France Grand Prix 1985: results

Round 7 of the 1985 season, 7 July 1985, at Circuit Paul Ricard. Nelson Piquet won for Brabham from P5 on the grid. Keke Rosberg took pole position. Fastest lap: Keke Rosberg, 1:39.914 (lap 46).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:31:46.2669
2Keke RosbergWilliams+6.6606
3Alain ProstMcLaren+9.2854
4Stefan JohanssonFerrari+53.4913
5Elio De AngelisLotus+53.6902
6Patrick TambayRenault+1:15.1671
7Derek WarwickRenault+1:44.2120
8Marc SurerBrabham+1 lap0
9Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap0
10Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
11Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
12Manfred WinkelhockRAM+3 laps0
13Stefan BellofTyrrell+3 laps0
14Teo FabiTolemanFuel system0
15Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella+4 laps0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellGearbox0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenGearbox0
DNFAyrton SennaLotusEngine0
DNFGerhard BergerArrowsAccident0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiAccident0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMFuel system0
DNFJonathan PalmerZakspeedEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFAndrea De CesarisLigierSteering0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTurbo0
DNSNigel MansellWilliamsInjury0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Keke RosbergWilliams
2Ayrton SennaLotus
3Michele AlboretoFerrari
4Alain ProstMcLaren
5Nelson PiquetBrabham
6Niki LaudaMcLaren
7Elio De AngelisLotus
8Nigel MansellWilliams
9Gerhard BergerArrows
10Patrick TambayRenault
11Derek WarwickRenault
12Thierry BoutsenArrows
13Andrea De CesarisLigier
14Marc SurerBrabham
15Jacques LaffiteLigier
16Stefan JohanssonFerrari
17Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
18Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
19Teo FabiToleman
20Manfred WinkelhockRAM
21Martin BrundleTyrrell
22Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
23Philippe AlliotRAM
24Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella
25Pierluigi MartiniMinardi
26Stefan BellofTyrrell

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