21 Jul 1985 British Grand Prix
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The 1985 British Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1985 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 21 July 1985. Keke Rosberg started on pole position in the Williams Honda and Alain Prost was the race winner in the McLaren TAG.
Malboro British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 65 | 1:18:10.436 | 1:18:10.436 | - | - | 1:09.886 | 43 | 235.404 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 64 | +1 lap | 1:18:35.595 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:11.290 | 56 | 230.546 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 64 | +1 lap | 1:18:58.058 | 1 lap | +22.463 | 1:11.649 | 48 | 229.453 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 64 | +1 lap | 1:19:09.527 | 1 lap | +11.469 | 1:11.837 | 43 | 228.899 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Renault | Goodyear | 64 | +1 lap | 1:19:44.359 | 1 lap | +34.832 | 1:12.383 | 51 | 227.233 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 63 | +2 laps | 1:18:12.302 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.135 | 41 | 228.070 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 63 | +2 laps | 1:18:24.454 | 2 laps | +12.152 | 1:12.432 | 49 | 227.481 | 20 | |
| 8 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 63 | +2 laps | 1:18:27.689 | 2 laps | +3.235 | 1:12.765 | 38 | 227.325 | 17 | |
| 9 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 62 | +3 laps | 1:18:28.423 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.111 | 47 | 223.682 | 14 | |
| 10 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 60 | Injection | 1:12:11.862 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:10.032 | 48 | 235.283 | 4 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Germany | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +6 laps | 1:18:42.780 | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:17.854 | 52 | 212.211 | 26 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 57 | Electrical | 1:09:35.844 | 1:10.905 | 40 | 231.870 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 57 | Spun Off | 1:11:16.249 | 1:13.021 | 48 | 226.426 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 41 | Clutch | 50:38.827 | 1:12.089 | 36 | 229.188 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 38 | Transmission | 50:28.049 | 1:17.486 | 24 | 213.174 | 23 | |||
| NC | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 37 | +28 laps | 1:19:17.286 | 1:12.068 | 18 | 132.116 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 28 | Turbo | 36:04.545 | 1:14.486 | 26 | 219.738 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 21 | Exhaust | 26:04.018 | 1:12.914 | 13 | 228.082 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 17 | Clutch | 21:41.298 | 1:13.532 | 16 | 221.915 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 17 | Turbo | 21:56.898 | 1:15.055 | 17 | 219.286 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 6 | Engine | 8:07.423 | 1:17.499 | 5 | 209.103 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 4 | Transmission | 5:26.146 | 1:18.250 | 4 | 208.335 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 2:31.135 | 2:31.135 | 1 | 112.395 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Patrick Tambay | France | Renault | Goodyear | Spun Off | 13 | ||||||||
| DNF | 10 | Philippe Alliot | France | RAM Hart | Pirelli | Accident | 21 | ||||||||
| DNF | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | Accident | 25 |