1985 French Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Alboreto leads the Drivers’ Championship, with Prost nine points behind after Detroit — as far from the title as he has been all year.
Previous race
At Detroit, Keke Rosberg won from Stefan Johansson and Alboreto. The street circuit was brutal on brakes and tyres in fierce heat and humidity — Prost, Mansell, and Senna all crashed at the same corner. Stefan Bellof drove brilliantly to fourth in his Tyrrell-Cosworth, scoring the final points for the Ford-Cosworth DFV engine until 1988.
Between-race developments
François Hesnault has been dropped from Brabham after four disappointing results and replaced by Swiss driver Marc Surer.
Entrants
This weekend Tyrrell become the last Formula One team to switch from a naturally aspirated engine to a turbo. Martin Brundle drives the new Renault-powered Tyrrell 014, while Stefan Bellof continues with the Cosworth-powered 012. This is the last race at the full Paul Ricard circuit layout — from 1986 a shorter 3.813 km configuration will be used.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1985 French Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 Apr | 🇵🇹 Portuguese Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Alboreto | Tambay |
| 3 | 5 May | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Senna | de Angelis | Boutsen | Tambay |
| 4 | 19 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Senna | Prost | Alboreto | de Angelis |
| 5 | 16 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | de Angelis | Alboreto | Johansson | Prost |
| 6 | 23 Jun | 🇺🇸 Detroit Grand Prix | Senna | Rosberg | Johansson | Alboreto |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 4 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 47 | 1 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | McLaren | 25 | 2 |
| 4 | Williams | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Renault | 12 | 0 |