SHELL OILS GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE - STARTING GRID
06 Oct 1985
Brands Hatch Circuit, Great Britain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:07.169 |
| 2 | 7 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham BMW | 1:07.482 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:08.059 |
| 4 | 6 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams Honda | 1:08.197 |
| 5 | 25 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Ligier Renault | 1:09.080 |
| 6 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:09.429 |
| 7 | 8 | Marc SurerSUR | Brabham BMW | 1:09.762 |
| 8 | 16 | Derek WarwickWAR | Renault | 1:09.904 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Renault | 1:10.014 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Renault | 1:10.081 |
| 11 | 22 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.251 |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:10.323 |
| 13 | 28 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 1:10.517 |
| 14 | 20 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Toleman Hart | 1:10.570 |
| 15 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:10.659 |
| 16 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:10.731 |
| 17 | 15 | Patrick TambayTAM | Renault | 1:10.934 |
| 18 | 23 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.500 |
| 19 | 17 | Gerhard BergerBER | Arrows BMW | 1:11.608 |
| 20 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Toleman Hart | 1:12.090 |
| 21 | 1 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren TAG | 1:12.496 |
| 22 | 33 | Alan JonesJON | Lola Hart | 1:13.084 |
| 23 | 9 | Philippe AlliotALL | RAM Hart | 1:13.537 |
| 24 | 4 | Ivan CapelliCAP | Tyrrell Renault | 1:13.721 |
| 25 | 30 | Christian DannerDAN | Zakspeed | 1:15.054 |
| 26 | 29 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:15.127 |