1985 European Grand Prix

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Results from the 1985 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on October 6, 1985. Alain Prost clinched his first world championship, and Nigel Mansell took his first race win. Keke Rosberg took 3rd despite losing a full lap after a collision with Nelson Piquet.

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 75 1:32:58.109 3 9
2 12 Flag of Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 75 + 21.396 1 6
3 6 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 75 + 58.533 4 4
4 2 Flag of France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 75 + 1:06.121 6 3
5 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 74 + 1 Lap 9 2
6 18 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 73 + 2 Laps 12 1
7 1 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-TAG 73 + 2 Laps 21  
8 25 Flag of France Philippe Streiff Ligier-Renault 73 + 2 Laps 5  
9 22 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 73 + 2 Laps 11  
10 17 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 73 + 2 Laps 19  
11 23 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 73 + 2 Laps 18  
12 15 Flag of France Patrick Tambay Renault 72 + 3 Laps 17  
13 8 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 62 Turbo 7  
Ret 28 Flag of Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 59 Electrical 13  
Ret 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 58 Engine 18  
Ret 30 Flag of Germany Christian Danner Zakspeed 55 Engine 25  
Ret 4 Flag of Italy Ivan Capelli Tyrrell-Renault 44 Accident 24  
Ret 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 40 water leak 16  
Ret 19 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 33 Engine 20  
Ret 9 Flag of France Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart 31 Engine 23  
Ret 20 Flag of Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 16 Engine 14  
Ret 33 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Lola-Hart 13 Radiator 22  
Ret 27 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 13 Turbo 15  
Ret 7 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 6 Accident 2  
Ret 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Warwick Renault 4 Injection 8  
Ret 29 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 3 Accident 26  

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p256. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 
  2. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p257. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.

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