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Michele Alboreto won the 1985 German Grand Prix

Michele Alboreto won the 1985 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Alain Prost and Jacques Laffite at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michele AlboretoFerrari1:35:31.3379
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:35:42.9986
3Jacques LaffiteLigier1:36:22.4914
4Thierry BoutsenArrows1:36:26.6163
5Niki LaudaMcLaren1:36:45.3092
6Nigel MansellWilliams1:36:48.1571
7Gerhard BergerArrows+1 lap0
8Stefan BellofTyrrell+1 lap0
9Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap0
10Martin BrundleTyrrell+4 laps0
11Pierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0
12Keke RosbergWilliamsBrakes0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoTurbo0
DNFElio de AngelisTeam LotusEngine0
DNFHuub RothengatterOsellaGearbox0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanClutch0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusDriveshaft0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultIgnition0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamTurbo0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultSpun off0