F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE Standings 1985 From the first championship in 1950 to today’s grid. History, with the points system of its era.
POS DRIVER / TEAM WINS POINTS
1 Alain Prost PRO #2 🇫🇷 France McLaren TAG WORLD CHAMPION 5 WINS 73 PTS LEADER 2 MA Michele Alboreto ALB #27 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari
2 WINS 53 PTS −20 TO LEADER 3 KR Keke Rosberg ROS #6 🇫🇮 Finland Williams Honda
2 WINS 40 PTS −33 TO LEADER 4 Ayrton Senna SEN #12 🇧🇷 Brazil Lotus Renault 2 WINS 38 PTS −35 TO LEADER 5 Ed Elio de Angelis DEA #11 🇮🇹 Italy Lotus Renault
1 WINS 33 PTS −40 TO LEADER 6 NM Nigel Mansell MAN #5 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Williams Honda
2 WINS 31 PTS −42 TO LEADER 7 SJ Stefan Johansson JOH 🇸🇪 Sweden Tyrrell Ford / Ferrari
0 WINS 26 PTS −47 TO LEADER 8 NP Nelson Piquet PIQ #7 🇧🇷 Brazil Brabham BMW
1 WINS 21 PTS −52 TO LEADER 9 JL Jacques Laffite LAF #26 🇫🇷 France Ligier Renault
0 WINS 16 PTS −57 TO LEADER 10 Niki Lauda LAU #1 🇦🇹 Austria McLaren TAG 1 WINS 14 PTS −59 TO LEADER 11ⓘ TB Thierry Boutsen BOU #18 🇧🇪 Belgium Arrows BMW
0 WINS 11 PTS −62 TO LEADER 12ⓘ PT Patrick Tambay TAM #15 🇫🇷 France Renault
0 WINS 11 PTS −62 TO LEADER 13ⓘ MS Marc Surer SUR #8 🇨🇭 Switzerland Brabham BMW
0 WINS 5 PTS −68 TO LEADER 14ⓘ DW Derek Warwick WAR #16 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Renault
0 WINS 5 PTS −68 TO LEADER 15ⓘ PS Philippe Streiff STR 🇫🇷 France Ligier Renault / Tyrrell Renault
0 WINS 4 PTS −69 TO LEADER 16ⓘ SB Stefan Bellof BEL 🇩🇪 Germany Tyrrell Ford / Tyrrell Renault
0 WINS 4 PTS −69 TO LEADER 17ⓘ RA René Arnoux ARN #28 🇫🇷 France Ferrari
0 WINS 3 PTS −70 TO LEADER 17ⓘ Ad Andrea de Cesaris DEC #25 🇮🇹 Italy Ligier Renault
0 WINS 3 PTS −70 TO LEADER 17ⓘ IC Ivan Capelli CAP #4 🇮🇹 Italy Tyrrell Renault
0 WINS 3 PTS −70 TO LEADER 20ⓘ GB Gerhard Berger BER #17 🇦🇹 Austria Arrows BMW
0 WINS 3 PTS −70 TO LEADER NC AJ Alan Jones JON #33 🇦🇺 Australia Lola Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC CD Christian Danner DAN #30 🇩🇪 Germany Zakspeed
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC EC Eddie Cheever CHE #23 🇺🇸 United States Alfa Romeo
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC FH François Hesnault HES 🇫🇷 France Brabham BMW / Renault
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC HR Huub Rothengatter ROT #24 🇳🇱 Netherlands Osella Alfa Romeo
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC JW John Watson WAT #1 🇬🇧 United Kingdom McLaren TAG
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC JP Jonathan Palmer PAL #30 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Zakspeed
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC KA Kenny Acheson ACH #10 🇬🇧 United Kingdom RAM Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC MW Manfred Winkelhock WIN #9 🇩🇪 Germany RAM Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC MB Martin Brundle BRU 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Tyrrell Ford / Tyrrell Renault
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC MB Mauro Baldi BAL #21 🇮🇹 Italy Spirit Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC PA Philippe Alliot ALL 🇫🇷 France RAM Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC PG Piercarlo Ghinzani GHI 🇮🇹 Italy Osella Alfa Romeo / Toleman Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC PM Pierluigi Martini MAR #29 🇮🇹 Italy Minardi Ford / Minardi Motori Moderni
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC RP Riccardo Patrese PAT #22 🇮🇹 Italy Alfa Romeo
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER NC TF Teo Fabi FAB #19 🇮🇹 Italy Toleman Hart
0 WINS 0 PTS −73 TO LEADER About these data Data: F1DB · Marcel Overdijk and contributors , CC BY 4.0 . Adapted for season-based display; source points are preserved.
Points are retained from the source standings. We do not recalculate historical seasons using the modern scoring system. Drivers who changed teams may have multiple constructors.
Points are taken from the final F1DB standings; historical dropped-score rules are preserved. We do not sum race points.
NC rows document participants with at least one start, no points and no position in the final F1DB standings. NC is the display label for a missing position, not a placing assigned by us. Entries without any starts are excluded.
Team names use the constructor and engine from this season. A driver’s number is shown only when the same number is verified across all of their results that season.
Data source ↗ · Verified 7 Oct 2026
Photos are shown only where an identified portrait and a verified licence are available. Portraits may come from a different year than the selected season. Initials provide a neutral avatar. Photo credits are available in Driver Quick View.
PHOTO CREDITS & LICENSING · 1985 