Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 14 - 1985-10-06
Nigel Mansell won the 1985 European Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Keke Rosberg (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
John Watson (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 European Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alain Prost |
| McLaren |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | Water leak | 0 |
| 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Jones | Lola | 22 | Radiator | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 8 | Injection | 0 |
| 26 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 26 | Accident | 0 |
