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1985 British GP

Entry list	Qualifying results	Starting grid
Fastest Laps	Classification	Lap Leaders

Race details
Official Race Name	XXXVIII Marlboro British Grand Prix
Date	Sunday, 21 July 1985
Local Start Time	14:00 h
Grand Prix	British GP
Circuit	Silverstone
Round	8 of 16
Entries	26
Qualifiers	26
Finishers	11
Race distance	4719 m × 66 laps = 311.454 km (scheduled) 4719 m × 65 laps = 306.735 km (raced)
Pole position	Right
First corner	Right
Track direction	Clockwise
Weather	Overcast, Mild, Dry

Car No.	Entrant	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyres	Lubricant
Entry List
1	Marlboro McLaren International	Niki Lauda	McLaren MP4/2B	TAG 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Shell
2	Marlboro McLaren International	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/2B	TAG 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Shell
3	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell 014	Renault 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
4	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell 012	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Elf
5	Canon Williams Honda Team	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW10	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
6	Canon Williams Honda Team	Keke Rosberg	Williams FW10	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
7	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Nélson Piquet	Brabham BT54	BMW 1.5 L4T	Pirelli	Castrol
8	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Marc Surer	Brabham BT54	BMW 1.5 L4T	Pirelli	Castrol
9	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM 03	Hart 1.5 L4T	Pirelli	Shell
10	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	Philippe Alliot	RAM 03	Hart 1.5 L4T	Pirelli	Shell
11	John Player Special Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 97T	Renault 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
12	John Player Special Team Lotus	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 97T	Renault 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
15	Equipe Renault Elf	Patrick Tambay	Renault RE60B	Renault 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
16	Equipe Renault Elf	Derek Warwick	Renault RE60B	Renault 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
17	Barclay Arrows BMW	Gerhard Berger	Arrows A8	BMW 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
18	Barclay Arrows BMW	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows A8	BMW 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
19	Toleman Group Motorsport	Teo Fabi	Toleman TG185	Hart 1.5 L4T	Pirelli	Agip
22	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo 185T	Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T	Goodyear	Agip
23	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo 184T	Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T	Goodyear	Agip
24	Osella Squadra Corse	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella FA1G	Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T	Pirelli	Agip
25	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier JS25	Renault 1.5 V6T	Pirelli	Antar
26	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS25	Renault 1.5 V6T	Pirelli	Antar
27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari 156/85	Ferrari 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari 156/85	Ferrari 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
29	Minardi Team	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M185	Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T	Pirelli	Agip
30	West Zakspeed Racing	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed 841	Zakspeed 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Shell

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Qualification
1	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams / Honda	1'05.591	-	100.0%	259.005
2	7	Nélson Piquet	Brabham / BMW	1'06.249	0.658	101.0%	256.433
3	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	1'06.308	0.717	101.1%	256.204
4	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Renault	1'06.324	0.733	101.1%	256.143
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	1'06.675	1.084	101.7%	254.794
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'06.793	1.202	101.8%	254.344
7	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier / Renault	1'07.448	1.857	102.8%	251.874
8	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus / Renault	1'07.581	1.990	103.0%	251.378
9	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman / Hart	1'07.678	2.087	103.2%	251.018
10	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren / TAG	1'07.743	2.152	103.3%	250.777
11	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'07.887	2.296	103.5%	250.245
12	16	Derek Warwick	Renault / Renault	1'08.238	2.647	104.0%	248.958
13	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault / Renault	1'08.240	2.649	104.0%	248.951
14	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	1'08.384	2.793	104.3%	248.427
15	8	Marc Surer	Brabham / BMW	1'08.587	2.996	104.6%	247.691
16	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier / Renault	1'08.656	3.065	104.7%	247.442
17	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows / BMW	1'08.672	3.081	104.7%	247.385
18	9	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM / Hart	1'09.114	3.523	105.4%	245.803
19	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows / BMW	1'09.131	3.540	105.4%	245.742
20	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell / Renault	1'09.242	3.651	105.6%	245.348
21	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM / Hart	1'09.609	4.018	106.1%	244.055
22	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	1'10.345	4.754	107.2%	241.501
23	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	1'13.645	8.054	112.3%	230.680
24	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	1'13.713	8.122	112.4%	230.467
25	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Alfa Romeo	1'16.400	10.809	116.5%	222.361
26	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell / Ford	1'16.596	11.005	116.8%	221.792

Starting grid

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'06.249

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Honda
1'05.591

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Renault
1'06.324

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'06.308

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'06.793

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'06.675

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'07.581

Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier / Renault
1'07.448

Niki Lauda
McLaren / TAG
1'07.743

Teo Fabi
Toleman / Hart
1'07.678

Derek Warwick
Renault / Renault
1'08.238

Stefan Johansson
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.887

Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'08.384

Patrick Tambay
Renault / Renault
1'08.240

Jacques Laffite
Ligier / Renault
1'08.656

Marc Surer
Brabham / BMW
1'08.587

Manfred Winkelhock
RAM / Hart
1'09.114

Gerhard Berger
Arrows / BMW
1'08.672

Martin Brundle
Tyrrell / Renault
1'09.242

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / BMW
1'09.131

Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'10.345

Philippe Alliot
RAM / Hart
1'09.609

Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'13.713

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'13.645

Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell / Ford
1'16.596

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'16.400

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Lap	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Fastest Laps
1	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	43	1'09.886	-	100.0%	243.087
2	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Renault	48	1'10.032	0.146	100.2%	242.581
3	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren / TAG	40	1'10.905	1.019	101.5%	239.594
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	56	1'11.290	1.404	102.0%	238.300
5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier / Renault	48	1'11.649	1.763	102.5%	237.106
6	7	Nélson Piquet	Brabham / BMW	43	1'11.837	1.951	102.8%	236.485
7	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus / Renault	18	1'12.068	2.182	103.1%	235.727
8	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier / Renault	36	1'12.089	2.203	103.2%	235.659
9	8	Marc Surer	Brabham / BMW	41	1'12.135	2.249	103.2%	235.508
10	16	Derek Warwick	Renault / Renault	51	1'12.383	2.497	103.6%	234.702
11	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell / Renault	49	1'12.432	2.546	103.6%	234.543
12	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows / BMW	38	1'12.765	2.879	104.1%	233.469
13	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams / Honda	13	1'12.914	3.028	104.3%	232.992
14	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows / BMW	48	1'13.021	3.135	104.5%	232.651
15	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	47	1'13.111	3.225	104.6%	232.364
16	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	16	1'13.532	3.646	105.2%	231.034
17	9	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM / Hart	26	1'14.486	4.600	106.6%	228.075
18	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	17	1'15.055	5.169	107.4%	226.346
19	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	24	1'17.486	7.600	110.9%	219.245
20	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	5	1'17.499	7.613	110.9%	219.208
21	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell / Ford	52	1'17.854	7.968	111.4%	218.208
22	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman / Hart	4	1'18.250	8.364	112.0%	217.104
23	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari / Ferrari	1	2'31.135	1'21.249	216.3%	112.405

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps	Time	Gap/ Retirement	Speed (km/h)
Classification
1	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	65	1:18'10.436	-	235.425
2	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	64	1:18'35.595	1 Lap	230.566
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier / Renault	64	1:18'58.058	1 Lap	229.473
4	7	Nélson Piquet	Brabham / BMW	64	1:19'09.527	1 Lap	228.919
5	16	Derek Warwick	Renault / Renault	64	1:19'44.359	1 Lap	227.253
6	8	Marc Surer	Brabham / BMW	63	1:18'12.302	2 Laps	228.090
7	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell / Renault	63	1:18'24.454	2 Laps	227.501
8	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows / BMW	63	1:18'27.689	2 Laps	227.345
9	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	62	1:18'28.423	3 Laps	223.701
10	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Renault	60	1:12'11.862	Injection	235.304
11	4	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell / Ford	59	1:18'42.780	6 Laps	212.230
ret	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren / TAG	57	1:09'35.844	Electrical	231.891
ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows / BMW	57	1:11'16.249	Spun off	226.446
ret	25	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier / Renault	41	50'38.827	Clutch	229.208
ret	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	38	50'28.049	Transmission	213.193
ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus / Renault	37	1:19'17.286	Not classified	132.128
ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	RAM / Hart	28	36'04.545	Turbo	219.758
ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams / Honda	21	26'04.018	Exhaust	228.102
ret	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	17	21'41.298	Clutch	221.934
ret	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo	17	21'56.898	Turbo	219.305
ret	30	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	6	8'07.423	Engine	209.121
ret	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman / Hart	4	5'26.146	Transmission	208.353
ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari / Ferrari	1	2'31.135	Accident	112.405
ret	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault / Renault	0	-	Spun off	-
ret	10	Philippe Alliot	RAM / Hart	0	-	Accident	-
ret	24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Alfa Romeo	0	-	Accident	-

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps Led	Percentage
Lap Leaders
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Renault	58	89%
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	7	11%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!

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1985 British GP

Race details

Entry List

Qualification

Starting grid

Fastest Laps

Classification

Lap Leaders