| «1985-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XIV Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1985-04-07 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 61 laps × 5.031 km : 306.891 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:28.899 | 01:27.768 | 01:27.768 | 206.358 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Honda | 01:32.135 | 01:27.864 | 01:27.864 | +00.096 (+0.109%) | +00.096 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 01:28.081 | 20:00.480 | 01:28.081 | +00.313 (+0.357%) | +00.217 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:28.705 | 01:28.389 | 01:28.389 | +00.621 (+0.708%) | +00.308 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:31.211 | 01:28.848 | 01:28.848 | +01.080 (+1.231%) | +00.459 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:30.253 | 01:29.117 | 01:29.117 | +01.349 (+1.537%) | +00.269 |
| 7 | 7 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 01:30.813 | 01:29.612 | 01:29.612 | +01.844 (+2.101%) | +00.495 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 01:31.364 | 01:29.855 | 01:29.855 | +02.087 (+2.378%) | +00.243 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:30.716 | 01:29.984 | 01:29.984 | +02.216 (+2.525%) | +00.129 |
| 10 | 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 01:31.533 | 01:30.100 | 01:30.100 | +02.332 (+2.657%) | +00.116 |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 01:30.254 | 01:30.516 | 01:30.254 | +02.486 (+2.832%) | +00.154 |
| 12 | 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:32.207 | 01:30.953 | 01:30.953 | +03.185 (+3.629%) | +00.699 |
| 13 | 13 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier • Renault | 01:33.718 | 01:31.411 | 01:31.411 | +03.643 (+4.151%) | +00.458 |
| 14 | 14 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 01:32.107 | 01:31.790 | 01:31.790 | +04.022 (+4.583%) | +00.379 |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:37.803 | 01:32.021 | 01:32.021 | +04.253 (+4.846%) | +00.231 |
| 16 | 16 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM • Hart | 01:36.239 | 01:32.560 | 01:32.560 | +04.792 (+5.460%) | +00.539 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | François Hesnault | Brabham • BMW | 01:34.742 | 01:32.904 | 01:32.904 | +05.136 (+5.852%) | +00.344 |
| 18 | 18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 01:33.094 | 01:33.091 | 01:33.091 | +05.323 (+6.065%) | +00.187 |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows • BMW | 01:34.919 | 01:34.773 | 01:34.773 | +07.005 (+7.981%) | +01.682 |
| 20 | 20 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM • Hart | 01:35.726 | 01:37.409 | 01:35.726 | +07.958 (+9.067%) | +00.953 |
| 21 | 21 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.225 | 01:36.152 | 01:36.152 | +08.384 (+9.552%) | +00.426 |
| 22 | 22 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:38.272 | 01:36.743 | 01:36.743 | +08.975 (+10.226%) | +00.591 |
| 23 | 23 | 19 | Stefan Johansson | Toleman • Hart | 01:37.293 | 01:37.293 | +09.525 (+10.852%) | +00.550 | |
| 24 | 24 | 21 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit • Hart | 01:41.330 | 01:41.330 | +13.562 (+15.452%) | +04.037 | |
| 25 | 25 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.046 | 01:44.046 | +16.278 (+18.547%) | +02.716 |