Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 1 · 7 April 1985 ·Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alboreto
Ferrari
2
Prost
McLaren
1
de Angelis
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost |  French | McLaren | 61 | 1:41:26.115 | 9 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto |  Italian | Ferrari | 61 | +3.259 | 6 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Team Lotus | 60 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | French | Ferrari | 59 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | French | Renault | 59 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson |  Swedish | Tyrrell | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle |  British | Tyrrell | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | French | RAM | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | British | Renault | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen |  Belgian | Arrows | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italian | Osella | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock |  German | RAM | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Arrows | 51 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Ayrton Senna |  Brazilian | Team Lotus | 48 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever |  American | Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Italian | Minardi | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Austrian | McLaren | 27 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Italian | Ligier | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Italian | Alfa Romeo | 20 | Puncture | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Williams | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | François Hesnault | French | Brabham | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Nigel Mansell | British | Williams | 8 | Exhaust | 0 |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Italian | Spirit | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brazilian | Brabham | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
- R
- Retired