The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1985 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 7 April 1985. Michele Alboreto started on pole position for Ferrari and Alain Prost was the race winner in the McLaren TAG.
Brazilian Grand Prix 1985 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 1:41:26.115 | - | - | 1:36.702 | 34 | 181.529 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 61 | +3.259 | 1:41:29.374 | +3.259 | +3.259 | 1:36.925 | 37 | 181.432 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1:42:16.464 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.080 | 31 | 177.088 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 1:41:50.647 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.349 | 39 | 174.872 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | France | Renault | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 1:42:15.509 | 2 laps | +24.862 | 1:40.459 | 49 | 174.163 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 59 | +2 laps | 1:42:40.029 | 2 laps | +24.520 | 1:40.572 | 24 | 173.470 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 1:41:46.965 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.926 | 36 | 172.012 | 23 | |
| 8 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 1:42:09.350 | 3 laps | +22.385 | 1:42.606 | 17 | 171.384 | 21 | |
| 9 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | France | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 58 | +3 laps | 1:42:32.897 | 3 laps | +23.547 | 1:43.115 | 23 | 170.728 | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Renault | Goodyear | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41:54.024 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.715 | 32 | 168.851 | 10 | |
| 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41:55.308 | 4 laps | +1.284 | 1:41.809 | 30 | 168.815 | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41:56.206 | 4 laps | +0.898 | 1:42.234 | 43 | 168.791 | 22 | |
| 13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 57 | +4 laps | 1:41:58.527 | 4 laps | +2.321 | 1:44.236 | 8 | 168.727 | 16 | |
| DNF | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 51 | Suspension | 1:30:25.504 | 1:42.588 | 39 | 170.249 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 48 | Electrical | 1:20:58.033 | 1:38.440 | 32 | 178.952 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 42 | Engine | 1:15:25.996 | 1:41.855 | 24 | 168.070 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | 41 | Engine | 1:37:55.034 | 1:45.662 | 27 | 126.395 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 27 | Fuel System | 58:29.661 | 1:38.098 | 15 | 139.333 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 26 | Accident | 43:55.948 | 1:40.008 | 7 | 178.646 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 20 | Puncture | 35:08.971 | 1:41.812 | 2 | 171.757 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 10 | Turbo | 16:48.355 | 1:38.678 | 2 | 179.615 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Francois Hesnault | France | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 9 | Accident | 15:39.085 | 1:41.151 | 5 | 173.577 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 8 | Exhaust | 14:48.033 | 1:39.996 | 2 | 163.161 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Spirit Hart | Pirelli | 7 | Turbo | 1:21:20.699 | 1:47.046 | 2 | 25.976 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 2 | Transmission | 3:29.010 | 1:40.558 | 2 | 173.308 | 8 |