1985 European Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 6 October 1985
Winner:	Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
Pole position:	Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault
Fastest lap:	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault
Circuit:	Brands Hatch, 75 laps
Round:	14 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	75	1hr 32m 58.109s	9
2	-1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	75	+21.396s	6
3	+1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	75	+58.533s	4
4	+2	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	75	+1m 06.121s	3
5	+4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	74	+1 lap	2
6	+6	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	73	+2 laps	1
7	+14	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	73	+2 laps
8	-3	Philippe Streiff	Ligier-Renault	73	+2 laps
9	+2	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	73	+2 laps
10	+9	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	73	+2 laps
11	+7	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	73	+2 laps
12	+5	Patrick Tambay	Renault	72	+3 laps
R		Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	62	DNF
R		Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	59	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	58	DNF
R		Christian Danner	Zakspeed	55	DNF
R		Ivan Capelli	Tyrrell-Renault	44	DNF
R		Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	40	DNF
R		Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	33	DNF
R		Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	31	DNF
R		Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	16	DNF
R		Alan Jones	Lola-Hart	13	DNF
R		Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	13	DNF
R		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	6	DNF
R		Derek Warwick	Renault	4	DNF
R		Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	3	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:07.169
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:07.482
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:08.059
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:08.197
5	Philippe Streiff	Ligier-Renault	1:09.080
6	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:09.429
7	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	1:09.762
8	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:09.904
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:10.014
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:10.081
11	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:10.251
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:10.323
13	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:10.517
14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	1:10.570
15	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:10.659
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:10.731
17	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:10.934
18	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:11.500
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:11.608
20	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.090
21	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	1:12.496
22	Alan Jones	Lola-Hart	1:13.084
23	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:13.537
24	Ivan Capelli	Tyrrell-Renault	1:13.721
25	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:15.054
26	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:15.127

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:07.169
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:07.482	0.313
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:08.059	0.890
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	1:08.197	1.028
5	Philippe Streiff	Ligier-Renault	1:09.080	1.911
6	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:09.429	2.260
7	Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	1:09.762	2.593
8	Derek Warwick	Renault	1:09.904	2.735
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:10.014	2.845
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:10.081	2.912
11	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	1:10.251	3.082
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:10.323	3.154
13	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:10.517	3.348
14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	1:10.570	3.401
15	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:10.659	3.490
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:10.731	3.562
17	Patrick Tambay	Renault	1:10.934	3.765
18	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	1:11.500	4.331
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	1:11.608	4.439
20	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.090	4.921
21	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	1:12.496	5.327
22	Alan Jones	Lola-Hart	1:13.084	5.915
23	Philippe Alliot	RAM-Hart	1:13.537	6.368
24	Ivan Capelli	Tyrrell-Renault	1:13.721	6.552
25	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:15.054	7.885
26	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:15.127	7.958
Did not qualify
27	Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:16.994	9.825

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1985

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	72
2	Michele Alboreto	53
3	Ayrton Senna	38
4	Elio de Angelis	33
5	Keke Rosberg	25
6	Nigel Mansell	22
7	Nelson Piquet	21
8	Stefan Johansson	21
9	Niki Lauda	14
10	Patrick Tambay	11
11	Thierry Boutsen	10
12	Jacques Laffite	10
13	Marc Surer	5
14	Derek Warwick	5
15	Stefan Bellof	4
16	Rene Arnoux	3
=	Andrea de Cesaris	3

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-TAG	86
2	Ferrari	77
3	Lotus-Renault	71
4	Williams-Honda	47
5	Brabham-BMW	26
6	Renault	16
7	Ligier-Renault	13
8	Arrows-BMW	10
9	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	4

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Ivan Capelli

Last start

Driver: John Watson

Constructor: RAM

World Champion

Driver: 1st World Championship for Alain Prost (21st different world champion, 1st French champion)

Wins

Driver: 1st for Nigel Mansell (75th different winner, 13th British driver)

Constructor: 20th for Williams

Podiums

Driver: 14th for Keke Rosberg, 9th for Ayrton Senna, 7th for Nigel Mansell

Constructor: 153rd for Lotus, 58th & 59th for Williams

Poles

Driver: 6th for Ayrton Senna

Constructor: 97th for Lotus

Fastest laps

Driver: 7th and last for Jacques Laffite

Constructor: 10th and last for Ligier

Front row starts

Driver: 29th for Nelson Piquet, 9th for Ayrton Senna

Points finishes

Driver: 43rd and last for Elio de Angelis

See also

• European Grand Prix
• Brands Hatch Circuit
• 1985 World Championship season