Round 12 · 8 September 1985
1985 Italian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1985 Italian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 8 September 1985 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 5. Nelson Piquet (Brabham) and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 1:17:59.451 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +51.635 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +60.390 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 9 | +60.609 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 15 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | — | — | Transmission |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 26 | — | — | Turbo |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 6 | — | — | Transmission |
| 22 | Alan Jones | Lola | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | — | — | Clutch |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | — | — | — | Withdrew |