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Niki Lauda won the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix

Niki Lauda won the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Niki Lauda
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
August 25, 1985
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Niki Lauda finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Martin Brundle from P21 to P7 (+14), Michele Alboreto from P16 to P4 (+12), and Niki Lauda from P10 to P1 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 Turbo, and 1 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.538 on lap 57. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Niki LaudaMcLaren1:32:29.2639
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:32:29.4956
3Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:33:17.7544
4Michele AlboretoFerrari1:33:18.1003
5Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Nigel MansellWilliams+1 lap1
7Martin BrundleTyrrell+1 lap0
8Nelson PiquetBrabham+1 lap0
9Gerhard BergerArrows+2 laps0
10Marc SurerBrabham+5 laps0
NCHuub RothengatterOsella+14 laps0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsSuspension0
DNFPhilippe AlliotRAMEngine0
DNFStefan BellofTyrrellEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultGearbox0
DNFAndrea de CesarisLigierTurbo0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultTransmission0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsEngine0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanWheel bearing0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierElectrical0