- Winner
- Nelson Piquet
- Team
- Brabham
- Top listed
- Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg, and Alain Prost
- Race date
- July 7, 1985
- Pole
- Keke Rosberg
- Fastest lap
- Keke Rosberg
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
The decisive result
Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Keke Rosberg is listed 2 for Williams, with Alain Prost 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Stefan Bellof from P25 to P13 (+12), Stefan Johansson from P15 to P4 (+11), and Piercarlo Ghinzani from P23 to P15 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Keke Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 Accident, and 2 Engine. Keke Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.914 on lap 46. 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.