French Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 7th July 1985 12:00am Local
Sun 7th July 1985 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1985

Round
Round 7

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Circuit Paul Ricard

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The 1985 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 7 July 1985. It was the seventh race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship. It was the 63rd French Grand Prix and the ninth to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 53 laps of the 5.81-kilometre (3.61 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 307.93 kilometres (191.34 mi).

The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW, his only victory of the season. It was the 35th and final Formula One victory for the Brabham team, as well as the first F1 victory for Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli since 1957. Finn Keke Rosberg finished second in a Williams-Honda, having started from pole position, with local driver Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG. Prost moved to within five points of Drivers' Championship leader, Italian Michele Alboreto, who retired on lap 6 with a turbo failure in his Ferrari.

This was to be the last French Grand Prix held on the full Paul Ricard circuit until 2018.

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Result List

01	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:31:46.266
02	Keke Rosberg	Williams Racing	+0:06.660
03	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:09.285
04	Stefan Johansson	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:53.491
05	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+0:53.690
06	Patrick Tambay	Renault F1 Team	+1:15.167
07	Derek Warwick	Renault F1 Team	+1:44.212
08	Marc Surer	Brabham	+1 Lap
09	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
10	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+1 Lap
11	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+1 Lap
12	Manfred Winkelhock	Ram Racing	+3 Laps
13	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell Racing	+3 Laps
14	Teo Fabi	Toleman	DNF
15	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	+4 Laps
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
17	Niki Lauda	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
18	Ayrton Senna	Lotus F1	DNF
19	Gerhard Berger	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
20	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	DNF
21	Philippe Alliot	Ram Racing	DNF
22	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	DNF
23	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
24	Andrea De Cesaris	Ligier	DNF
25	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
26	Nigel Mansell	Williams Racing	DNF