1985 Detroit Grand Prix

The 1985 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1985 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 23 June 1985. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Renault and Keke Rosberg was the race winner in the Williams Honda.

1985 Detroit Grand Prix IV Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
16Keke RosbergFinlandWilliams HondaGoodyear631:55:39.8511:55:39.851--1:47.31158131.48659
228Stefan JohanssonSwedenFerrariGoodyear63+57.5491:56:37.400+57.549+57.5491:47.79756130.40596
327Michele AlboretoItalyFerrariGoodyear63+1:03.1701:56:43.021+1:03.170+5.6211:47.51843130.30034
44Stefan BellofGermanyTyrrell FordGoodyear63+1:06.2251:56:46.076+1:06.225+3.0551:48.68112130.243193
511Elio de AngelisItalyLotus RenaultGoodyear63+1:26.9661:57:06.817+1:26.966+20.7411:47.57243129.85982
67Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham BMWPirelli62+1 lap1:57:02.7871 lap1 lap1:48.04540127.871101
718Thierry BoutsenBelgiumArrows BMWGoodyear62+1 lap1:57:15.7471 lap+12.9601:48.5546127.63521
88Marc SurerSwitzerlandBrabham BMWPirelli62+1 lap1:57:26.1091 lap+10.3621:49.9985127.44811
923Eddie CheeverUnited StatesAlfa RomeoGoodyear61+2 laps1:56:20.5282 laps1 lap1:47.91633126.5707
1025Andrea de CesarisItalyLigier RenaultPirelli61+2 laps1:56:31.2612 laps+10.7331:49.60357126.37617
1117Gerhard BergerAustriaArrows BMWGoodyear60+3 laps1:57:30.9673 laps1 lap1:50.57621123.25124
1226Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier RenaultPirelli58+5 laps1:52:54.0105 laps2 laps1:48.7026124.01416
DNF12Ayrton SennaBrazilLotus RenaultGoodyear51Accident1:33:51.4731:45.61251131.1711
DNF3Martin BrundleGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear30Accident55:34.3551:49.07315130.31618
DNF10Philippe AlliotFranceRAM HartPirelli27Accident55:23.3801:53.7526117.67223
DNF5Nigel MansellGreat BritainWilliams HondaGoodyear26Accident48:43.9061:48.2416128.7952
DNF2Alain ProstFranceMcLaren TAGGoodyear19Brakes35:22.9861:49.0018129.6274
DNF22Riccardo PatreseItalyAlfa RomeoGoodyear19Electrical46:26.1941:50.729698.77114
DNF16Derek WarwickGreat BritainRenaultGoodyear18Transmission33:40.1651:49.4854129.0556
DNF15Patrick TambayFranceRenaultGoodyear15Accident28:18.1341:49.9316127.94115
DNF29Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi Motori ModerniPirelli11Engine37:05.6621:55.446771.58525
DNF1Niki LaudaAustriaMcLaren TAGGoodyear10Brakes18:42.2261:49.4896129.06512
DNF19Teo FabiItalyToleman HartPirelli4Clutch7:42.9261:51.2113125.15213
DNF9Manfred WinkelhockGermanyRAM HartPirelli3Turbo6:02.0041:55.6492120.03220
DNF24Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyOsella Alfa RomeoPirelliAccident22