- 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.