German Grand Prix
1985 · Round 9 · Nürburg, Germany · Aug 4, 1985Race summary
Victory went to Alboreto (from 8th on the grid), with a 11.7s margin. Brundle made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 10th (up 16 places). Rosberg had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 12th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 67 | 1:35:31.337 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 67 | +11.661 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 67 | +51.154 | 4 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | 67 | +55.279 | 3 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 67 | +1:13.972 | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 10 | 67 | +1:16.820 | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 19 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 2 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 26 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 27 | 62 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | 61 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 45 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 25 | 32 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1 | 29 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 5 | 27 | CV joint | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Renault | 20 | 25 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 23 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 16 | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | Brabham | 11 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 22 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | François Hesnault | Renault | 23 | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | 8 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 24 | 7 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |