European Grand Prix
1985 Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe
Podium
SENLotus
2
MANWilliams
1
ROSWilliams
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:32:58.109 from P3
PoleSEN1:07.169
Fastest lapLAF1:11.526 on lap 55
Finishers12 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | ▲2 | 75 | 1:32:58.109 | 9 | 1:12.583 |
| 2 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1 | ▼1 | 75 | +21.396s | 6 | 1:12.601 |
| 3 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | ▲1 | 75 | +58.533s | 4 | 1:12.022 |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 6 | ▲2 | 75 | +66.121s | 3 | 1:11.655 |
| 5 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 9 | ▲4 | 74 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:13.793 |
| 6 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | ▲6 | 73 | +2 laps | 1 | 1:14.583 |
| 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 21 | ▲14 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:14.007 | |
| 8 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Ligier | 5 | ▼3 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:14.476 | |
| 9 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 11 | ▲2 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:14.317 | |
| 10 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | ▲9 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:14.391 | |
| 11 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | ▲7 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:13.620 | |
| 12 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 17 | ▲5 | 72 | +3 laps | 1:14.571 | |
| DNF | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 7 | 62 | Turbo | 1:12.862 | ||
| DNF | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 13 | 59 | Electrical | 1:13.353 | ||
| DNF | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 58 | Engine | 1:11.526 | ||
| DNF | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 25 | 55 | Engine | 1:19.150 | ||
| DNF | CAPIvan Capelli | Tyrrell | 24 | 44 | Accident | 1:15.538 | ||
| DNF | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | Water leak | 1:14.462 | ||
| DNF | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 20 | 33 | Engine | 1:15.595 | ||
| DNF | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 31 | Engine | 1:16.141 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 14 | 16 | Engine | 1:15.946 | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 22 | 13 | Radiator | 1:16.390 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 13 | Turbo | 1:15.224 | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Collision | 1:14.649 | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 8 | 4 | Injection | 1:28.545 | ||
| DNF | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 26 | 3 | Accident | 1:21.352 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:07.169 | |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:07.482 | +0.313s |
| 3 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:08.059 | +0.890s |
| 4 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:08.197 | +1.028s |
| 5 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Ligier | 1:09.080 | +1.911s |
| 6 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:09.429 | +2.260s |
| 7 | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 1:09.762 | +2.593s |
| 8 | WARDerek Warwick | Renault | 1:09.904 | +2.735s |
| 9 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:10.014 | +2.845s |
| 10 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:10.081 | +2.912s |
| 11 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.251 | +3.082s |
| 12 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:10.323 | +3.154s |
| 13 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:10.517 | +3.348s |
| 14 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:10.570 | +3.401s |
| 15 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:10.659 | +3.490s |
| 16 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:10.731 | +3.562s |
| 17 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Renault | 1:10.934 | +3.765s |
| 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.500 | +4.331s |
| 19 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:11.608 | +4.439s |
| 20 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 1:12.090 | +4.921s |
| 21 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 1:12.496 | +5.327s |
| 22 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 1:13.084 | +5.915s |
| 23 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | RAM | 1:13.537 | +6.368s |
| 24 | CAPIvan Capelli | Tyrrell | 1:13.721 | +6.552s |
| 25 | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:15.054 | +7.885s |
| 26 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:15.127 | +7.958s |
| 27 | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:16.994 | +9.825s |
Brands Hatch
Previous winners here
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1982 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1978 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1974 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus |
| 1968 | Jo Siffert | Lotus |
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