1985 Monaco Grand Prix
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1985 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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Race 4 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 19 May 1985 | ||
Official name | 41e Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 miles) | ||
Distance | 78 laps, 258.336 km (160.446 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
Time | 1:20.450 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:22.637 on lap 60 (lap record) | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-TAG | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 1985 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 19 May 1985. It was the fourth race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship.
The 78-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG. Ayrton Senna took pole position in his Lotus-Renault and led until he suffered an engine failure on lap 14. Michele Alboreto finished second in a Ferrari, with Elio de Angelis third in the other Lotus-Renault.
After the race, de Angelis led the Drivers' Championship by two points from Prost and Alboreto.