He failed to qualify in Monaco, the only time Bellof failed to qualify in his short Formula One career, along with his exclusion at the 1984 Austrian Grand Prix. He made amends for his error of 1984 in Detroit, by finishing fourth in the 1985 race, which would ultimately be his final three points in Formula One. His final race was the , where his Renault turbocharged engine blew on lap 40. Tyrrell had only changed to such engines from the onwards meaning that Bellof never truly had the opportunity to show his talent at the wheel of a Formula One car.