1985 season/Round 7
French Grand Prix 1985
- Paul Ricard
- Le Castellet
- 7 July 1985
- 53 laps
- 307.9 km
- 5.809 km a lap
- P1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:31:46.266
- P2Keke RosbergWilliams+6.660
- P3Alain ProstMcLaren+9.285
- Pole positionKeke RosbergWilliams · 1:32.462
- Fastest lapKeke Rosberg1:39.914 · lap 46
- Winner started fromP5on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.462 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:32.835 | +0.373 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:33.267 | +0.805 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:33.335 | +0.873 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:33.812 | +1.350 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:33.860 | +1.398 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:34.022 | +1.560 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:34.191 | +1.729 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:34.674 | +2.212 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1:34.680 | +2.218 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 1:34.976 | +2.514 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:35.488 | +3.026 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 1:35.571 | +3.109 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:35.572 | +3.110 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:36.133 | +3.671 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:36.140 | +3.678 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.729 | +4.267 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.931 | +4.469 |
| 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:37.142 | +4.680 |
| 20 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 1:37.654 | +5.192 |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:40.015 | +7.553 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:40.289 | +7.827 |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 1:41.647 | +9.185 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:42.136 | +9.674 |
| 25 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:44.350 | +11.888 |
| 26 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 1:44.404 | +11.942 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | 46 | 1:39.914 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 2 | 1:41.528 | +1.614 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1:41.552 | +1.638 |
| 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 | 1:41.843 | +1.929 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | 44 | 1:41.934 | +2.020 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 1:41.985 | +2.071 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:41.991 | +2.077 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | 3 | 1:42.037 | +2.123 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | 3 | 1:42.046 | +2.132 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | 46 | 1:42.226 | +2.312 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | 31 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 26 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Elio de Angelis | 26 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 18 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 16 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 11 | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | 10 | ▲9 |
| 8 | Ayrton Senna | 9 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | 6 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | 5 | ▼1 |