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Ayrton Senna won the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Patrick Tambay at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Michele Alboreto, and Patrick Tambay
Race date
April 21, 1985
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for Team Lotus. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Patrick Tambay 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Piercarlo Ghinzani from P26 to P9 (+17), Stefan Bellof from P21 to P6 (+15), and Patrick Tambay from P12 to P3 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Spun off, 3 +2 laps, 3 Tyre, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Electrical. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.121 on lap 15. 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
1Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus2:00:28.0069
2Michele AlboretoFerrari2:01:30.9846
3Patrick TambayRenault+1 lap4
4Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Nigel MansellWilliams+2 laps2
6Stefan BellofTyrrell+2 laps1
7Derek WarwickRenault+2 laps0
8Stefan JohanssonFerrari+5 laps0
9Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella+6 laps0
NCManfred WinkelhockRAM+17 laps0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenEngine0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenSpun off0
DNFAndrea de CesarisLigierTyre0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsElectrical0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamTyre0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellTransmission0
DNFMauro BaldiSpiritSpun off0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsSpun off0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTyre0