Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 9 - 1985-08-04
Michele Alboreto won the 1985 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P8 on the grid.
Martin Brundle (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 German Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Thierry Boutsen |
| Arrows |
| 15 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 10 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 26 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Turbo | 0 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| 17 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 5 | CV joint | 0 |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 20 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 24 | François Hesnault | Renault | 23 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 24 | Alternator | 0 |
| 27 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | Collision | 0 |
