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Alain Prost won the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Michele Alboreto at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and Michele Alboreto
Race date
August 18, 1985
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Michele Alboreto 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Stefan Bellof from P22 to P7 (+15), Huub Rothengatter from P24 to P9 (+15), and Ayrton Senna from P14 to P2 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Engine, 5 Finished, 3 Turbo, 2 Accident, and 1 +1 lap. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.241 on lap 39. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:20:12.5839
2Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:20:42.5856
3Michele AlboretoFerrari1:20:46.9394
4Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:20:51.6563
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:21:34.6752
6Marc SurerBrabham+1 lap1
7Stefan BellofTyrrellOut of fuel0
8Thierry BoutsenArrows+3 laps0
9Huub RothengatterOsella+4 laps0
10Patrick TambayRenaultEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierAccident0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSuspension0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenEngine0
DNFGerhard BergerArrowsTurbo0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanElectrical0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultEngine0
DNFKenny AchesonRAMEngine0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamExhaust0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoEngine0