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GRAND PRIX

South Africa 1985

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Grandprix results of South Africa - 1985
Pos DriverTeamPointsLaps
      
1gb.webpNigel MansellWilliams1075
2  1fi.webpKeke RosbergWilliams875
3  6fr.webpAlain ProstMcLaren674
4  12se.webpStefan JohanssonFerrari574
5  6at.webpGerhard BergerArrows474
6  4be.webpThierry BoutsenArrows374
7  10gb.webpMartin BrundleTyrrell273
8 -2it.webpElio de AngelisTeam Lotus0 (not classified)52
9  10it.webpPierluigi MartiniMinardi0 (not classified)45
10 -2at.webpNiki LaudaMcLaren0 (not classified)37
11  7fr.webpPhilippe StreiffTyrrell0 (not classified)16
12 -8br.webpAyrton SennaTeam Lotus0 (not classified)8
13  2it.webpMichele AlboretoFerrari0 (not classified)8
14 -12br.webpNelson PiquetBrabham0 (not classified)6
15 -2it.webpPiercarlo GhinzaniToleman0 (not classified)4
16 -9it.webpTeo FabiToleman0 (not classified)3
17 -12ch.webpMarc SurerBrabham0 (not classified)3
18  2nl.webpHuub RothengatterOsella0 (not classified)1
19 -7it.webpRiccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo0 (not classified)0
20 -6us.webpEddie CheeverAlfa Romeo0 (not classified)0

Qualifying to race progression

How each driver moved from qualifying, through the grid, to the race.

GRIDRACENigel Mansell. grid P1, race P11MansellNelson Piquet. grid P2, race P142PiquetKeke Rosberg. grid P3, race P23RosbergAyrton Senna. grid P4, race P124SennaMarc Surer. grid P5, race P175SurerElio de Angelis. grid P6, race P86de AngelisTeo Fabi. grid P7, race P167FabiNiki Lauda. grid P8, race P108LaudaAlain Prost. grid P9, race P39ProstThierry Boutsen. grid P10, race P610BoutsenGerhard Berger. grid P11, race P511BergerRiccardo Patrese. grid P12, race P1912PatresePiercarlo Ghinzani. grid P13, race P1513GhinzaniEddie Cheever. grid P14, race P2014CheeverMichele Alboreto. grid P15, race P1315AlboretoStefan Johansson. grid P16, race P416JohanssonMartin Brundle. grid P17, race P717BrundlePhilippe Streiff. grid P18, race P1118StreiffPierluigi Martini. grid P19, race P919MartiniHuub Rothengatter. grid P20, race P1820RothengatterNigel Mansell. grid P1, race P1Mansell1Keke Rosberg. grid P3, race P2Rosberg2Alain Prost. grid P9, race P3Prost3Stefan Johansson. grid P16, race P4Johansson4Gerhard Berger. grid P11, race P5Berger5Thierry Boutsen. grid P10, race P6Boutsen6Martin Brundle. grid P17, race P7Brundle7Elio de Angelis. grid P6, race P8de Angelis8Pierluigi Martini. grid P19, race P9Martini9Niki Lauda. grid P8, race P10Lauda10Philippe Streiff. grid P18, race P11Streiff11Ayrton Senna. grid P4, race P12Senna12Michele Alboreto. grid P15, race P13Alboreto13Nelson Piquet. grid P2, race P14Piquet14Piercarlo Ghinzani. grid P13, race P15Ghinzani15Teo Fabi. grid P7, race P16Fabi16Marc Surer. grid P5, race P17Surer17Huub Rothengatter. grid P20, race P18Rothengatter18Riccardo Patrese. grid P12, race P19Patrese19Eddie Cheever. grid P14, race P20Cheever20
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Driver championship

Standings after this grand prix

PosDriverPts
1frAlain ProstMcLaren76
2itMichele AlboretoFerrari53
3brAyrton SennaTeam Lotus38
4itElio de AngelisTeam Lotus33
5gbNigel MansellWilliams31
6fiKeke RosbergWilliams31
7seStefan JohanssonFerrari24
8brNelson PiquetBrabham21
9atNiki LaudaMcLaren14
10beThierry BoutsenArrows11
11frPatrick Tambay11
12frJacques Laffite10
13chMarc SurerBrabham5
14gbDerek Warwick5
15deStefan Bellof4
16itAndrea de Cesaris3
17frRene Arnoux3
18atGerhard BergerArrows2
19gbMartin BrundleTyrrell0
20gbJohn Watson0
21frPhilippe StreiffTyrrell0
22itRiccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo0
23usEddie CheeverAlfa Romeo0
24itPierluigi MartiniMinardi0
25nlHuub RothengatterOsella0
26itPiercarlo GhinzaniToleman0
27frPhilippe Alliot0
28deManfred Winkelhock0
29gbJonathan Palmer0
30itTeo FabiToleman0
31deChristian Danner0
32gbKenny Acheson0
33itIvan Capelli0
34itMauro Baldi0
35frFrancois Hesnault0
36auAlan Jones0
Grandprix of South Africa - location: Midrand - circuit: Kyalami
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Date last modified: 2026-10-15 12:04:12 - 1 day ago