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Elio de Angelis won the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix

Elio de Angelis won the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Thierry Boutsen and Patrick Tambay at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Elio de Angelis
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Elio de Angelis, Thierry Boutsen, and Patrick Tambay
Race date
May 5, 1985
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Michele Alboreto
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Elio de Angelis finished first for Team Lotus. Thierry Boutsen is listed 2 for Arrows, with Patrick Tambay 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Martin Brundle from P25 to P9 (+16), Stefan Johansson from P15 to P6 (+9), and Patrick Tambay from P11 to P3 (+8) 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 8 Engine, 6 Out of fuel, 2 +1 lap, 2 Electrical, and 2 Turbo. Michele Alboreto holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.961 on lap 29. 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
1Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:34:35.9559
2Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap6
3Patrick TambayRenault+1 lap4
4Niki LaudaMcLaren+1 lap3
5Nigel MansellWilliams+2 laps2
6Stefan JohanssonFerrariOut of fuel1
7Ayrton SennaTeam LotusOut of fuel0
8Nelson PiquetBrabhamOut of fuel0
9Martin BrundleTyrrellOut of fuel0
10Derek WarwickRenault+4 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoEngine0
NCPiercarlo GhinzaniOsella+14 laps0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariElectrical0
DNFManfred WinkelhockRAMEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsBrakes0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTurbo0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiTurbo0
DNFAndrea de CesarisLigierSpun off0
DNFMauro BaldiSpiritElectrical0