1985 South African GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XXXI  Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix
Date Sunday, 19 October 1985
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix South African GP
Circuit Kyalami
Round 15 of 16
Entries 21
Qualifiers 21
Finishers 7
Race distance 4104 m × 75 laps = 307.800 km
Pole position Left
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
 Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2B TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Martin Brundle Tyrrell 014 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
4
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 014 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
5
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
 Canon Williams Honda Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW10 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Nélson Piquet Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
8
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Marc Surer Brabham BT54 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
11
 John Player Special Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
 John Player Special Team Lotus Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
17
 Barclay Arrows BMW Gerhard Berger Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
 Barclay Arrows BMW Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
 Toleman Group Motorsport Teo Fabi Toleman TG185 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Agip
20
 Toleman Group Motorsport Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman TG185 Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli Agip
22
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
23
 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 184T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
24
 Osella Squadra Corse Huub Rothengatter Osella FA1G Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TPirelli Agip
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Stefan Johansson Ferrari 156/85 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Minardi Team Pierluigi Martini Minardi M185 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TPirelli Agip
33
 Team Haas (USA) Ltd Alan Jones Lola THL-1 Hart 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'02.366
 - 100.0% 236.898
2
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'02.490
 0.124 100.2% 236.428
3
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
1'02.504
 0.138 100.2% 236.375
4
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
1'02.825
 0.459 100.7% 235.168
5
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
1'04.088
 1.722 102.8% 230.533
6
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'04.129
 1.763 102.8% 230.386
7
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
1'04.215
 1.849 103.0% 230.077
8
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
1'04.283
 1.917 103.1% 229.834
9
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'04.376
 2.010 103.2% 229.502
10
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
1'04.518
 2.152 103.5% 228.997
11
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
1'04.780
 2.414 103.9% 228.070
12
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'04.948
 2.582 104.1% 227.480
13
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
1'05.114
 2.748 104.4% 226.901
14
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'05.260
 2.894 104.6% 226.393
15
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'05.268
 2.902 104.7% 226.365
16
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
1'05.388
 3.022 104.8% 225.950
17
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
1'05.649
 3.283 105.3% 225.051
18
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
1'06.205
 3.839 106.2% 223.161
19
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'08.658
 6.292 110.1% 215.188
20
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'09.873
 7.507 112.0% 211.446
dns
33
 Alan Jones Lola / Hart
1'05.731
 3.365 105.4% 224.771


Starting grid
1

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'02.366

2

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'02.490
3

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Honda
1'02.504

4

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Renault
1'02.825
5

Marc Surer
Brabham / BMW
1'04.088

6

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'04.129
7

Teo Fabi
Toleman / Hart
1'04.215

8

Niki Lauda
McLaren / TAG
1'04.283
9

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'04.376

10

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / BMW
1'04.518
11

Gerhard Berger
Arrows / BMW
1'04.780

12

Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'04.948
13

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman / Hart
1'05.114

14

Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'05.260
15

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'05.268

16

Stefan Johansson
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'05.388
17

Martin Brundle
Tyrrell / Renault
1'05.649

18

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Renault
1'06.205
19

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'08.658

20

Huub Rothengatter
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'09.873


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
74
 1'08.149 - 100.0% 216.796
2
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
74
 1'08.518 0.369 100.5% 215.628
3
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
56
 1'08.713 0.564 100.8% 215.016
4
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
63
 1'09.230 1.081 101.6% 213.410
5
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
35
 1'09.500 1.351 102.0% 212.581
6
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
34
 1'09.960 1.811 102.7% 211.184
7
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
7
 1'10.077 1.928 102.8% 210.831
8
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
33
 1'10.258 2.109 103.1% 210.288
9
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
45
 1'10.339 2.190 103.2% 210.046
10
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
41
 1'10.413 2.264 103.3% 209.825
11
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
3
 1'10.476 2.327 103.4% 209.637
12
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
5
 1'10.850 2.701 104.0% 208.531
13
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
5
 1'11.404 3.255 104.8% 206.913
14
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
3
 1'12.035 3.886 105.7% 205.100
15
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
2
 1'12.100 3.951 105.8% 204.915
16
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
5
 1'14.428 6.279 109.2% 198.506
17
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
3
 1'29.450 21.301 131.3% 165.169
18
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
1
 1'29.792 21.643 131.8% 164.540


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
75
 1:28'22.866 - 208.959
2
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
75
 1:28'30.438 7.572 208.661
3
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
74
 1:27'45.721 1 Lap 207.627
4
28
 Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
74
 1:29'07.822 1 Lap 204.439
5
17
 Gerhard Berger Arrows / BMW
74
 1:29'09.266 1 Lap 204.384
6
18
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
74
 1:29'19.181 1 Lap 204.006
7
3
 Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
73
 1:28'51.753 2 Laps 202.285
ret
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
52
 1:02'24.344 Engine 205.181
ret
29
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Motori Moderni
45
 57'41.262 Radiator 192.083
ret
1
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
37
 44'27.370 Turbo 204.941
ret
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
16
 19'39.494 Accident 200.417
ret
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
8
 9'52.516 Engine 199.480
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
8
 10'13.358 Turbo 192.702
ret
7
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
6
 7'43.839 Engine 191.115
ret
20
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman / Hart
4
 8'30.822 Engine 115.691
ret
19
 Teo Fabi Toleman / Hart
3
 3'47.321 Engine 194.981
ret
8
 Marc Surer Brabham / BMW
3
 4'13.213 Engine 175.043
ret
24
 Huub Rothengatter Osella / Alfa Romeo
1
 1'29.792 Electrical 164.540
ret
22
 Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
0
 - Accident -
ret
23
 Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
0
 - Accident -


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
74
 99%
2
6
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Honda
1
 1%


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