South African Grand Prix
Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985
Podium
ROSWilliams
2
MANWilliams
1
PROMcLaren
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:28:22.866 from P1
PoleMAN1:02.366
Fastest lapROS1:08.149 on lap 74
Finishers7 / 21classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | – | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 | 1:08.518 |
| 2 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | ▲1 | 75 | +7.572s | 6 | 1:08.149 |
| 3 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 9 | ▲6 | 74 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:08.713 |
| 4 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | ▲12 | 74 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:10.413 |
| 5 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | ▲6 | 74 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:10.258 |
| 6 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | ▲4 | 74 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:09.230 |
| 7 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | ▲10 | 73 | +2 laps | 1:10.339 | |
| DNF | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 6 | 52 | Engine | 1:09.960 | ||
| DNF | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 19 | 45 | Radiator | 1:14.428 | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 37 | Turbo | 1:09.500 | ||
| DNF | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 16 | Accident | 1:11.404 | ||
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 4 | 8 | Engine | 1:10.077 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 8 | Turbo | 1:10.850 | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Engine | 1:10.476 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | 4 | Engine | 1:29.450 | ||
| DNF | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | 3 | Engine | 1:12.035 | ||
| DNF | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 5 | 3 | Engine | 1:12.100 | ||
| DNF | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Osella | 20 | 1 | Electrical | 1:29.792 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Collision | – | ||
| DNF | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Collision | – | ||
| DNS | JONAlan Jones | Lola | – | 0 | Unwell | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 | |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 | +0.124s |
| 3 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 | +0.138s |
| 4 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 | +0.459s |
| 5 | SURMarc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 | +1.722s |
| 6 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 | +1.763s |
| 7 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 | +1.849s |
| 8 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 | +1.917s |
| 9 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 | +2.010s |
| 10 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 | +2.152s |
| 11 | BERGerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 | +2.414s |
| 12 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 | +2.582s |
| 13 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 | +2.748s |
| 14 | CHEEddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 | +2.894s |
| 15 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 | +2.902s |
| 16 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 | +3.022s |
| 17 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 | +3.283s |
| 18 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 1:05.731 | +3.365s |
| 19 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 | +3.839s |
| 20 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 | +6.292s |
| 21 | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 | +7.507s |
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 1983 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham |
| 1982 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1980 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 1978 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1975 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1974 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham |
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