| Country: | France |
| Grand Prix: | Pau |
| Date: | 27 May |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Official Name: | XLV Pau Grand Prix |
| Location: | Pau, France |
| Course: | Temporary Street Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 1.720 |
| Course Km: | 2.760 |
| Distance Laps: | 72 |
| Distance Mi: | 123.84 |
| Distance Km: | 198.72 |
| Pole Driver: | Emanuele Pirro |
| Pole Country: | ITA |
| Pole Team: | March 85B-Cosworth |
| Pole Time: | 1:12.650 |
| Fast Driver: | Christian Danner |
| Fast Team: | March 85B-Cosworth |
| Fast Time: | 1:13.26 |
| Fast Country: | DEU |
| First Driver: | Christian Danner |
| First Country: | DEU |
| First Team: | March 85B-Cosworth |
| Second Driver: | Emanuele Pirro |
| Second Country: | ITA |
| Second Team: | March 85B-Cosworth |
| Third Driver: | Lamberto Leoni |
| Third Country: | ITA |
| Third Team: | Williams FW08-Cosworth |
The 1985 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula 3000 motor race held on 27 May 1985 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
Emanuele Pirro took pole position with a time of 1:12.650.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Emanuele Pirro | Onyx Race Engineering | 1:12.650 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |  Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd | 1:12.710 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Michel Ferté | Equipe Oreca | 1:12.830 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | Alain Ferté | Corbari Italia | 1:13.210 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 |  John Nielsen | Ralt Racing Ltd | 1:13.210 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Philippe Streiff | Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives | 1:13.470 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Olivier Grouillard | Equipe Oreca | 1:14.250 | 7 |
| 8 | 34 | Ivan Capelli | Genoa Racing | 1:14.300 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 | Lamberto Leoni | PMC Motorsport | 1:14.300 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 |  Christian Danner | BS Automotive | 1:14.420 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 |  Mario Hytten | Onyx Race Engineering | 1:14.540 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 |  Juan Manuel Fangio II | Corbari Italia | 1:15.330 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | Gabriele Tarquini | Sanremo Racing | 1:15.850 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Jean-Philippe Grand | BS Automotive | 1:16.300 | 14 |
| 15 | 33 | Guido Daccò | Sanremo Racing | 1:16.460 | 15 |
Christian Danner won the Grand Prix, with Emanuele Pirro in second and Lamberto Leoni in third.