1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 August 1985 at the Silverstone Circuit.

  1985 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 12 races in the
1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 August 1985
Official nameMarlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.710 km (2.927 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Freddie Spencer
Time 1:28.420
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Freddie Spencer
Second Eddie Lawson
Third Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Carlos Lavado
Time 1:32.780
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Reinhold Roth
Third Manfred Herweh
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ezio Gianola
Time 1:39.600
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First August Auinger
Second Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Jean-Claude Selini
80 cc
Pole position
Rider No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 80cc was held
Podium
First No 80cc was held
Second No 80cc was held
Third No 80cc was held

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Freddie Spencer Rothmans Team HRC Honda 49'20.170 15
2 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +8.320 12
3 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Yamaha +32.480 10
4 Didier de Radiguès Honda Benelux Elf Honda +1'07.210 8
5 Randy Mamola Rothmans Honda Mamola Honda +1'16.110 6
6 Raymond Roche Marlboro Team Agostini Yamaha +1'18.720 5
7 Boet van Dulmen Shell-Toshiba Racing Team Honda +1 lap 4
8 Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda Britain Honda +1 lap 3
9 Neil Robinson Jim Finlay Racing Suzuki +1 lap 2
10 Paul Lewis Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap 1
11 Dave Petersen Kreepy Krauly Racing Honda +1 lap
12 Chris Martin Suzuki +1 lap
13 Rob Punt Oud Bier Suzuki +1 lap
14 Ron Haslam Rothmans Honda Britain Honda +1 lap
15 Wolfgang Von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap
16 Christian Le Liard Team ROC Honda +1 lap
17 Steve Parrish Yamaha +1 lap
18 Franco Uncini HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki +1 lap
19 Fabio Biliotti Team Italia Honda +1 lap
20 Ray Swann Suzuki +2 laps
21 Paul Iddon Suzuki +2 laps
22 Trevor Nation Suzuki +2 laps
23 Maarten Duyzers Suzuki +2 laps
24 Massimo Messere Team Italia Honda +2 laps
25 Barry Woodland Suzuki +3 laps
26 Simon Buckmaster Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +3 laps
27 Karl Truchsess Honda +3 laps
28 Mark Ordridge Suzuki +5 laps
Ret Thierry Espié Chevallier Retired
Ret Mark Salle Suzuki Retired
Ret Armando Errico Team Italia Honda Retired
Ret Sito Pons HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki Retired
Ret Gustav Reiner Zwafink & Wilberts Racing Honda Accident
Ret Gary Lingham Suzuki Retired
Ret Keith Huewen Honda Retired
Ret Alan Jeffrey Suzuki Retired
Ret Rob McElnea Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki Suzuki Retired
Ret Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Britain Honda Retired
Ret Eero Hyvärinen Honda Retired
Ret Roger Marshall Rothmans Honda Britain Honda Retired
DNQ Toni Moran Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Marco Papa Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Des Barry Yamaha Did not qualify
DNQ Carlos Morante Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ David Griffith Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Peter Lemstra Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources: [4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1985". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1985 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. "1985 British MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1985". www.motogp.com.
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1985 French Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
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1985 Swedish Grand Prix
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