French Grand Prix
1985 · Round 7 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 7, 1985Race summary
Victory went to Piquet (from 5th on the grid), with a 6.660s margin. Bellof made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 13th (up 13 places). Rosberg had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 53 | 1:31:46.266 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 53 | +6.660 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 53 | +9.285 | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 53 | +53.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 53 | +53.690 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 10 | 53 | +1:15.167 | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 11 | 53 | +1:44.212 | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 20 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 19 | 49 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 49 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | 32 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 6 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 9 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | 8 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | 4 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | 0 | Injury | 0 |