1985 British motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Short description|Motorsports competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = British

| flag = United Kingdom

| Official_Name = Marlboro British Grand Prix{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1985_heden.htm|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150725161036/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1985_heden.htm|url-status=dead|title=Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1985|date=25 July 2015|archivedate=25 July 2015|website=Archive.today|accessdate=10 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1985.html|title=1985 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=www.progcovers.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone.html|title=Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|accessdate=10 June 2018}}

| Location = Silverstone Circuit

| Image = Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png

| Course_mi = 2.927

| Course_km = 4.711

| Race_No = 10

| Season_No = 12

| Date = 4 August

| Year = 1985

| Pole_Rider_500 = Freddie Spencer

| Pole_Rider_500_Country = USA

| Pole_Time_500 = 1:28.420

| Fast_Rider_500 = Freddie Spencer

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = USA

| Fast_Time_500 = 1:43.530

| First_Rider_500 = Freddie Spencer

| First_Rider_500_Country = USA

| Second_Rider_500 = Eddie Lawson

| Second_Rider_500_Country = USA

| Third_Rider_500 = Christian Sarron

| Third_Rider_500_Country = FRA

| Pole_Rider_250 = Carlos Lavado

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = VEN

| Pole_Time_250 = 1:32.780

| Fast_Rider_250 = Manfred Herweh

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = BRD

| Fast_Time_250 = 1:46.780

| First_Rider_250 = Anton Mang

| First_Rider_250_Country = BRD

| Second_Rider_250 = Reinhold Roth

| Second_Rider_250_Country = BRD

| Third_Rider_250 = Manfred Herweh

| Third_Rider_250_Country = BRD

| Pole_Rider_125 = Ezio Gianola

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Pole_Time_125 = 1:39.600

| Fast_Rider_125 = August Auinger

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = AUT

| Fast_Time_125 = 1:53.950

| First_Rider_125 = August Auinger

| First_Rider_125_Country = AUT

| Second_Rider_125 = Pier Paolo Bianchi

| Second_Rider_125_Country = ITA

| Third_Rider_125 = Jean-Claude Selini

| Third_Rider_125_Country = FRA

| Pole_Rider_80 = No 80cc was held

| Pole_Rider_80_Country =

| Pole_Time_80 =

| Fast_Rider_80 = No 80cc was held

| Fast_Rider_80_Country =

| First_Rider_80 = No 80cc was held

| First_Rider_80_Country =

| Second_Rider_80 = No 80cc was held

| Second_Rider_80_Country =

| Third_Rider_80 = No 80cc was held

| Third_Rider_80_Country =

}}

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.

Classification

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! Pos.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time/Retired

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Freddie Spencer

| Rothmans Team HRC

| Honda

| 49'20.170

| 15

2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Lawson

| Marlboro Team Agostini

| Yamaha

| +8.320

| 12

3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Sarron

| Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha

| Yamaha

| +32.480

| 10

4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Didier de Radiguès

| Honda Benelux Elf

| Honda

| +1'07.210

| 8

5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Randy Mamola

| Rothmans Honda Mamola

| Honda

| +1'16.110

| 6

6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Roche

| Marlboro Team Agostini

| Yamaha

| +1'18.720

| 5

7

| {{flagicon|NED}} Boet van Dulmen

| Shell-Toshiba Racing Team

| Honda

| +1 lap

| 4

8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Roger Burnett

| Rothmans Honda Britain

| Honda

| +1 lap

| 3

9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Neil Robinson

| Jim Finlay Racing

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

| 2

10

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Lewis

| Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

| 1

11

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Dave Petersen

| Kreepy Krauly Racing

| Honda

| +1 lap

|

12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Martin

|

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

13

| {{flagicon|NED}} Rob Punt

| Oud Bier

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ron Haslam

| Rothmans Honda Britain

| Honda

| +1 lap

|

15

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Wolfgang Von Muralt

| Frankonia-Suzuki

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Le Liard

| Team ROC

| Honda

| +1 lap

|

17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Parrish

|

| Yamaha

| +1 lap

|

18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Uncini

| HB Suzuki GP Team

| Suzuki

| +1 lap

|

19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Biliotti

| Team Italia

| Honda

| +1 lap

|

20

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ray Swann

|

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

21

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Iddon

|

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Trevor Nation

|

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

23

| {{flagicon|NED}} Maarten Duyzers

| Suzuki

| +2 laps

|

24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Messere

| Team Italia

| Honda

| +2 laps

|

25

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Woodland

|

| Suzuki

| +3 laps

|

26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Simon Buckmaster

| Sid Griffiths Racing

| Suzuki

| +3 laps

|

27

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Karl Truchsess

|

| Honda

| +3 laps

|

28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Ordridge

|

| Suzuki

| +5 laps

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Espié

|

| Chevallier

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Salle

|

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Armando Errico

| Team Italia

| Honda

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sito Pons

| HB Suzuki GP Team

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|BRD}} Gustav Reiner

| Zwafink & Wilberts Racing

| Honda

| Accident

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gary Lingham

|

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Keith Huewen

|

| Honda

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Jeffrey

|

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rob McElnea

| Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki

| Suzuki

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Gardner

| Rothmans Honda Britain

| Honda

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Hyvärinen

|

| Honda

| Retired

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Roger Marshall

| Rothmans Honda Britain

| Honda

| Retired

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Toni Moran

|

| Suzuki

| Did not qualify

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Papa

|

| Suzuki

| Did not qualify

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Des Barry

|

| Yamaha

| Did not qualify

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Morante

|

| Suzuki

| Did not qualify

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Griffith

|

| Suzuki

| Did not qualify

|

DNQ

| {{flagicon|NED}} Peter Lemstra

|

| Suzuki

| Did not qualify

|

colspan=8| Sources:{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1985-british-motogp|title=1985 British MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=10 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1985/GBR/500cc/RAC/|title=motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1985|website=www.motogp.com}}

References

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{{MotoGP_race report

| Name_of_race = British Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1985

| Previous_race_in_season = 1985 French Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1985 Swedish Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1984 British Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1986 British Grand Prix

}}

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