Round 7 of 16 · Le Castellet · 7 July 1985, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Rosberg
pole position
53
laps
15
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:31:46.266 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +6.660 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +9.285 | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | +53.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +53.690 | 2 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | +1:15.167 | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Renault | +1:44.212 | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Fuel system | |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Accident | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Accident | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | RAM | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Engine | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | Steering | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Turbo | |
| WD | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Injury |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- WD
- Withdrew