The 1985 German Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1985 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 4 August 1985. Teo Fabi started on pole position in the Toleman Hart and Michele Alboreto was the race winner for Ferrari.
The first ever live onboard camera footage was broadcast during this race and was captured from the cockpit of François Hesnault, who was driving his final grand prix, in a third Renault.
Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 1985 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 67 | 1:35:31.337 | 1:35:31.337 | - | - | 1:24.112 | 57 | 191.147 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 67 | +11.661 | 1:35:42.998 | +11.661 | +11.661 | 1:23.810 | 51 | 190.759 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 67 | +51.154 | 1:36:22.491 | +51.154 | +39.493 | 1:24.820 | 36 | 189.456 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 67 | +55.279 | 1:36:26.616 | +55.279 | +4.125 | 1:23.652 | 57 | 189.321 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 67 | +1:13.972 | 1:36:45.309 | +1:13.972 | +18.693 | 1:22.806 | 53 | 188.711 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 67 | +1:16.820 | 1:36:48.157 | +1:16.820 | +2.848 | 1:24.486 | 5 | 188.619 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1:35:41.699 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:25.555 | 5 | 187.954 | 17 | |
| 8 | 3 | Stefan Bellof | Germany | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1:36:07.942 | 1 lap | +26.243 | 1:24.476 | 54 | 187.099 | 19 | |
| 9 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 66 | +1 lap | 1:36:33.749 | 1 lap | +25.807 | 1:24.185 | 16 | 186.266 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +4 laps | 1:35:51.646 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:28.197 | 63 | 179.101 | 26 | |
| 11 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 62 | Engine | 1:34:08.200 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:28.341 | 38 | 179.486 | 27 | |
| 12 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 61 | Brakes | 1:28:27.652 | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.481 | 59 | 187.921 | 4 | |
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 45 | Turbo | 1:07:54.767 | 1:24.937 | 39 | 180.575 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 57:08.723 | 1:24.515 | 33 | 190.755 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Netherlands | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 32 | Gearbox | 49:29.604 | 1:29.263 | 31 | 176.198 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 29 | Clutch | 41:57.840 | 1:24.354 | 25 | 188.329 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 27 | Transmission | 39:03.776 | 1:24.270 | 20 | 188.363 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Renault | Goodyear | 25 | Ignition | 37:18.163 | 1:26.496 | 5 | 182.640 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 23 | Turbo | 33:10.210 | 1:25.132 | 19 | 188.963 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Patrick Tambay | France | Renault | Goodyear | 19 | Spun Off | 27:50.173 | 1:25.502 | 18 | 186.012 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 15 | Engine | 22:21.589 | 1:26.204 | 6 | 182.819 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 8 | Engine | 12:02.829 | 1:26.691 | 7 | 180.968 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 8 | Gearbox | 12:20.759 | 1:25.854 | 5 | 176.588 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Francois Hesnault | France | Renault | Goodyear | 8 | Clutch | 12:24.569 | 1:28.671 | 6 | 175.684 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Philippe Alliot | France | RAM Hart | Pirelli | 8 | Oil Pressure | 13:59.571 | 1:28.424 | 7 | 155.805 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 7 | Alternator | 11:12.442 | 1:30.543 | 5 | 170.213 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | Collision | 14 |