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1985 South African Grand Prix
Round
15/16
Date
Oct 19, 1985 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit
Circuit length
4.104 m (9 turns)
Race distance
307.8 km (75 laps)
Mansell
Winner
1:28:22.866
Winning time
Mansell
Pole position
Rosberg
Fastest lap
1:08.149
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:28:22.866 | 1st | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | +7.572 | 3rd | 75 | 6 |
| 3 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | +1 lap | 9th | 74 | 4 |
| 4 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | +1 lap | 16th | 74 | 3 |
| 5 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | +1 lap | 11th | 74 | 2 |
| 6 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | +1 lap | 10th | 74 | 1 |
| 7 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 17th | 73 | |
| DNF | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Engine | 6th | 52 | |
| DNF | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Radiator | 19th | 45 | |
| DNF | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | Turbo | 8th | 37 | |
| DNF | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Accident | 18th | 16 | |
| DNF | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Engine | 4th | 8 | |
| DNF | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo | 15th | 8 | |
| DNF | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Engine | 2nd | 6 | |
| DNF | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Engine | 13th | 4 | |
| DNF | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | Engine | 7th | 3 | |
| DNF | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | Engine | 5th | 3 | |
| DNF | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | Electrical | 20th | 1 | |
| DNF | #22 Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Collision | 12th | 0 | |
| DNF | #23 Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Collision | 14th | 0 | |
| DNS | #33 Alan Jones | Lola | Unwell |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.856 | |
| 2 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:08.296 | +1.440 |
| 3 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:08.635 | +1.779 |
| 4 | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:08.977 | +2.121 |
| 5 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:09.026 | +2.170 |
| 6 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:09.270 | +2.414 |
| 7 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:09.368 | +2.512 |
| 8 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:09.695 | +2.839 |
| 9 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:09.880 | +3.024 |
| 10 | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:10.104 | +3.248 |
| 11 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:10.329 | +3.473 |
| 12 | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:10.547 | +3.691 |
| 13 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:10.662 | +3.806 |
| 14 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:10.750 | +3.894 |
| 15 | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:10.967 | +4.111 |
| 16 | #22 Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.115 | +4.259 |
| 17 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:11.469 | +4.613 |
| 18 | #23 Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.529 | +4.673 |
| 19 | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:12.821 | +5.965 |
| 20 | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:13.000 | +6.144 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 | |
| 2 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 | +0.124 |
| 3 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 | +0.138 |
| 4 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 | +0.459 |
| 5 | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 | +1.722 |
| 6 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 | +1.763 |
| 7 | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 | +1.849 |
| 8 | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 | +1.917 |
| 9 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 | +2.010 |
| 10 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 | +2.152 |
| 11 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 | +2.414 |
| 12 | #22 Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 | +2.582 |
| 13 | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 | +2.748 |
| 14 | #23 Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 | +2.894 |
| 15 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 | +2.902 |
| 16 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 | +3.022 |
| 17 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 | +3.283 |
| 18 | #33 Alan Jones | Lola | 1:05.731 | +3.365 |
| 19 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 | +3.839 |
| 20 | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 | +6.292 |
| 21 | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 | +7.507 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 | |
| 2 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 | +0.124 |
| 3 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 | +0.138 |
| 4 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 | +0.459 |
| 5 | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 | +1.722 |
| 6 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 | +1.763 |
| 7 | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 | +1.849 |
| 8 | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 | +1.917 |
| 9 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 | +2.010 |
| 10 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 | +2.152 |
| 11 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 | +2.414 |
| 12 | #22 Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 | +2.582 |
| 13 | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 | +2.748 |
| 14 | #23 Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 | +2.894 |
| 15 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 | +3.022 |
| 16 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 | +3.283 |
| 17 | #33 Alan Jones | Lola | 1:05.731 | +3.365 |
| 18 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.757 | +3.391 |
| 19 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 | +3.839 |
| 20 | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 | +6.292 |
| 21 | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 | +7.507 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:03.073 | |
| 2 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:03.188 | +0.115 |
| 3 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:03.844 | +0.771 |
| 4 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:04.517 | +1.444 |
| 5 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.611 | +1.538 |
| 6 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:05.079 | +2.006 |
| 7 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 | +2.195 |
| 8 | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:05.357 | +2.284 |
| 9 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.406 | +2.333 |
| 10 | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:05.411 | +2.338 |
| 11 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:05.757 | +2.684 |
| 12 | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:06.083 | +3.010 |
| 13 | #22 Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:06.386 | +3.313 |
| 14 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:06.546 | +3.473 |
| 15 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:06.709 | +3.636 |
| 16 | #33 Alan Jones | Lola | 1:07.144 | +4.071 |
| 17 | #23 Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.159 | +4.086 |
| 18 | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:07.800 | +4.727 |
| 19 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:07.935 | +4.862 |
| 20 | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.904 | +6.831 |
| 21 | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:10.025 | +6.952 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:08.149 | 74 | |
| 2 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:08.518 | +0.369 | 74 |
| 3 | #2 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:08.713 | +0.564 | 56 |
| 4 | #18 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:09.230 | +1.081 | 63 |
| 5 | #1 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:09.500 | +1.351 | 35 |
| 6 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:09.960 | +1.811 | 34 |
| 7 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:10.077 | +1.928 | 7 |
| 8 | #17 Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:10.258 | +2.109 | 33 |
| 9 | #3 Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:10.339 | +2.190 | 45 |
| 10 | #28 Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:10.413 | +2.264 | 41 |
| 11 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:10.476 | +2.327 | 3 |
| 12 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:10.850 | +2.701 | 5 |
| 13 | #4 Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:11.404 | +3.255 | 5 |
| 14 | #19 Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:12.035 | +3.886 | 3 |
| 15 | #8 Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:12.100 | +3.951 | 2 |
| 16 | #29 Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:14.428 | +6.279 | 5 |
| 17 | #20 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:29.450 | +21.301 | 3 |
| 18 | #24 Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:29.792 | +21.643 | 1 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 11 | 73 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | 53 | -20 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 2 | 6 | 38 | -35 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1 | 3 | 33 | -40 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 3 | 31 | -42 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 4 | 31 | -42 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 2 | 24 | -49 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 2 | 21 | -52 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 14 | -59 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 11 | -62 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 0 | 2 | 11 | -62 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 2 | 10 | -63 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 5 | -68 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 0 | 0 | 5 | -68 |
| 15 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 4 | -69 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -70 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 3 | -70 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -71 |
More South African GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | 1:19.492 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.948 - Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | 1:08.278 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:13.150 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.412 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.630 - John Watson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Pace |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme |
| 1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:20.800 - John Surtees | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart | Jack Brabham |
| 1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 1:23.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:27.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #3 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Tony Maggs | 1:31.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
The 1985 South African Grand Prix started Oct 19, 1985 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Nigel Mansell started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Keke Rosberg started from third place.
In 1 hour, 28 minutes and 22 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Keke Rosberg in second and Alain Prost in third place.
After the 1985 South African Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 73 points. Prost is 20 points ahead of Michele Alboreto.