- Winner
- Michele Alboreto
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Michele Alboreto, Alain Prost, and Jacques Laffite
- Race date
- August 4, 1985
- Pole
- Teo Fabi
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Michele Alboreto finished first for Ferrari. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
Martin Brundle from P26 to P10 (+16), Pierluigi Martini from P27 to P11 (+16), and Thierry Boutsen from P15 to P4 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Teo Fabi started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 2 Clutch, and 2 Gearbox. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.806 on lap 53. 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.