Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 3 - 1985-05-05
Elio de Angelis won the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Thierry Boutsen (Arrows) second and Patrick Tambay (Renault) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Martin Brundle (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 21 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 5 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 11 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Niki Lauda |
| McLaren |
| 8 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 7 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 15 | Out of fuel | 1 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 25 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 14 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | Not classified | 0 |
| 14 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 19 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | François Hesnault | Brabham | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 17 | Retired | 0 |
