Brands Hatch · 6 October 1985
Nigel Mansell won the 1985 European Grand Prix for Williams from 3rd on the grid, 21.396s ahead of Ayrton Senna. John Watson gained the most places, from 21st on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Mansell 9 + Rosberg 4 | Mansell 9 + Rosberg 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus Senna 6 + de Angelis 2 | Senna 6 + de Angelis 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | McLaren Prost 3 + Watson 0 | Prost 3 + Watson 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Arrows Boutsen 1 + Berger 0 | Boutsen 1 + Berger 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ligier Streiff 0 + Laffite 0 | Streiff 0 + Laffite 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo Patrese 0 + Cheever 0 | Patrese 0 + Cheever 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Renault Tambay 0 + Warwick 0 | Tambay 0 + Warwick 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Brabham Surer 0 + Piquet 0 | Surer 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ferrari Johansson 0 + Alboreto 0 | Johansson 0 + Alboreto 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Zakspeed Danner 0 | Danner 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tyrrell Capelli 0 + Brundle 0 | Capelli 0 + Brundle 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Toleman Fabi 0 + Ghinzani 0 | Fabi 0 + Ghinzani 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | RAM Alliot 0 | Alliot 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Lola Jones 0 | Jones 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Minardi Martini 0 | Martini 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | 1:32:58.109 | 75 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +21.396s | 75 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | +58.533s | 75 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | +1:06.121 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 74 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | Arrows | +2 Laps | 73 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff Ligier | Ligier | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger Arrows | Arrows | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay Renault | Renault | +3 Laps | 72 | — | — | |
| DNF | Marc Surer Brabham | Brabham | DNF Turbo | 62 | — | — | |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Electrical | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 58 | — | — | |
| DNF | Christian Danner Zakspeed | Zakspeed | DNF Engine | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Accident | 44 | — | — | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Water leak | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi Toleman | Toleman | DNF Engine | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot RAM | RAM | DNF Engine | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman | Toleman | DNF Engine | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Alan Jones Lola | Lola | DNF Radiator | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Turbo | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Accident | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick Renault | Renault | DNF Injection | 4 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini Minardi | Minardi | DNF Accident | 3 | — | — |