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Keke Rosberg won the 1985 Detroit Grand Prix

Keke Rosberg won the 1985 Detroit Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Stefan Johansson and Michele Alboreto at Detroit Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Keke Rosberg
Team
Williams
Top listed
Keke Rosberg, Stefan Johansson, and Michele Alboreto
Race date
June 23, 1985
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Detroit Street Circuit

The decisive result

Keke Rosberg finished first for Williams. Stefan Johansson is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Michele Alboreto 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Stefan Bellof from P19 to P4 (+15), Thierry Boutsen from P21 to P7 (+14), and Gerhard Berger from P24 to P11 (+13) 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 5 Accident, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Collision. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:45.612 on lap 51. 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
1Keke RosbergWilliams1:55:39.8519
2Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:56:37.4006
3Michele AlboretoFerrari1:56:43.0214
4Stefan BellofTyrrell1:56:46.0763
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:57:06.8172
6Nelson PiquetBrabham+1 lap1
7Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap0
8Marc SurerBrabham+1 lap0
9Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
10Andrea de CesarisLigier+2 laps0
11Gerhard BergerArrows+3 laps0
12Jacques LaffiteLigier+5 laps0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusAccident0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellCollision0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMCollision0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsAccident0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenAccident0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoElectrical0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultTransmission0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultAccident0