1985 British Grand Prix

1985 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1985 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 21 July 1985
Official name XXXVIII Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.719 km (2.932 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 306.735 km (190.569 miles)
Scheduled distance 66 laps, 311.454 km (193.529 miles)
Weather Cool, overcast
Pole position
Driver Williams-Honda
Time 1:05.591[1]
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG
Time 1:09.886[2] on lap 43
Podium
First McLaren-TAG
Second Ferrari
Third Ligier-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1985 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVIII Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 21 July 1985. It was the eighth race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship.

The 65-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from third position. Michele Alboreto finished second in a Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Renault. The win, Prost's third of the season, moved him to within two points of Alboreto at the top of the Drivers' Championship.

  1. ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985–86. Hazleton Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 0-905138-38-4.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985–86. Hazleton Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 0-905138-38-4.