France

French Grand Prix 1985

7 July 1985

Circuit Paul Ricard, France

Location
Le Castellet, France
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:32.740
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 1990Alain ProstFerrari
  • 1989Alain ProstMcLaren
  • 1988Alain ProstMcLaren

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Nelson PiquetBrabham
Keke RosbergWilliams
Alain ProstMcLaren
Stefan JohanssonFerrari
Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus
Patrick TambayRenault
Derek WarwickRenault
Marc SurerBrabham
Thierry BoutsenArrows
Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
Manfred WinkelhockRAM
Stefan BellofTyrrell
Teo FabiToleman
Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella
Martin BrundleTyrrell
Niki LaudaMcLaren
Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus
Gerhard BergerArrows
Pierluigi MartiniMinardi
Philippe AlliotRAM
Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
Michele AlboretoFerrari
Andrea de CesarisLigier
Jacques LaffiteLigier
Nigel MansellWilliams

3rd

pole

Keke Rosberg

11th

pole

Williams

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Keke Rosberg

    Williams

    No time set

  2. 2

    Ayrton Senna

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  3. 3

    Michele Alboreto

    Ferrari

    No time set

  4. 4

    Alain Prost

    McLaren

    No time set

  5. 5

    Nelson Piquet

    Brabham

    No time set

  6. 6

    Niki Lauda

    McLaren

    No time set

  7. 7

    Elio de Angelis

    Team Lotus

    No time set

  8. 8

    Nigel Mansell

    Williams

    No time set

  9. 9

    Gerhard Berger

    Arrows

    No time set

  10. 10

    Patrick Tambay

    Renault

    No time set

  11. 11

    Derek Warwick

    Renault

    No time set

  12. 12

    Thierry Boutsen

    Arrows

    No time set

  13. 13

    Andrea de Cesaris

    Ligier

    No time set

  14. 14

    Marc Surer

    Brabham

    No time set

  15. 15

    Jacques Laffite

    Ligier

    No time set

  16. 16

    Stefan Johansson

    Ferrari

    No time set

  17. 17

    Riccardo Patrese

    Alfa Romeo

    No time set

  18. 18

    Eddie Cheever

    Alfa Romeo

    No time set

  19. 19

    Teo Fabi

    Toleman

    No time set

  20. 20

    Manfred Winkelhock

    RAM

    No time set

  21. 21

    Martin Brundle

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  22. 22

    Jonathan Palmer

    Zakspeed

    No time set

  23. 23

    Philippe Alliot

    RAM

    No time set

  24. 24

    Piercarlo Ghinzani

    Osella

    No time set

  25. 25

    Pierluigi Martini

    Minardi

    No time set

  26. 26

    Stefan Bellof

    Tyrrell

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

    Results

    1+4 Nelson Piquet Brabham53 laps1:31:46.2669pts
    2-1 Keke Rosberg Williams53 laps+6.6606pts
    3+1 Alain Prost McLaren53 laps+9.2854pts
    4+12 Stefan Johansson Ferrari53 laps+53.4913pts
    5+2 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus53 laps+53.6902pts
    6+4 Patrick Tambay Renault53 laps+1:15.1671pts
    7+4 Derek Warwick Renault53 laps+1:44.212
    8+6 Marc Surer Brabham52 laps
    9+3 Thierry Boutsen Arrows52 laps
    10+8 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo52 laps
    11+6 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo52 laps
    12+8 Manfred Winkelhock RAM50 laps
    13+13 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell50 laps
    14+5 Teo Fabi Toleman49 laps
    15+9 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella49 laps
    R- Martin Brundle Tyrrell32 laps
    R- Niki Lauda McLaren30 laps
    R- Ayrton Senna Team Lotus26 laps
    R- Gerhard Berger Arrows20 laps
    R- Pierluigi Martini Minardi19 laps
    R- Philippe Alliot RAM8 laps
    R- Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed6 laps
    R- Michele Alboreto Ferrari5 laps
    R- Andrea de Cesaris Ligier4 laps
    R- Jacques Laffite Ligier2 laps
    W- Nigel Mansell Williams0 laps

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