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Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985 · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/419-race
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1985 · Kyalami Racing Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1985 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:28:22.866 · 75 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:28:30.438 · 75 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | Time not recorded · 74 laps · tag | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 74 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | Time not recorded · 74 laps · bmw | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 74 laps · bmw | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 73 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Radiator · Time not recorded · 45 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Turbo · Time not recorded · 37 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Accident · Time not recorded · 16 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Brabham | Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | Electrical · Time not recorded · 1 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Alan Jones | Lola | Unwell · Time not recorded · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 · bmw | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 · honda | |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 · renault | |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 · bmw | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 · renault | |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 · hart | |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 · tag | |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 · tag | |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 · bmw | |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 · bmw | |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 · alfa-romeo | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 · hart | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 · renault | |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:05.731 · hart | |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 · renault | |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 · motori-moderni | |
| 21 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:02.366 · honda | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:02.490 · bmw | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:02.504 · honda | |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:02.825 · renault | |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 1:04.088 · bmw | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:04.129 · renault | |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 1:04.215 · hart | |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:04.283 · tag | |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:04.376 · tag | |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:04.518 · bmw | |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 1:04.780 · bmw | |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 1:04.948 · alfa-romeo | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 1:05.114 · hart | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 1:05.260 · alfa-romeo | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:05.268 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:05.388 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:05.649 · renault | |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:06.205 · renault | |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:08.658 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 1:09.873 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 73 |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Stefan Bellof | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 1 | 1:06.856 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1:08.296 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 3 | 1:08.635 |
| warmingUpResults | Niki Lauda | 4 | 1:08.977 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 1:09.026 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 6 | 1:09.270 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 7 | 1:09.368 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 8 | 1:09.695 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 9 | 1:09.880 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 10 | 1:10.104 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 11 | 1:10.329 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 12 | 1:10.547 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 13 | 1:10.662 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 14 | 1:10.750 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 15 | 1:10.967 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 16 | 1:11.115 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 17 | 1:11.469 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 18 | 1:11.529 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 19 | 1:12.821 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 20 | 1:13.000 |