Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 7th April 1985 12:00am Local
Sun 7th April 1985 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1985

Round
Round 1

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Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially known as the XIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro on 7 April 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 13th edition of the Brazilian Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship since its inception in 1950.

Alain Prost, driving for McLaren was the defending race winner heading into the race. In qualifying, Ferrari driver, Michele Alboreto took pole, his second of his career. In the race, he would finish second on the podium behind eventual race winner, Prost, while Elio de Angelis rounded out the podium in the Lotus car. Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.

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Result List

01	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:41:26.115
02	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:03.259
03	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
04	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+2 Laps
05	Patrick Tambay	Renault F1 Team	+2 Laps
06	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+2 Laps
07	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell Racing	+3 Laps
08	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Racing	+3 Laps
09	Philippe Alliot	Ram Racing	+3 Laps
10	Derek Warwick	Renault F1 Team	+4 Laps
11	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+4 Laps
12	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	+4 Laps
13	Manfred Winkelhock	Ram Racing	+4 Laps
14	Gerhard Berger	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
15	Ayrton Senna	Lotus F1	DNF
16	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	DNF
18	Niki Lauda	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
19	Andrea De Cesaris	Ligier	DNF
20	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
21	Keke Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
22	François Hesnault	Brabham	DNF
23	Nigel Mansell	Williams Racing	DNF
24	Mauro Baldi	Spirit Racing	DNF
25	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF