1985 French GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  LXXI  Grand Prix de France
Date Sunday, 7 July 1985
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Round 7 of 16
Entries 26
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 15
Race distance 5810 m × 53 laps = 307.930 km
Pole position Left
First corner Left
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
 Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
4
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Stefan Bellof Tyrrell 012 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Elf
5
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
 Canon Williams Honda Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Nélson Piquet Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
8
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Marc Surer Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
9
 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team Manfred Winkelhock RAM 03 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Shell
10
 Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team Philippe Alliot RAM 03 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Shell
11
 John Player Special Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
 John Player Special Team Lotus Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Patrick Tambay Renault RE60B Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf Derek Warwick Renault RE60 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
17
 Barclay Arrows BMW Gerhard Berger Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
 Barclay Arrows BMW Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
 Toleman Group Motorsport Teo Fabi Toleman TG185 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Agip
22
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 185T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
23
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 185T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
24
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1G Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TPirelli Agip
25
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Andrea de Cesaris Ligier JS25 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Antar
26
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Jacques Laffite Ligier JS25 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Antar
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Minardi Team Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TPirelli Agip
30
 West Zakspeed Racing Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 841 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
1'32.462
 - 100.0% 226.212
2
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
1'32.835
 0.373 100.4% 225.303
3
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'33.267
 0.805 100.9% 224.259
4
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'33.335
 0.873 100.9% 224.096
5
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'33.812
 1.350 101.5% 222.957
6
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
1'33.860
 1.398 101.5% 222.843
7
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'34.022
 1.560 101.7% 222.459
8
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
1'34.674
 2.212 102.4% 220.927
9
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
1'34.680
 2.218 102.4% 220.913
10
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
1'34.976
 2.514 102.7% 220.224
11
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
1'35.488
 3.026 103.3% 219.043
12
25
 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier / Renault
1'35.571
 3.109 103.4% 218.853
13
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
1'35.572
 3.110 103.4% 218.851
14
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
1'36.133
 3.671 104.0% 217.574
15
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
1'36.140
 3.678 104.0% 217.558
16
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.729
 4.267 104.6% 216.233
17
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.931
 4.469 104.8% 215.782
18
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
1'37.142
 4.680 105.1% 215.314
19
9
 Manfred Winkelhock RAM / Hart
1'37.654
 5.192 105.6% 214.185
20
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
1'40.015
 7.553 108.2% 209.129
21
30
 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'40.289
 7.827 108.5% 208.557
22
10
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
1'41.647
 9.185 109.9% 205.771
23
24
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'42.136
 9.674 110.5% 204.786
24
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'44.350
 11.888 112.9% 200.441
25
4
 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell / Ford
1'44.404
 11.942 112.9% 200.337
dns
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'34.191
 1.729 101.9% 222.059


Starting grid
1

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Honda
1'32.462

2

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Renault
1'32.835
3

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'33.267

4

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'33.335
5

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'33.812

6

Niki Lauda
McLaren / TAG
1'33.860
7

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'34.022

8

Gerhard Berger
Arrows / BMW
1'34.674
9

Patrick Tambay
Renault / Renault
1'34.680

10

Derek Warwick
Renault / Renault
1'34.976
11

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / BMW
1'35.488

12

Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier / Renault
1'35.571
13

Marc Surer
Brabham / BMW
1'35.572

14

Jacques Laffite
Ligier / Renault
1'36.133
15

Stefan Johansson
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'36.140

16

Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.729
17

Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.931

18

Teo Fabi
Toleman / Hart
1'37.142
19

Manfred Winkelhock
RAM / Hart
1'37.654

20

Martin Brundle
Tyrrell / Renault
1'40.015
21

Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'40.289

22

Philippe Alliot
RAM / Hart
1'41.647
23

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'42.136

24

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'44.350
25

Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell / Ford
1'44.404


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
46
 1'39.914 - 100.0% 209.340
2
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
2
 1'41.528 1.614 101.6% 206.012
3
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
2
 1'41.552 1.638 101.6% 205.963
4
25
 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier / Renault
3
 1'41.843 1.929 101.9% 205.375
5
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
44
 1'41.934 2.020 102.0% 205.192
6
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
3
 1'41.985 2.071 102.1% 205.089
7
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
2
 1'41.991 2.077 102.1% 205.077
8
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
3
 1'42.037 2.123 102.1% 204.984
9
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
3
 1'42.046 2.132 102.1% 204.966
10
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
46
 1'42.226 2.312 102.3% 204.605
11
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
48
 1'42.310 2.396 102.4% 204.437
12
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
4
 1'43.279 3.365 103.4% 202.519
13
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
48
 1'43.411 3.497 103.5% 202.261
14
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
4
 1'43.717 3.803 103.8% 201.664
15
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
5
 1'43.869 3.955 104.0% 201.369
16
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
2
 1'44.273 4.359 104.4% 200.589
17
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
31
 1'45.399 5.485 105.5% 198.446
18
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
5
 1'45.456 5.542 105.5% 198.339
19
9
 Manfred Winkelhock RAM / Hart
5
 1'45.491 5.577 105.6% 198.273
20
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
2
 1'45.509 5.595 105.6% 198.239
21
30
 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
6
 1'45.696 5.782 105.8% 197.888
22
10
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
2
 1'46.899 6.985 107.0% 195.661
23
4
 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell / Ford
33
 1'47.553 7.639 107.6% 194.472
24
24
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
4
 1'48.306 8.392 108.4% 193.119
25
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
3
 1'48.720 8.806 108.8% 192.384


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
53
 1:31'46.266 - 201.325
2
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
53
 1:31'52.926 6.660 201.082
3
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
53
 1:31'55.551 9.285 200.986
4
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
53
 1:32'39.757 53.491 199.388
5
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
53
 1:32'39.956 53.690 199.381
6
15
 Patrick Tambay Renault / Renault
53
 1:33'01.433 1'15.167 198.614
7
16
 Derek Warwick Renault / Renault
53
 1:33'30.478 1'44.212 197.585
8
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
52
 1:32'15.100 1 Lap 196.497
9
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
52
 1:32'27.431 1 Lap 196.060
10
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
52
 1:33'28.180 1 Lap 193.937
11
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
52
 1:33'33.894 1 Lap 193.739
12
9
 Manfred Winkelhock RAM / Hart
50
 1:32'00.030 3 Laps 189.455
13
4
 Stefan Bellof Tyrrell / Ford
50
 1:32'31.739 3 Laps 188.373
14
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
49
 1:26'54.196 Fuel system 196.556
15
24
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
49
 1:32'07.650 4 Laps 185.410
ret
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
32
 57'05.684 Gearbox 195.381
ret
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
30
 51'59.786 Gearbox 201.129
ret
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
26
 46'56.070 Engine 193.112
ret
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
20
 35'12.198 Accident 198.050
ret
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
19
 35'07.206 Accident 188.593
ret
10
 Philippe Alliot RAM / Hart
8
 15'09.437 Fuel system 183.991
ret
30
 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
6
 10'50.170 Engine 193.020
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
5
 8'49.068 Turbo 197.668
ret
25
 Andrea de Cesaris Ligier / Renault
4
 6'56.582 Steering 200.834
ret
26
 Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
2
 3'37.914 Turbo 191.966


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
43
 81%
2
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
10
 19%

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