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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