1985 Detroit Grand Prix

The Detroit Grand Prix 1985 was the 6th round of the 1985 F1 season, and took place at the Detroit Street Circuit in Detroit, USA, on June 23rd.

Keke Rosberg won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by Stefan Johansson, and Michele Alboreto completing the podium.

Ayrton Senna started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had to retire due to an accident, and had to retire on lap 51st.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 25 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Ayrton Senna, Martin Brundle, Philippe Alliot, Nigel Mansell, Patrick Tambay, and Piercarlo Ghinzani, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Alain Prost, and Niki Lauda, both saw the breaks of the car give up, Riccardo Patrese, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 19, Derek Warwick, who had a transmission problem on lap 18, Pierluigi Martini, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 11, Teo Fabi, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 4, and Manfred Winkelhock, who had a turbo failure on lap 3.

Qualifying