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Michele Alboreto won the 1985 Canadian Grand Prix

Michele Alboreto won the 1985 Canadian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Stefan Johansson and Alain Prost at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Michele Alboreto
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, and Alain Prost
Race date
June 16, 1985
Pole
Elio de Angelis
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Michele Alboreto finished first for Ferrari. Stefan Johansson is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Alain Prost 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Stefan Bellof from P23 to P11 (+12), Martin Brundle from P24 to P12 (+12), and Jacques Laffite from P19 to P8 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Elio de Angelis started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 4 Accident, 3 +3 laps, and 2 +1 lap. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.445 on lap 45. 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
1Michele AlboretoFerrari1:46:01.8139
2Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:46:03.7706
3Alain ProstMcLaren1:46:06.1544
4Keke RosbergWilliams1:46:29.6343
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:46:45.1622
6Nigel MansellWilliams1:47:19.6911
7Patrick TambayRenault+1 lap0
8Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap0
9Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
10Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
11Stefan BellofTyrrell+2 laps0
12Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps0
13Gerhard BergerArrows+3 laps0
14Andrea de CesarisLigier+3 laps0
15Marc SurerBrabham+3 laps0
16Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+5 laps0
17Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo+6 laps0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiAccident0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenEngine0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaEngine0