← 1985 Season
Round 15 · GP · 1985
South African Grand Prix
19 Oct 1985KyalamiSouth Africafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 75 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 75 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| P4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| P5 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | 52 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | 45 | Radiator | 0 | — |
| P10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 37 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| P11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | 16 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 8 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 8 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| P14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | 4 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P17 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | 1 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P19 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | 0 | Driver unwell | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — |
| P2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | — | — | — |
| P4 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | — | — | — |
| P8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | — | — | — |
| P14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P18 | Alan Jones | Lola | — | — | — |
| P19 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | — | — | — |
| P21 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | — | — | — |