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1985 Grand Prix of France Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 7 of 16 Sunday, July 7, 1985 at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 54 laps* on a 5.810 kilometer road course (313.740 kilometers) Time of race: 1:31:46.266 Average speed: 201.325 kph Pole time: 92.462 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 6.660 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1985 Formula One results   /   1985 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 5 7   Nelson Piquet Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT54 / BMW M12 53 1:31:46.266 43 9 2 1 6   Keke Rosberg Canon Williams Honda Williams FW10 / Honda RA163E 53 +6.660 10 6 3 4 2   Alain Prost Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4-2B / TAG Porsche P01 53 +9.285 0 4 4 16 28   Stefan Johansson Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156/85 / Ferrari 031 53 +53.491 0 3 5 7 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Special Team Lotus Lotus 97T / Renault EF4B 53 +53.690 0 2 6 10 15   Patrick Tambay Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE60 / Renault EF4B 53 +75.167 0 1 7 11 16   Derek Warwick Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE60 / Renault EF4B 53 +104.212 0 0 8 14 8   Marc Surer Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT54 / BMW M12 52 +1 lap 0 0 9 12 18   Thierry Boutsen Barclays Arrows BMW Arrows A8 / BMW M12 52 +1 lap 0 0 10 18 23   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 185T / Alfa Romeo 890T 52 +1 lap 0 0 11 17 22   Riccardo Patrese Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 185T / Alfa Romeo 890T 52 +1 lap 0 0 12 20 9   Manfred Winkelhock Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team RAM 03 / Hart 415T 50 +3 laps 0 0 13 26 4   Stefan Bellof Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 012 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +3 laps 0 0 14 19 19   Teo Fabi Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG185 / Hart 415T 49 fuel system 0 0 15 24 24   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1G / Alfa Romeo 890T 49 +4 laps 0 0 ret 21 3   Martin Brundle Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 012 / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 gearbox 0 0 ret 6 1   Niki Lauda Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4-2B / TAG Porsche P01 30 gearbox 0 0 ret 2 12   Ayrton Senna John Player Special Team Lotus Lotus 97T / Renault EF4B 26 engine 0 0 ret 9 17   Gerhard Berger Barclays Arrows BMW Arrows A8 / BMW M12 20 crash 0 0 ret 25 29   Pierluigi Martini Minardi Team Minardi M85 / Ford Cosworth DFV 19 crash 0 0 ret 23 10   Philippe Alliot Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team RAM 03 / Hart 415T 8 fuel system 0 0 ret 22 30   Jonathan Palmer West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 841 / Zakspeed 1500/4 6 engine 0 0 ret 3 27   Michele Alboreto Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156/85 / Ferrari 031 5 turbo 0 0 ret 13 25   Andrea de Cesaris Equipe Ligier Ligier JS25 / Renault EF4B 4 steering 0 0 ret 15 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Ligier Ligier JS25 / Renault EF4B 2 turbo 0 0 dns 8 5   Nigel Mansell Canon Williams Honda Williams FW10 / Honda RA163E 0 did not start 0 0 * Race shortened to 53 laps due to ?.

Fastest Lap: 209.340 kph by Keke Rosberg Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Keke Rosberg 1 10 10   Nelson Piquet 11 53 43 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Michele Alboreto 31     2   Alain Prost 26   -5   2   Elio de Angelis 26   -5   4   Keke Rosberg 18   -13   5   Stefan Johansson 16   -15   6   Patrick Tambay 11   -20   7   Nelson Piquet 10   -21   8   Ayrton Senna 9   -22   9   Thierry Boutsen 6   -25   10   Nigel Mansell 5   -26   11   Stefan Bellof 4   -27   12   Rene Arnoux 3   -28   12   Andrea de Cesaris 3   -28   12   Niki Lauda 3   -28   15   Derek Warwick 2   -29   15   Jacques Laffite 2   -29