Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 75 | 1:28:30.438 | 6 | 3 | FL |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 74 | +1 lap | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | 3 | 16 | |
| 5 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 74 | +1 lap | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 74 | +1 lap | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 73 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 52 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 45 | Radiator | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 37 | Turbo | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 16 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 8 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | Turbo | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Engine | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 4 | Engine | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 3 | Engine | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 3 | Engine | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1 | Electrical | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNS | 33 | Alan Jones | Lola | — | Unwell | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — | 1:02.366 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:02.490 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | — | — | — | 1:02.504 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:02.825 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:04.088 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:04.129 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:04.215 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:04.283 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:04.376 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:04.518 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:04.780 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:04.948 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:05.114 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:05.260 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:05.268 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:05.388 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:05.649 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Lola | — | — | — | 1:05.731 |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:06.205 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:08.658 |
| 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | — | — | — | 1:09.873 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | — |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | — |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | — |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | — |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | — |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | — |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | — |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | — |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | — |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | — |
| 20 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 74 | 1:08.149 | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 74 | 1:08.518 | +0.369 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 56 | 1:08.713 | +0.564 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 63 | 1:09.230 | +1.081 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 35 | 1:09.500 | +1.351 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 34 | 1:09.960 | +1.811 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 7 | 1:10.077 | +1.928 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 33 | 1:10.258 | +2.109 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 45 | 1:10.339 | +2.190 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 41 | 1:10.413 | +2.264 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 73 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | 53 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 38 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | 33 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 31 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | 24 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 21 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | 14 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | 11 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | 11 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | 5 |
| 15 | Stefan Bellof | 4 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | 3 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | 2 |