Nürburgring · 4 August 1985
Michele Alboreto won the 1985 German Grand Prix for Ferrari from 8th on the grid, 11.661s ahead of Alain Prost. Martin Brundle gained the most places, from 26th on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Alboreto 9 + Johansson 0 | Alboreto 9 + Johansson 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | McLaren Prost 6 + Lauda 2 | Prost 6 + Lauda 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ligier Laffite 4 + de Cesaris 0 | Laffite 4 + de Cesaris 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Arrows Boutsen 3 + Berger 0 | Boutsen 3 + Berger 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Williams Mansell 1 + Rosberg 0 | Mansell 1 + Rosberg 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tyrrell Bellof 0 + Brundle 0 | Bellof 0 + Brundle 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minardi Martini 0 | Martini 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo Cheever 0 + Patrese 0 | Cheever 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Team Lotus de Angelis 0 + Senna 0 | de Angelis 0 + Senna 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Osella Rothengatter 0 | Rothengatter 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Toleman Fabi 0 | Fabi 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Renault Warwick 0 + Tambay 0 + Hesnault 0 | Warwick 0 + Tambay 0 + Hesnault 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Brabham Piquet 0 + Surer 0 | Piquet 0 + Surer 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | RAM Winkelhock 0 + Alliot 0 | Winkelhock 0 + Alliot 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Zakspeed Palmer 0 | Palmer 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:35:31.337 | 67 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost McLaren | McLaren | +11.661s | 67 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +51.154s | 67 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | Arrows | +55.279s | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda McLaren | McLaren | +1:13.972 | 67 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | +1:16.820 | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 8 | Stefan Bellof Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | 63 | — | — | |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini Minardi | Minardi | DNF Engine | 62 | — | — | |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | DNF Brakes | 61 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Turbo | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter Osella | Osella | DNF Gearbox | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi Toleman | Toleman | DNF Clutch | 29 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF CV joint | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick Renault | Renault | DNF Ignition | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Turbo | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay Renault | Renault | DNF Spun off | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Marc Surer Brabham | Brabham | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock RAM | RAM | DNF Engine | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Gearbox | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | François Hesnault Renault | Renault | DNF Clutch | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot RAM | RAM | DNF Oil pressure | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed | Zakspeed | DNF Alternator | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris Ligier | Ligier | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |