Gridpedia1985 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 19 Oct 1985
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 75 | +7.572 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1:09.170 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | 45 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 37 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | 16 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 8 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | 1 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 33 | Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | 0 | Driver unwell | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 73 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 11 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 6 | 90 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 80 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | Williams | 3 | 62 |
| 5 | Brabham | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Renault | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Ligier | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |