South African Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell (Williams) won the 1985 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
Circuit Kyalami
LocationMidrand, South Africa
Date19 October 1985
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 75 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 75 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 74 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | 45 | Radiator | 0 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | 37 | Turbo | 0 |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | 8 | Turbo | 0 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | 1 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | 0 | Driver unwell | 0 |