1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on April 7, 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship.
| 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 7, 1985 | ||
| Location |
Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 mi) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:27.768 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:36.702 on lap 34 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders
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Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  |
Ferrari | 1:28.899 | 1:27.768 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  |
Williams-Honda | 1:32.135 | 1:27.864 | +0.096 |
| 3 | 11 | |
Lotus-Renault | 1:28.081 | +0.313 | |
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Lotus-Renault | 1:28.705 | 1:28.389 | +0.621 |
| 5 | 5 |  |
Williams-Honda | 1:31.211 | 1:28.848 | +1.080 |
| 6 | 2 | |
McLaren-TAG | 1:30.253 | 1:29.117 | +1.349 |
| 7 | 28 | |
Ferrari | 1:30.813 | 1:29.612 | +1.844 |
| 8 | 7 | |
Brabham-BMW | 1:31.364 | 1:29.855 | +2.087 |
| 9 | 1 |  |
McLaren-TAG | 1:30.716 | 1:29.984 | +2.216 |
| 10 | 16 | |
Renault | 1:31.533 | 1:30.100 | +2.332 |
| 11 | 15 | |
Renault | 1:30.254 | 1:30.516 | +2.486 |
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Arrows-BMW | 1:32.207 | 1:30.593 | +2.825 |
| 13 | 25 | |
Ligier-Renault | 1:33.718 | 1:31.411 | +3.643 |
| 14 | 22 | |
Alfa Romeo | 1:32.107 | 1:31.790 | +4.022 |
| 15 | 26 | |
Ligier-Renault | 1:37.803 | 1:32.021 | +4.253 |
| 16 | 9 |  |
RAM-Hart | 1:36.239 | 1:32.560 | +4.792 |
| 17 | 8 | |
Brabham-BMW | 1:34.742 | 1:32.904 | +5.136 |
| 18 | 23 |  |
Alfa Romeo | 1:33.094 | 1:33.091 | +5.323 |
| 19 | 17 | |
Arrows-BMW | 1:34.919 | 1:34.773 | +7.005 |
| 20 | 10 | |
RAM-Hart | 1:35.726 | 1:37.409 | +7.958 |
| 21 | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.225 | 1:36.152 | +8.384 |
| 22 | 24 | |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.272 | 1:36.743 | +8.975 |
| 23 | 4 |  |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.799 | 1:37.293 | +9.525 |
| 24 | 21 | |
Spirit-Hart | 1:41.330 | +13.562 | |
| 25 | 29 | |
Minardi-Ford | 1:44.046 | +16.278 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
McLaren-TAG | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | |
Ferrari | 61 | + 3.259 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | |
Lotus-Renault | 60 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | |
Ferrari | 59 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | |
Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | |
Ligier-Renault | 59 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 58 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
| 9 | 10 | |
RAM-Hart | 58 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
Renault | 57 | + 4 Laps | 10 | |
| 11 | 18 | |
Arrows-BMW | 57 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 57 | + 4 Laps | 22 | |
| 13 | 9 | |
RAM-Hart | 57 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | |
Arrows-BMW | 51 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 12 | |
Lotus-Renault | 48 | Electrical | 4 | |
| Ret | 23 | |
Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 29 | |
Minardi-Ford | 41 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | |
McLaren-TAG | 27 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 25 | |
Ligier-Renault | 26 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | |
Alfa Romeo | 20 | Puncture | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | |
Williams-Honda | 10 | Turbo | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | |
Brabham-BMW | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | |
Williams-Honda | 8 | Exhaust | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | |
Spirit-Hart | 7 | Turbo | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | |
Brabham-BMW | 2 | Transmission | 8 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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References
- "1985 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "Brazil 1985 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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