Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 13 - 1985-09-15
Ayrton Senna won the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Nigel Mansell (Williams) second and Alain Prost (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 13 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Keke Rosberg |
| Williams |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 9 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 23 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 11 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
