1985 Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Mansell | 1 | 20 | 7.572 | 75 | 307.8 | Keke Rosberg |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 75 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 75 | ★ | +7.572s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | BMW | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Renault | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 52 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 45 | — | Radiator | ||
| — | 8 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 37 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Renault | 16 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 8 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 8 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 2 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Hart | 4 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 7 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Hart | 3 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 5 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | BMW | 3 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 1 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 12 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 33 | Alan Jones | Lola | Hart | — | Unwell |