Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 12 - 1985-09-08
Alain Prost won the 1985 Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet (Brabham) second and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Martin Brundle (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 12 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 | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Marc Surer |
| Brabham |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 15 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 26 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Jones | Lola | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
