Round 8 · 21 July 1985
1985 British Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1985 British Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 21 July 1985 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 3. Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Keke Rosberg.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 1:18:10.436 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 15 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 11 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 26 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 7 | — | — | Clutch |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Transmission |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | — | — | Not classified |
| 17 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | 18 | — | — | Turbo |
| 18 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 22 | — | — | Turbo |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 9 | — | — | Transmission |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 21 | — | — | Accident |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | — | — | Accident |