# 1985 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Alain Prost** (McLaren, France).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 3.0 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbo
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 16

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1985-04-07 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 2 | Portuguese Grand Prix | 1985-04-21 | Autódromo do Estoril | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus |
| 3 | San Marino Grand Prix | 1985-05-05 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus |
| 4 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1985-05-19 | Circuit de Monaco | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 5 | Canadian Grand Prix | 1985-06-16 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 6 | Detroit Grand Prix | 1985-06-23 | Detroit Street Circuit | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
| 7 | French Grand Prix | 1985-07-07 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 8 | British Grand Prix | 1985-07-21 | Silverstone Circuit | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 9 | German Grand Prix | 1985-08-04 | Nürburgring | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 10 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1985-08-18 | Red Bull Ring | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 11 | Dutch Grand Prix | 1985-08-25 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 12 | Italian Grand Prix | 1985-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 13 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1985-09-15 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus |
| 14 | European Grand Prix | 1985-10-06 | Brands Hatch | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 15 | South African Grand Prix | 1985-10-19 | Kyalami | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 16 | Australian Grand Prix | 1985-11-03 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Keke Rosberg | Williams |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Alain Prost](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/prost.md) | McLaren | 73 | 5 |
| 2 | [Michele Alboreto](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alboreto.md) | Ferrari | 53 | 2 |
| 3 | [Keke Rosberg](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/keke-rosberg.md) | Williams | 40 | 2 |
| 4 | [Ayrton Senna](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/senna.md) | Team Lotus | 38 | 2 |
| 5 | [Elio de Angelis](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/angelis.md) | Team Lotus | 33 | 1 |
| 6 | [Nigel Mansell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mansell.md) | Williams | 31 | 2 |
| 7 | [Stefan Johansson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/johansson.md) | Ferrari | 26 | 0 |
| 8 | [Nelson Piquet](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/piquet.md) | Brabham | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | [Jacques Laffite](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/laffite.md) | Ligier | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | [Niki Lauda](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lauda.md) | McLaren | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | [Thierry Boutsen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/boutsen.md) | Arrows | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | [Patrick Tambay](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/tambay.md) | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | [Marc Surer](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/surer.md) | Brabham | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | [Derek Warwick](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/warwick.md) | Renault | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | [Philippe Streiff](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/streiff.md) | Tyrrell | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | [Stefan Bellof](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/bellof.md) | Tyrrell | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | [Andrea de Cesaris](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cesaris.md) | Ligier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | [Ivan Capelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/capelli.md) | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | [René Arnoux](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/arnoux.md) | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | [Gerhard Berger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/berger.md) | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| - | [Martin Brundle](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brundle.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Huub Rothengatter](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/rothengatter.md) | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | [John Watson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/watson.md) | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Pierluigi Martini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/martini.md) | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Riccardo Patrese](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/patrese.md) | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Eddie Cheever](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cheever.md) | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Piercarlo Ghinzani](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ghinzani.md) | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Philippe Alliot](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alliot.md) | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jonathan Palmer](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/palmer.md) | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Manfred Winkelhock](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/manfred-winkelhock.md) | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Teo Fabi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/fabi.md) | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Christian Danner](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/danner.md) | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Kenny Acheson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/acheson.md) | RAM | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Mauro Baldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/baldi.md) | Spirit | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alan Jones](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jones.md) | Lola | 0 | 0 |
| - | [François Hesnault](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hesnault.md) | Renault | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 82 | 2 |
| 3 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 71 | 4 |
| 4 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 71 | 3 |
| 5 | [Brabham](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham.md) | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 23 | 0 |
| 7 | [Renault](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/renault.md) | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | [Arrows](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/arrows.md) | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 7 | 0 |
| - | [Osella](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/osella.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Minardi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/minardi.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alfa Romeo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/alfa.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [RAM](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ram.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Zakspeed](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/zakspeed.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Toleman](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/toleman.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Spirit](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/spirit.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Lola](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/lola.md) | 0 | 0 |

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