Round 16 of 16 · Adelaide · 3 November 1985, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
82
laps
8
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 2:00:40.473 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +43.130 | 6 |
| 3 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | +1:28.536 | 4 |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | +4 Laps | |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Transmission | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Renault | Transmission | |
| NC | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Not classified | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Exhaust | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Engine | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Clutch | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Renault | Transmission | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Electrical | |
| DSQ | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Transmission |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- NC
- Not classified