1985 Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 5 | 25 | 6.660 | 53 | 307.9 | Keke Rosberg |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 53 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 53 | ★ | +6.660s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 53 | +9.285s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | +53.491s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 53 | +53.690s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Renault | 53 | +75.167s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | Renault | 53 | +104.212s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 13 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | BMW | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 19 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | Hart | 50 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 25 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | Ford | 50 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 18 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Hart | 49 | — | Fuel system | ||
| 15 | 23 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 49 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 20 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Renault | 32 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 30 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 26 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | BMW | 20 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 24 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 19 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 22 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Hart | 8 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 21 | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 12 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Renault | 4 | — | Steering | ||
| — | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Renault | 2 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | — | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | — | Injury |