1985 Canadian Grand Prix
# 1985 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1985 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on 16 June 1985. It was the fifth race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship.

The 70-lap race was won by Italian driver Michele Alboreto, driving a Ferrari, with Swedish teammate Stefan Johansson second and Frenchman Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG. The win gave Alboreto the lead of the Drivers' Championship by five points from Prost and fellow Italian Elio de Angelis, who finished fifth in his Lotus-Renault having started from pole position, while Ferrari took the lead of the Constructors' Championship.

## Qualifying

### Qualifying report

Qualifying saw Elio de Angelis take pole position in his Lotus by just under three-tenths of a second from teammate Ayrton Senna, with the Ferraris of Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson immediately behind them on the second row. Alain Prost was fifth in his McLaren, with Derek Warwick sixth in the factory Renault. The top ten was completed by Thierry Boutsen in the Arrows, Keke Rosberg in the Williams, Nelson Piquet in the Brabham and Patrick Tambay in the second factory Renault. Reigning World Champion Niki Lauda could only manage 17th in the second McLaren, one place behind Nigel Mansell in the second Williams.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.895 | 1:24.527 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:25.399 | 1:24.816 | +0.289 |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:25.127 | 1:25.832 | +0.600 |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.870 | 1:25.170 | +0.643 |
| 5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:25.977 | 1:25.557 | +1.030 |
| 6 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:26.801 | 1:25.622 | +1.095 |
| 7 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:28.241 | 1:25.846 | +1.319 |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:26.265 | 1:26.097 | +1.570 |
| 9 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:27.004 | 1:26.301 | +1.774 |
| 10 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:26.958 | 1:26.340 | +1.813 |
| 11 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.638 | 1:26.354 | +1.827 |
| 12 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 1:30.826 | 1:26.743 | +2.216 |
| 13 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.081 | 1:26.995 | +2.468 |
| 14 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 1:31.147 | 1:27.266 | +2.739 |
| 15 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 1:28.746 | 1:27.403 | +2.876 |
| 16 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:28.367 | 1:27.728 | +3.201 |
| 17 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.126 | 1:28.130 | +3.599 |
| 18 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:29.910 | 1:28.625 | +4.098 |
| 19 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:29.730 | 1:28.750 | +4.223 |
| 20 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.206 | 1:29.473 | +4.946 |
| 21 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 1:29.501 | 1:36.960 | +4.974 |
| 22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:32.299 | 1:31.576 | +7.049 |
| 23 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.589 | 1:31.733 | +7.206 |
| 24 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.760 | 1:31.923 | +7.396 |
| 25 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:34.985 | 1:37.148 | +10.458 |

## Race

### Race report

At the start, de Angelis led away from Senna and Alboreto. Warwick made a fast start to run fourth, before suffering handling problems. On lap 6 Senna pitted with a turbo problem, losing five laps in the process. Alboreto then closed up to de Angelis, before passing him for the lead on lap 13. In mid-race, Johansson also passed de Angelis to set up a Ferrari 1-2, while Lauda retired with an engine failure after a "disappointing weekend." Alboreto eventually took the chequered flag 1.9 seconds ahead of Johansson, with Prost and Rosberg moving into third and fourth respectively in the closing laps, and de Angelis having to settle for fifth, ahead of Mansell. Johansson had to contend with an intermittent misfire and when he got too close to Alboreto, the team leader simply turned up the turbo pressure and pulled away. Both de Angelis and Prost had to slow down considerably so as to not run out of fuel (with Prost having to stop almost immediately after crossing the finishing line).

### Race classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 70 | 1:46:01.813 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 70 | + 1.957 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 70 | + 4.341 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 70 | + 27.821 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 70 | + 43.349 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 70 | + 1:17.878 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 69 | + 1 lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 69 | + 1 lap | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 68 | + 2 laps | 7 | |
| 10 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 68 | + 2 laps | 13 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | + 2 laps | 23 | |
| 12 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | + 2 laps | 24 | |
| 13 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows-BMW | 67 | + 3 laps | 12 | |
| 14 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier-Renault | 67 | + 3 laps | 15 | |
| 15 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham-BMW | 67 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 16 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 65 | + 5 laps | 2 | |
| 17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 64 | + 6 laps | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 57 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 37 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 35 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM-Hart | 28 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 25 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM-Hart | 5 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 3 | Turbo | 18 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 0 | Transmission | 9 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | 27 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 22 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 22 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 10 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| Source: |||
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 37 |
| 2 | Lotus-Renault | 31 |
| 3 | McLaren-TAG | 25 |
| 4 | Renault | 12 |
| 5 | Williams-Honda | 8 |
| Source: |||

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
