Season
1985
Race
15. South African Grand Prix
1985 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 419
R
19/10/1985 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 75 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | = | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | +1 | 75 | 1:28:30.438 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | +6 | 74 | — | 4 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | +12 | 74 | — | 3 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | +6 | 74 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | +4 | 74 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +10 | 73 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | -2 | 52 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | +11 | 45 | — | 0 | Radiator | — | |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | -2 | 37 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | +8 | 16 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | -8 | 8 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | +2 | 8 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | -12 | 6 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | -2 | 4 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | -9 | 3 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | -12 | 3 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | +3 | 1 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -7 | 0 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | -6 | 0 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | -3 | 0 | — | 0 | Driver unwell | — |