The 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 39th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1985 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1985 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers, both of which commenced on 7 April and ended on 3 November after sixteen races.
Michele Alboreto finished second for Ferrari.
Keke Rosberg finished third, driving for Williams.
Three-time World Champion Niki Lauda (pictured in 1984) retired at the end of the season after a 13-year career.
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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver and aviation entrepreneur. He was a three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and is the only driver in Formula One history to have won a championship for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors.
Lauda at the Nürburgring in 1973, three years before his accident
Lauda practicing at the Nürburgring during the 1976 German Grand Prix
Lauda in 1975