European Grand Prix
1985 · Round 14 · Kent, United Kingdom · Oct 6, 1985Race summary
Victory went to Mansell (from 3rd on the grid), with a 21.4s margin. Watson made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 7th (up 14 places). Surer had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 75 | 1:32:58.109 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 75 | +21.396 | 6 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | 75 | +58.533 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 75 | +1:06.121 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | 73 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 5 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 19 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 17 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 7 | 62 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 13 | 59 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 18 | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 25 | 55 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 24 | 44 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 20 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 14 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Lola | 22 | 13 | Radiator | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Renault | 8 | 4 | Injection | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 26 | 3 | Accident | 0 |