Season 1985 · Round 13

Belgian Grand Prix

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1985-09-15 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 43Lap · 301.172km
12 Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus 1:34:19.893
Team win 9pt P1 · P19
5 Nigel Mansell
Williams +28.422
Team win 9pt P2 · P4
2 Alain Prost
McLaren +55.109
Fastest Lap
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DNF
11
Huub Rothengatter L37 Riccardo Patrese L31 Eddie Cheever L26 Patrick Tambay L24 Teo Fabi L23 Elio de Angelis L17 Christian Danner L16 Philippe Alliot L10 Stefan Johansson L7 Piercarlo Ghinzani L7 +1
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Ayrton Senna active 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
43Lap 301.172km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Ayrton Senna 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P10 Niki Lauda 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P10 Alain Prost 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P3 Riccardo Patrese 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -3
P12 Alain Prost 13 starts · → Graham Hill -1
P12 Andrea de Cesaris 13 starts · → Graham Hill -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 L43 Senna · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Senna SEN 1 Senna SEN Mansell · P7 → P2 · +5 7 Mansell MAN 2 Mansell MAN Prost · P1 → P3 · -2 1 Prost PRO 3 Prost PRO Rosberg · P10 → P4 · +6 10 Rosberg ROS 4 Rosberg ROS Piquet · P3 → P5 · -2 3 Piquet PIQ 5 Piquet PIQ Warwick · P14 → P6 · +8 14 Warwick WAR 6 Warwick WAR Berger · P8 → P7 · +1 8 Berger BER 7 Berger BER Surer · P12 → P8 · +4 12 Surer SUR 8 Surer SUR Streiff · P18 → P9 · +9 18 Streiff STR 9 Streiff STR Boutsen · P9 → P10 · -1 9 Boutsen BOU 10 Boutsen BOU Laffite · P17 → P11 · +6 17 Laffite LAF 11 Laffite LAF Martini · P24 → P12 · +12 24 Martini MAR 12 Martini MAR Brundle · P21 → P13 · +8 21 Brundle BRU 13 Brundle BRU Rothengatter · P23 → retired L37 Rothengatter · retired L37 23 Rothengatter ROT R Rothengatter ROT Patrese · P15 → retired L31 Patrese · retired L31 15 Patrese PAT R Patrese PAT Cheever · P19 → retired L26 Cheever · retired L26 19 Cheever CHE R Cheever CHE Tambay · P13 → retired L24 Tambay · retired L24 13 Tambay TAM R Tambay TAM Fabi · P11 → retired L23 Fabi · retired L23 11 Fabi FAB R Fabi FAB de Angelis · P9 → retired L17 de Angelis · retired L17 9 de Angelis DE R de Angelis DE Danner · P22 → retired L16 Danner · retired L16 22 Danner DAN R Danner DAN Alliot · P20 → retired L10 Alliot · retired L10 20 Alliot ALL R Alliot ALL Johansson · P5 → retired L7 Johansson · retired L7 5 Johansson JOH R Johansson JOH Ghinzani · P16 → retired L7 Ghinzani · retired L7 16 Ghinzani GHI R Ghinzani GHI Alboreto · P4 → retired L3 Alboreto · retired L3 4 Alboreto ALB R Alboreto ALB
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 12 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 2 43 1:34:19.893 9
2 5 Nigel Mansell Williams 7 43 +28.422 6
3 2 Alain Prost McLaren 1 43 +55.109 4
4 6 Keke Rosberg Williams 10 43 +1:15.290 3
5 7 Nelson Piquet Brabham 3 42 +1 Lap 2
6 16 Derek Warwick Renault 14 42 +1 Lap 1
7 17 Gerhard Berger Arrows 8 42 +1 Lap
8 8 Marc Surer Brabham 12 42 +1 Lap
9 25 Philippe Streiff Ligier 18 42 +1 Lap
10 18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 9 40 +3 Laps
11 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 17 38 Accident
12 29 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 24 38 +5 Laps
13 3 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 21 38 +5 Laps
R 24 Huub Rothengatter Osella 23 37 Not classified
R 22 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 15 31 Engine
R 23 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 19 26 Gearbox
R 15 Patrick Tambay Renault 13 24 Gearbox
R 19 Teo Fabi Toleman 11 23 Throttle
R 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 9 17 Turbo
R 30 Christian Danner Zakspeed 22 16 Gearbox
R 9 Philippe Alliot RAM 20 10 Accident
R 28 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 5 7 Spun off
R 20 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 16 7 Accident
R 27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 4 3 Clutch
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Alain Prost
2
12 Ayrton Senna
3
7 Nelson Piquet
4
27 Michele Alboreto
5
28 Stefan Johansson
7
5 Nigel Mansell
8
17 Gerhard Berger
9
18 Thierry Boutsen
9
11 Elio de Angelis
10
6 Keke Rosberg
11
19 Teo Fabi
12
8 Marc Surer
13
15 Patrick Tambay
14
16 Derek Warwick
15
22 Riccardo Patrese
16
20 Piercarlo Ghinzani
17
26 Jacques Laffite
18
25 Philippe Streiff
19
23 Eddie Cheever
20
9 Philippe Alliot
21
3 Martin Brundle
22
30 Christian Danner
23
24 Huub Rothengatter
24
29 Pierluigi Martini
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15