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1985 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 65 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1985 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 412th World Championship race
  • 36th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 20th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG651hr 18m 10.436s9
2+4(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari64+1 lap6
3+13(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault64+1 lap4
4-2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW64+1 lap3
5+7(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault64+1 lap2
6+9(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW63+2 laps1
7+13(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault63+2 laps 
8+9(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW63+2 laps 
9+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo62+3 laps 
10-6(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault60DNF 
11+15(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+6 laps 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG57DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW57DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault41DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni38DNF 
NC (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault37+28 laps 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart28DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda21DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda17DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo17DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed6DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart4DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart0DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayRenault0DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 

Notes

  • Ayrton Senna ended lap 60 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault
5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda
6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault
8(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
9(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart
10(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
11(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari
12(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault
13(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
15(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW
18(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart
19(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
20(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault
21(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart
22(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni
24(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
26(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Notes

  • Martin Brundle started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:05.591 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:06.2490.658
3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:06.3080.717
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:06.3240.733
5(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:06.6751.084
6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:06.7931.202
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisLigier-Renault1:07.4481.857
8(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:07.5811.990
9(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:07.6782.087
10(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:07.7432.152
11(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:07.8872.296
12(GBR) Derek WarwickRenault1:08.2382.647
13(FRA) Patrick TambayRenault1:08.2402.649
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo1:08.3842.793
15(CHE) Marc SurerBrabham-BMW1:08.5872.996
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:08.6563.065
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerArrows-BMW1:08.6723.081
18(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockRAM-Hart1:09.1143.523
19(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:09.1313.540
20(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:09.2423.651
21(FRA) Philippe AlliotRAM-Hart1:09.6094.018
22(USA) Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo1:10.3454.754
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:13.6458.054
24(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:13.7138.122
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:16.40010.809
26(DEU) Stefan BellofTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:16.59611.005

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Michele Alboreto37
2(FRA) Alain Prost35
3(ITA) Elio de Angelis26
4(FIN) Keke Rosberg18
5(SWE) Stefan Johansson16
6(BRA) Nelson Piquet13
7(FRA) Patrick Tambay11
8(BRA) Ayrton Senna9
9(BEL) Thierry Boutsen6
10(FRA) Jacques Laffite6
11(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
12(DEU) Stefan Bellof4
13(GBR) Derek Warwick4
14(FRA) Rene Arnoux3
=(AUT) Niki Lauda3
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris3
17(CHE) Marc Surer1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari56
2McLaren-TAG38
3Lotus-Renault35
4Williams-Honda23
5Renault15
6Brabham-BMW14
7Ligier-Renault9
8Arrows-BMW6
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Derek Warwick (59th driver to start 50 races, 11th British driver)
Wins
19th for Alain Prost (6th driver to win the British Grand Prix for McLaren)
45th for McLaren
Podiums
31st for Alain Prost
28th for Jacques Laffite (first podium since 1982)
13th for Michele Alboreto
299th for Ferrari
115th for McLaren
37th for Ligier (first since 1982)
Poles
4th for Keke Rosberg (last for Williams)
12th for Williams
Fastest laps
13th for Alain Prost
30th for McLaren (4th constructor to set 30 fastest laps)
Front row starts
27th for Nelson Piquet
7th for Keke Rosberg
Win & fastest lap
10th for Alain Prost (5th driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 1st French driver)