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European Grand Prix 1985

Round 14 of 16  · 6 October 1985  · Brands Hatch  · 75 laps

WDC Decider

Fastest Lap Jacques Laffite 1:11.526 (lap 55)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 3 1:32:58.109 9
2 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1 +21.396 6
3 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 4 +58.533 4
4 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 6 +1:06.121 3
5 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 9 +1 lap 2
6 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 12 +2 laps 1
7 WAT John Watson McLaren 21 +2 laps —
8 STR Philippe Streiff Ligier 5 +2 laps —
9 PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 11 +2 laps —
10 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 19 +2 laps —
11 CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 18 +2 laps —
12 TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 17 +3 laps —
DNF SUR Marc Surer Brabham 7 Turbo —
DNF JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 13 Electrical —
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite FL Ligier 10 Engine —
DNF DAN Christian Danner Zakspeed 25 Engine —
DNF CAP Ivan Capelli Tyrrell 24 Accident —
DNF BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 16 Water leak —
DNF FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 20 Engine —
DNF ALL Philippe Alliot RAM 23 Engine —
DNF GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 14 Engine —
DNF JON Alan Jones Lola 22 Radiator —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 15 Turbo —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 Collision —
DNF WAR Derek Warwick Renault 8 Injection —
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 26 Accident —
DNQ ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:07.169
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:07.482
3 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:08.059
4 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:08.197
5 STR Philippe Streiff Ligier 1:09.080
6 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:09.429
7 SUR Marc Surer Brabham 1:09.762
8 WAR Derek Warwick Renault 1:09.904
9 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:10.014
10 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:10.081
11 PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:10.251
12 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:10.323
13 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:10.517
14 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 1:10.570
15 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:10.659
16 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 1:10.731
17 TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 1:10.934
18 CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:11.500
19 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 1:11.608
20 FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 1:12.090
21 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:12.496
22 JON Alan Jones Lola 1:13.084
23 ALL Philippe Alliot RAM 1:13.537
24 CAP Ivan Capelli Tyrrell 1:13.721
25 DAN Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:15.054
26 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:15.127
27 ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella 1:16.994