Round 7 · 7 July 1985
1985 French Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Brabham) won the 1985 French Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 7 July 1985 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 5. Keke Rosberg (Williams) and Alain Prost (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Keke Rosberg.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 1:31:46.266 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | +6.660 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | +9.285 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | +53.491 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 7 | +53.690 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 10 | +75.167 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 11 | +104.212 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 19 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 25 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 23 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Turbo |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 13 | — | — | Steering |
| 25 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | — | — | Turbo |
| 26 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 8 | — | — | Injury |