Round 16 · 3 November 1985
1985 Australian Grand Prix: results
Keke Rosberg (Williams) won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 3 November 1985 at Adelaide Street Circuit (Australia), starting from position 3. Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Philippe Streiff (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 2:00:40.473 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | +43.130 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 18 | +88.536 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 15 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 25 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Transmission |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | — | — | Transmission |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Not classified |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 21 | — | — | Clutch |
| 19 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | — | — | Transmission |