Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 8 - 1985-07-21
Alain Prost won the 1985 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Stefan Bellof (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Brabham |
| 2 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 15 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 7 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | Not classified | 0 |
| 17 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 18 | Turbo | 0 |
| 18 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 22 | Turbo | 0 |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Accident | 0 |
