BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX 1985 - STARTING GRID
07 Apr 1985
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:27.768 |
| 2 | 6 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams Honda | 1:27.864 |
| 3 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Renault | 1:28.081 |
| 4 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:28.389 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:28.848 |
| 6 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:29.117 |
| 7 | 28 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ferrari | 1:29.612 |
| 8 | 7 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:29.855 |
| 9 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | McLaren TAG | 1:29.984 |
| 10 | 16 | Derek WarwickWAR | Renault | 1:30.100 |
| 11 | 15 | Patrick TambayTAM | Renault | 1:30.254 |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:30.953 |
| 13 | 25 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Ligier Renault | 1:31.411 |
| 14 | 22 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.790 |
| 15 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Renault | 1:32.021 |
| 16 | 9 | Manfred WinkelhockWIN | RAM Hart | 1:32.560 |
| 17 | 8 | Francois HesnaultHES | Brabham BMW | 1:32.904 |
| 18 | 23 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.091 |
| 19 | 17 | Gerhard BergerBER | Arrows BMW | 1:34.773 |
| 20 | 10 | Philippe AlliotALL | RAM Hart | 1:35.726 |
| 21 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:36.152 |
| 22 | 24 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:36.743 |
| 23 | 4 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Tyrrell Renault | 1:37.293 |
| 24 | 21 | Mauro BaldiBAL | Spirit Hart | 1:41.330 |
| 25 | 29 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:44.046 |