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Australian Grand Prix 1985

Round 16 of 16  · 3 November 1985  · Adelaide  · 82 laps

WCC Decider

Fastest Lap Keke Rosberg 1:23.758 (lap 57)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 ROS Keke Rosberg FL Williams 3 2:00:40.473 9
2 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 20 +46.130 6
3 STR Philippe Streiff Ligier 18 +1:28.536 4
4 CAP Ivan Capelli Tyrrell 22 +1 lap 3
5 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 15 +1 lap 2
6 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 7 +1 lap 1
7 ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella 25 +4 laps —
8 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 23 +4 laps —
DNF SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1 Engine —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 5 Transmission —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 16 Brakes —
DNF WAR Derek Warwick Renault 12 Transmission —
NC BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 17 +33 laps —
DNF SUR Marc Surer Brabham 6 Engine —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 14 Exhaust —
DNF FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 24 Engine —
DNF BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 11 Oil leak —
DNF GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 21 Clutch —
DNF PRO Alain Prost McLaren 4 Engine —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 8 Transmission —
DNF JON Alan Jones Lola 19 Electrical —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 9 Fire —
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 13 Engine —
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 2 Transmission —
DSQ DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 10 Illegal start —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:19.843
2 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:20.537
3 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:21.887
4 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:21.889
5 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:22.337
6 SUR Marc Surer Brabham 1:22.561
7 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 1:22.592
8 TAM Patrick Tambay Renault 1:22.683
9 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:22.718
10 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:23.077
11 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:23.196
12 WAR Derek Warwick Renault 1:23.426
13 CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:23.597
14 PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:23.758
15 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:23.902
16 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 1:23.941
17 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 1:24.241
18 STR Philippe Streiff Ligier 1:24.286
19 JON Alan Jones Lola 1:24.369
20 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:24.830
21 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 1:25.021
22 CAP Ivan Capelli Tyrrell 1:27.120
23 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:27.196
24 FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 1:28.110
25 ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella 1:30.319