Drivers' championship 1985Final standings

1985Drivers’ championship

Alain Prost took the 1985 title by 20 points from Alboreto, with 5 wins.

1985 World Champion

AlainProst

McLaren

73Points

5Wins

Champion: 73; points · Prost
Margin: 20; points to Alboreto
Rounds: 16; in the season
Winners: –; race results unavailable right now

Round-by-round chart

The round-by-round chart can't be shown right now. The table below is the official one.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1985 drivers’ championship table, after round 16.

1985 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Alain Prost McLaren	McLaren	5	Champion	73Champion
2	Michele Alboreto Ferrari	Ferrari	2	+20	53+20
3	Keke Rosberg Williams	Williams	2	+33	40+33
4	Ayrton Senna Team Lotus	Team Lotus	2	+35	38+35
5	Elio de Angelis Team Lotus	Team Lotus	1	+40	33+40
6	Nigel Mansell Williams	Williams	2	+42	31+42
7	Stefan JohanssonTyrrell / Ferrari	Tyrrell / Ferrari	0	+47	26+47
8	Nelson Piquet Brabham	Brabham	1	+52	21+52
9	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	0	+57	16+57
10	Niki Lauda McLaren	McLaren	1	+59	14+59
11	Thierry Boutsen Arrows	Arrows	0	+62	11+62
12	Patrick Tambay Renault	Renault	0	+62	11+62
13	Marc Surer Brabham	Brabham	0	+68	5+68
14	Derek Warwick Renault	Renault	0	+68	5+68
15	Philippe StreiffLigier / Tyrrell	Ligier / Tyrrell	0	+69	4+69
16	Stefan Bellof Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+69	4+69
17	Andrea de Cesaris Ligier	Ligier	0	+70	3+70
18	Ivan Capelli Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+70	3+70
19	René Arnoux Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+70	3+70
20	Gerhard Berger Arrows	Arrows	0	+70	3+70
–	Martin Brundle Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+73	0+73
–	Huub Rothengatter Osella	Osella	0	+73	0+73
–	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	0	+73	0+73
–	Pierluigi Martini Minardi	Minardi	0	+73	0+73
–	Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+73	0+73
–	Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+73	0+73
–	Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella / Toleman	Osella / Toleman	0	+73	0+73
–	Philippe Alliot RAM	RAM	0	+73	0+73
–	Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed	Zakspeed	0	+73	0+73
–	Manfred Winkelhock RAM	RAM	0	+73	0+73
–	Teo Fabi Toleman	Toleman	0	+73	0+73
–	Christian Danner Zakspeed	Zakspeed	0	+73	0+73
–	Kenny Acheson RAM	RAM	0	+73	0+73
–	Mauro Baldi Spirit	Spirit	0	+73	0+73
–	Alan Jones Lola	Lola	0	+73	0+73
–	François HesnaultBrabham / Renault	Brabham / Renault	0	+73	0+73

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1985 championship.

Standings after round 16