South African Grand Prix
Round 15 · 19 October 1985 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Rosberg
Williams
2
Mansell
Williams
1
Prost
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell |  British | Williams | 75 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Williams | 75 | +7.572 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost |  French | McLaren | 74 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson |  Swedish | Ferrari | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Arrows | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen |  Belgian | Arrows | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | British | Tyrrell | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis |  Italian | Team Lotus | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Italian | Minardi | 45 | Radiator | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Austrian | McLaren | 37 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Philippe Streiff | French | Tyrrell | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Ayrton Senna |  Brazilian | Team Lotus | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Italian | Ferrari | 8 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brazilian | Brabham | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italian | Toleman | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Teo Fabi | Italian | Toleman | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Marc Surer |  Swiss | Brabham | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Huub Rothengatter |  Dutch | Osella | 1 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Italian | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Eddie Cheever |  American | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| W | Alan Jones |  Australian | Lola | 0 | Driver unwell | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew