Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 2 - 1985-04-21
Ayrton Senna won the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Patrick Tambay (Renault) home for Team Lotus.
Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, completing round 2 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Elio de Angelis |
| Team Lotus |
| 4 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 15 | Not classified | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 8 | Tyre | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 16 | Tyre | 0 |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 18 | Tyre | 0 |
| 21 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | François Hesnault | Brabham | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
