McLaren won 6 races out of 16, and the world title went to Alain Prost.
In 1985 Alain Prost won five races for McLaren and became France’s first World Champion. His main rival was Michele Alboreto in a Ferrari, who led the championship until mid-season.
Ayrton Senna took his first wins for Lotus, in Portugal and Belgium, and started from pole seven times. Nigel Mansell won his first race for Williams, the European Grand Prix, and then the next one too, in South Africa. The Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide joined the calendar.
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