Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1985 European Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XXXVII Shell Oils Grand Prix d'Europe |
| Track: | Brands Hatch Circuit |
| Round: | 14 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, October 6th, 1985 |
| Race time: | 14.15 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Keke Rosberg |
| Constructor | Williams-Honda | Lotus-Renault | Williams-Honda |
| Car | Williams FW10 | Lotus 97T | Williams FW10 |
| Engine | Honda RA163E | Renault EF15 | Honda RA163E |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:32:58.109 | 1:33:19.505 | 1:33:56.642 |
| Gap | 21.396 secs | 58.533 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault | 1:07.169 0 | 1:12.601 75 | 1:07.169 75 | |
| 2 | 7 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW | 1:07.482 0 | 1:14.649 6 | 1:07.482 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda | 1:08.059 0 | 1:12.583 75 | 1:08.059 75 | |
| 4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda | 1:08.197 0 | 1:12.022 75 | 1:08.197 75 | |
| 5 | 25 | Philippe Streiff Ligier-Renault | 1:09.080 0 | 1:14.476 73 | 1:09.080 73 | |
| 6 | 2 | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG | 1:09.429 0 | 1:11.655 75 | 1:09.429 75 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marc Surer Brabham-BMW | 1:09.762 0 | 1:12.862 62 | 1:09.762 62 | |
| 8 | 16 | Derek Warwick Renault | 1:09.904 0 | 1:28.545 4 | 1:09.904 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault | 1:10.014 0 | 1:13.793 74 | 1:10.014 74 | |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault | 1:10.081 0 | 1:11.526 58 | 1:10.081 58 | |
| 11 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo | 1:10.251 0 | 1:14.317 73 | 1:10.251 73 | |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW | 1:10.323 0 | 1:14.583 73 | 1:10.323 73 | |
| 13 | 28 | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | 1:10.517 0 | 1:13.353 59 | 1:10.517 59 | |
| 14 | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart | 1:10.570 0 | 1:15.946 16 | 1:10.570 16 | |
| 15 | 27 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 1:10.659 0 | 1:15.224 13 | 1:10.659 13 | |
| 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault | 1:10.731 0 | 1:14.462 40 | 1:10.731 40 | |
| 17 | 15 | Patrick Tambay Renault | 1:10.934 0 | 1:14.571 72 | 1:10.934 72 | |
| 18 | 23 | Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo | 1:11.500 0 | 1:13.620 73 | 1:11.500 73 | |
| 19 | 17 | Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW | 1:11.608 0 | 1:14.391 73 | 1:11.608 73 | |
| 20 | 19 | Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart | 1:12.090 0 | 1:15.595 33 | 1:12.090 33 | |
| 21 | 1 | John Watson McLaren-TAG | 1:12.496 0 | 1:14.007 73 | 1:12.496 73 | |
| 22 | 33 | Alan Jones Lola-Hart | 1:13.084 0 | 1:16.390 13 | 1:13.084 13 | |
| 23 | 9 | Philippe Alliot RAM-Hart | 1:13.537 0 | 1:16.141 31 | 1:13.537 31 | |
| 24 | 4 | Ivan Capelli Tyrrell-Renault | 1:13.721 0 | 1:15.538 44 | 1:13.721 44 | |
| 25 | 30 | Christian Danner Zakspeed | 1:15.054 0 | 1:19.150 55 | 1:15.054 55 | |
| 26 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:15.127 0 | 1:21.352 3 | 1:15.127 3 | |
| 27 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:16.994 0 | 1:16.994 0 |