- 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.