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Brands Hatch Nigel Mansell won the European Grand Prix 1985 at Brands Hatch on 6 October 1985, starting from P3 on the grid. Ayrton Senna finished second for Team Lotus, with Keke Rosberg completing the podium for Williams.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams | 75 | 1:32:58.109 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Team Lotus | 75 | +21.396 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams | 75 | +58.533 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren | 75 | +1:06.121 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Team Lotus | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows | 73 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Ligier | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Gerhard BergerBER | Arrows | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Patrick TambayTAM | Renault | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Marc SurerSUR | Brabham | 62 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 59 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 58 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Christian DannerDAN | Zakspeed | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Ivan CapelliCAP | Tyrrell | 44 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell | 40 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Teo FabiFAB | Toleman | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Philippe AlliotALL | RAM | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Toleman | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Alan JonesJON | Lola | 13 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham | 6 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Derek WarwickWAR | Renault | 4 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi | 3 | Accident | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Nigel Mansell
- Circuit Brands Hatch
- Winning team Williams