1985 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1985
- Name
- 1985 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1985
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.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1985 | 1985-04-07 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1985 | 1985-04-21 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1985 | 1985-05-05 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1985 | 1985-05-19 | completed |
| 5 | Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1985 | 1985-06-16 | completed |
| 6 | 1985 Detroit Grand Prix | 1985-06-23 | completed |
| 7 | Grand Prix de France 1985 | 1985-07-07 | completed |
| 8 | 1985 Marlboro British Grand Prix | 1985-07-21 | completed |
| 9 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1985 | 1985-08-04 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1985 | 1985-08-18 | completed |
| 11 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1985 | 1985-08-25 | completed |
| 12 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1985 | 1985-09-08 | completed |
| 13 | 1985 Belgian Grand Prix | 1985-09-15 | completed |
| 14 | 1985 Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe | 1985-10-06 | completed |
| 15 | Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985 | 1985-10-19 | completed |
| 16 | 1985 Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix | 1985-11-03 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 73 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | Stefan Bellof | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · tag | 90 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 82 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · honda | 71 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · renault | 71 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · bmw | 26 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · renault | 23 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | 16 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · bmw | 14 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 4 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · renault | 3 |