1985 Season - Round 10 - 1985-08-18
Alain Prost won the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Stefan Bellof (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P7 at the flag β a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 18 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 14 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Stefan Johansson |
| Ferrari |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 22 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | Turbo | 0 |
| 15 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 6 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 20 | Turbo | 0 |
| 25 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 19 | Withdrew | 0 |