Round 15 · 19 October 1985
1985 South African Grand Prix: results
Nigel Mansell (Williams) won the 1985 South African Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 19 October 1985 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 1. Keke Rosberg (Williams) and Alain Prost (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | +7.572 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Radiator |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Turbo |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | — | — | Turbo |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | — | — | Driver unwell |