15°46′19.502″S 47°54′1.115″W / 15.77208389°S 47.90030972°W
| 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 7, 1985 | ||
| Official name | XIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
| Location |
Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 miles) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry, 34 °C (93 °F) air temperature | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:27.768 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | |
| Time | 1:36.702 on lap 34 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially known as the XIV Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro on 7 April 1985. It was the first round of the 1985 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 13th edition of the Brazilian Grand Prix as a round of the World Championship since its inception in 1950.
Alain Prost, driving for McLaren was the defending race winner heading into the race. In qualifying, Ferrari driver, Michele Alboreto took pole, his second of his career. In the race, he would finish second on the podium behind eventual race winner, Prost while Elio de Angelis rounded out the podium in the Lotus car. Of note, even though René Arnoux finished 4th for Ferrari, he was sacked after the race, with both the team and Arnoux never revealing the reason behind the sacking. The driver who finished 7th in this race, Stefan Johansson, was picked up by the Scuderia for the rest of the year. This race was also Nigel Mansell's first race of seven seasons with the Williams team.