1985 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Jul 1985
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 53 | 1:31:46.266 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 53 | +6.660 | 1:39.914 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 53 | +9.285 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 53 | +53.491 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 53 | +53.690 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 10 | 53 | +1:15.167 | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 11 | 53 | +1:44.212 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 20 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 19 | 49 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 49 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | 32 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 6 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 9 | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 19 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 8 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | 4 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 2 | Turbo | 0 | |
| W | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | 0 | Injury | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | 31 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 5 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Brabham | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ligier | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |