Sunday 6th October 1985
Nigel Mansell won his first Grand Prix, the European at Brands Hatch from third on the pole in a Wiliams-Honda. Ayrton Senna got pole position for the 6th time in the season for Lotus-Renault, averaging 140.106 mph (225.479 km/h), the first time anyone had lapped the circuit faster than 140 mph. Senna finished second with Mansell’s team-mate Keke Rosberg finishing third.






