1985 season/Round 15
South African Grand Prix 1985
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 19 October 1985
- 75 laps
- 307.8 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Nigel MansellWilliams1:28:22.866
- P2Keke RosbergWilliams+7.572
- P3Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap
- Pole positionNigel MansellWilliams · 1:02.366
- Fastest lapKeke Rosberg1:08.149 · lap 74
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 5 | Williams · Honda | 1 | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosbergfastest lap | 6 | Williams · Honda | 3 | 75 | +7.572 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 2 | McLaren · TAG | 9 | 74 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | 28 | Ferrari | 16 | 74 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | 17 | Arrows · BMW | 11 | 74 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | 18 | Arrows · BMW | 10 | 74 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | 3 | Tyrrell · Renault | 17 | 73 | +2 laps | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | 11 | Lotus · Renault | 6 | 52 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | 29 | Minardi · Motori Moderni | 19 | 45 | Radiator | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | 1 | McLaren · TAG | 8 | 37 | Turbo | |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | 4 | Tyrrell · Renault | 18 | 16 | Accident | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | 12 | Lotus · Renault | 4 | 8 | Engine | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | 27 | Ferrari | 15 | 8 | Turbo | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | 7 | Brabham · BMW | 2 | 6 | Engine | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 20 | Toleman · Hart | 13 | 4 | Engine | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | 19 | Toleman · Hart | 7 | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | 8 | Brabham · BMW | 5 | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter | 24 | Osella · Alfa Romeo | 20 | 1 | Electrical | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Collision | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Collision | |
| DNS | Alan Jones | 33 | Lola · Hart | – | Unwell |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 | +0.124 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 | +0.138 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 | +0.459 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 | +1.722 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 | +1.763 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 | +1.849 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 | +1.917 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 | +2.010 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 | +2.152 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 | +2.414 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 | +2.582 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 | +2.748 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 | +2.894 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 | +2.902 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 | +3.022 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 | +3.283 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:05.731 | +3.365 |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 | +3.839 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 | +6.292 |
| 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 | +7.507 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | 74 | 1:08.149 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 74 | 1:08.518 | +0.369 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 56 | 1:08.713 | +0.564 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | 63 | 1:09.230 | +1.081 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 35 | 1:09.500 | +1.351 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | 34 | 1:09.960 | +1.811 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | 7 | 1:10.077 | +1.928 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 33 | 1:10.258 | +2.109 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | 45 | 1:10.339 | +2.190 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | 41 | 1:10.413 | +2.264 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 73 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | 53 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 38 | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | 33 | |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 31 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 31 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | 24 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 21 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | 14 | |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | 11 | ▲1 |