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South African Grand Prix 1985

Round 15 of 16  · 19 October 1985  · Kyalami  · 75 laps

Fastest Lap Keke Rosberg 1:08.149 (lap 74)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1 1:28:22.866 9
2 ROS Keke Rosberg FL Williams 3 +7.572 6
3 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 9 +1 lap 4
4 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 16 +1 lap 3
5 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 11 +1 lap 2
6 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 10 +1 lap 1
7 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 17 +2 laps —
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 6 Engine —
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 19 Radiator —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 8 Turbo —
DNF STR Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 18 Accident —
DNF SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 4 Engine —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 15 Turbo —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 Engine —
DNF GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 13 Engine —
DNF FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 7 Engine —
DNF SUR Marc Surer Brabham 5 Engine —
DNF ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella 20 Electrical —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 12 Collision —
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 14 Collision —
DNS JON Alan Jones Lola — Unwell —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:02.366
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:02.490
3 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:02.504
4 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:02.825
5 SUR Marc Surer Brabham 1:04.088
6 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:04.129
7 FAB Teo Fabi Toleman 1:04.215
8 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 1:04.283
9 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:04.376
10 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:04.518
11 BER Gerhard Berger Arrows 1:04.780
12 PAT Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 1:04.948
13 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman 1:05.114
14 CHE Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 1:05.260
15 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:05.268
16 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:05.388
17 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 1:05.649
18 JON Alan Jones Lola 1:05.731
19 STR Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:06.205
20 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:08.658
21 ROT Huub Rothengatter Osella 1:09.873