Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Lokacin 1985 ya zama abin takaici ga Lauda, tare da ritaya goma sha ɗaya daga cikin tsere goma sha huɗu da ya fara. Bai fara Grand Prix na Belgian a Spa-Francorchamps ba bayan ya fadi ya karya wuyan hannunsa a lokacin horo, kuma daga baya ya rasa
Grand Prix na Turai a Brands Hatch; John Watson ya maye gurbinsa a wannan tseren. Ya gudanar da na huɗu a San Marino Grand Prix, na 5 a Grand Prix na Jamus, kuma ya lashe tseren guda ɗaya a Dutch Grand Prix inda ya ci gaba da saurin kammala Prost a ƙarshen tseren. Wannan ya zama nasararsa ta ƙarshe ta Grand Prix kuma ita ce Grand Prix ta ƙarshe ta Formula One da aka gudanar a Netherlands. Bayan ya sanar da cewa zai yi ritaya a gasar Austrian Grand Prix a shekarar 1985, ya yi ritaya a karshen wannan kakar.