Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · 7 April 1985
Alain Prost won the 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren from 6th on the grid, 3.259s ahead of Michele Alboreto. Stefan Johansson gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Prost 9 + Lauda 0 | Prost 9 + Lauda 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Alboreto 6 + Arnoux 3 | Alboreto 6 + Arnoux 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus de Angelis 4 + Senna 0 | de Angelis 4 + Senna 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Renault Tambay 2 + Warwick 0 | Tambay 2 + Warwick 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ligier Laffite 1 + de Cesaris 0 | Laffite 1 + de Cesaris 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell Johansson 0 + Brundle 0 | Johansson 0 + Brundle 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | RAM Alliot 0 + Winkelhock 0 | Alliot 0 + Winkelhock 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Arrows Boutsen 0 + Berger 0 | Boutsen 0 + Berger 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Osella Ghinzani 0 | Ghinzani 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo Cheever 0 + Patrese 0 | Cheever 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Minardi Martini 0 | Martini 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Williams Rosberg 0 + Mansell 0 | Rosberg 0 + Mansell 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Brabham Hesnault 0 + Piquet 0 | Hesnault 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Spirit Baldi 0 | Baldi 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | 1:41:26.115 | 61 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | Ferrari | +3.259s | 61 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 60 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | René Arnoux Ferrari | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay Renault | Renault | +2 Laps | 59 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +2 Laps | 59 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 58 | — | — | |
| 8 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 58 | — | — | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot RAM | RAM | +3 Laps | 58 | — | — | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick Renault | Renault | +4 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | Arrows | +4 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | Osella | +4 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| 13 | Manfred Winkelhock RAM | RAM | +4 Laps | 57 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger Arrows | Arrows | DNF Suspension | 51 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Electrical | 48 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 42 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini Minardi | Minardi | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda McLaren | McLaren | DNF Fuel system | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris Ligier | Ligier | DNF Accident | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Puncture | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | DNF Turbo | 10 | — | — | |
| DNF | François Hesnault Brabham | Brabham | DNF Accident | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | DNF Exhaust | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi Spirit | Spirit | DNF Turbo | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Transmission | 2 | — | — |