Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 7 - 1985-07-07
Nelson Piquet won the 1985 French Grand Prix for Brabham, with Keke Rosberg (Williams) second and Alain Prost (McLaren) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Stefan Bellof (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Stefan Johansson |
| Ferrari |
| 16 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 10 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 19 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | Steering | 0 |
| 25 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Turbo | 0 |
| 26 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | Injury | 0 |
