1985 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Jul 1985
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 8 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 65 | 1:18:10.436 | 1:09.886 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 64 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 64 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 15 | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 20 | 63 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | 63 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 60 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | 59 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | 57 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 19 | 57 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 7 | 41 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 38 | Transmission | 0 | |
| N | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 37 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 18 | 28 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 21 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 17 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 17 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 24 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 9 | 4 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 13 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 0 | Accident | 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 | 37 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 56 |
| 2 | McLaren | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Brabham | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Ligier | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |