| «1985-07» | France Grand Prix - LXXI Grand Prix de France |
| 1985-07-07 | Le Castellet - Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track - 53 laps × 5.81 km : 307.93 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Honda | 01:33.484 | 01:32.462 | 01:32.462 | 226.212 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:32.835 | 01:33.677 | 01:32.835 | +00.373 (+0.403%) | +00.373 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:35.421 | 01:33.267 | 01:33.267 | +00.805 (+0.871%) | +00.432 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:33.547 | 01:33.335 | 01:33.335 | +00.873 (+0.944%) | +00.068 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 01:33.981 | 01:33.812 | 01:33.812 | +01.350 (+1.460%) | +00.477 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:33.860 | 01:34.166 | 01:33.860 | +01.398 (+1.512%) | +00.048 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 01:34.022 | 01:34.227 | 01:34.022 | +01.560 (+1.687%) | +00.162 |
| 8 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:34.191 | 01:34.191 | +01.729 (+1.870%) | +00.169 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows • BMW | 01:34.674 | 01:37.455 | 01:34.674 | +02.212 (+2.392%) | +00.483 |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 01:34.680 | 01:36.339 | 01:34.680 | +02.218 (+2.399%) | +00.006 |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 01:34.976 | 01:35.190 | 01:34.976 | +02.514 (+2.719%) | +00.296 |
| 12 | 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:36.051 | 01:35.488 | 01:35.488 | +03.026 (+3.273%) | +00.512 |
| 13 | 12 | 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier • Renault | 01:37.335 | 01:35.571 | 01:35.571 | +03.109 (+3.362%) | +00.083 |
| 14 | 13 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham • BMW | 01:35.572 | 01:35.640 | 01:35.572 | +03.110 (+3.364%) | +00.001 |
| 15 | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:38.173 | 01:36.133 | 01:36.133 | +03.671 (+3.970%) | +00.561 |
| 16 | 15 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 01:37.546 | 01:36.140 | 01:36.140 | +03.678 (+3.978%) | +00.007 |
| 17 | 16 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.729 | 01:38.745 | 01:36.729 | +04.267 (+4.615%) | +00.589 |
| 18 | 17 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.931 | 01:38.489 | 01:36.931 | +04.469 (+4.833%) | +00.202 |
| 19 | 18 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman • Hart | 01:37.142 | 01:37.657 | 01:37.142 | +04.680 (+5.062%) | +00.211 |
| 20 | 19 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | RAM • Hart | 01:37.654 | 01:45.628 | 01:37.654 | +05.192 (+5.615%) | +00.512 |
| 21 | 20 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:40.486 | 01:40.015 | 01:40.015 | +07.553 (+8.169%) | +02.361 |
| 22 | 21 | 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 01:40.498 | 01:40.289 | 01:40.289 | +07.827 (+8.465%) | +00.274 |
| 23 | 22 | 10 | Philippe Alliot | RAM • Hart | 01:41.647 | 01:44.221 | 01:41.647 | +09.185 (+9.934%) | +01.358 |
| 24 | 23 | 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:42.136 | 01:42.968 | 01:42.136 | +09.674 (+10.463%) | +00.489 |
| 25 | 24 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:47.523 | 01:44.350 | 01:44.350 | +11.888 (+12.857%) | +02.214 |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.404 | 01:45.478 | 01:44.404 | +11.942 (+12.916%) | +00.054 |