:29.855
8	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:29.984
9	Derek Warwick	Renault	Qualifying 2 · 1:30.100
10	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Qualifying 2 · 1:30.516
11	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 1:30.953
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 1:31.411
13	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 2 · 1:31.790
14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 1:32.021
15	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Qualifying 2 · 1:32.560
16	François Hesnault	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 1:32.904
17	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 2 · 1:33.091
18	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 1:34.773
19	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 1:36.152
20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying 2 · 1:36.743
21	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 1:37.293
22	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Qualifying 2 · 1:37.409
23	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 20:00.480

Practice & warm-up results

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.481
2	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.838
3	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.050
4	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.236
5	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.712
6	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.062
7	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.166
8	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.194
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.605
10	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.839
11	François Hesnault	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:39.151
12	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:39.834
13	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:40.278
14	Philippe Alliot	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:40.825
15	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:41.016
16	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:41.163
17	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:41.624
18	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:41.874
19	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:42.063
20	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:42.813
21	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:42.904
22	Manfred Winkelhock	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:43.640
23	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:44.957
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:45.027
25	Mauro Baldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:49.318

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.702
2	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.925
3	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:38.098
4	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:38.349
5	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:38.440
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:38.678
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:39.080
8	Derek Warwick	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:39.715
9	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.996
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:40.008
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:40.459
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Fastest laps · 1:40.558
13	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:40.572
14	François Hesnault	Brabham	Fastest laps · 1:41.151
15	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:41.809
16	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:41.812
17	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:41.855
18	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:41.926
19	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Fastest laps · 1:42.234
20	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:42.588
21	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:42.606
22	Philippe Alliot	RAM	Fastest laps · 1:43.115
23	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM	Fastest laps · 1:44.236
24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:45.662
25	Mauro Baldi	Spirit	Fastest laps · 1:47.046

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Detailed pit-stop timing is not available.

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
2	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
3	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
4	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
5	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
6	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	McLaren TAG	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
3	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
4	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
5	Ligier Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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