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 almost a lap after a collision with Nelson Piquet.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda | 75 | 32:58.1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Renault | 75 | 21.396 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 75 | 58.533 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 75 | + 1:06.121 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 74 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-BMW | 73 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | John Watson |
McLaren-TAG | 73 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
| 8 | 25 | Philippe Streiff |
Ligier-Renault | 73 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 9 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese |
Alfa Romeo | 73 | + 2 Laps | 11 | |
| 10 | 17 |  Gerhard Berger |
Arrows-BMW | 73 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 11 | 23 |  Eddie Cheever |
Alfa Romeo | 73 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 15 | Patrick Tambay |
Renault | 72 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 13 | 8 |  Marc Surer |
Brabham-BMW | 62 | Turbo | 7 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Stefan Johansson |
Ferrari | 59 | Electrical | 13 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Renault | 58 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Christian Danner |
Zakspeed | 55 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 4 | Ivan Capelli |
Tyrrell-Renault | 44 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Renault | 40 | water leak | 16 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi |
Toleman-Hart | 33 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 9 | Philippe Alliot |
RAM-Hart | 31 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Toleman-Hart | 16 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Alan Jones |
Lola-Hart | 13 | Radiator | 22 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 6 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 16 | Derek Warwick |
Renault | 4 | Injection | 8 | |
| Ret | 29 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 3 | Accident | 26 |
[edit] Notes
- Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite 1'11.526
- First Win: Nigel Mansell
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