Round 15 · 19 October 1985
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
36 drivers
After Round 14
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
72
pts
2
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
53
pts
3
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
38
pts
4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
33
pts
5
Keke Rosberg
Williams
25
pts
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6
Nigel Mansell
Williams
22
pts
7
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
21
pts
8
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
21
pts
9
Niki Lauda
McLaren
14
pts
10
Patrick Tambay
Renault
11
pts
11
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
10
pts
12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
10
pts
13
Marc Surer
Brabham
5
pts
14
Derek Warwick
Renault
5
pts
15
Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell
4
pts
16
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier
3
pts
17
René Arnoux
Ferrari
3
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Gerhard Berger
Arrows
0
pts
-
John Watson
McLaren
0
pts
-
Philippe Streiff
Ligier
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman
0
pts
-
Huub Rothengatter
Osella
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
RAM
0
pts
-
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
0
pts
-
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Manfred Winkelhock
RAM
0
pts
-
Teo Fabi
Toleman
0
pts
-
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Kenny Acheson
RAM
0
pts
-
Ivan Capelli
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Mauro Baldi
Spirit
0
pts
-
François Hesnault
Renault
0
pts
-
Alan Jones
Lola
0
pts
After the race
36 drivers
After Round 15
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
73
+1
2
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
—
53
+0
3
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
—
38
+0
4
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
—
33
+0
5
Nigel Mansell
Williams
↑1
31
+9
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6
Keke Rosberg
Williams
↓1
31
+6
7
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
↑1
24
+3
8
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↓1
21
+0
9
Niki Lauda
McLaren
—
14
+0
10
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
↑1
11
+1
11
Patrick Tambay
Renault
↓1
11
+0
12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
10
+0
13
Marc Surer
Brabham
—
5
+0
14
Derek Warwick
Renault
—
5
+0
15
Stefan Bellof
Tyrrell
—
4
+0
16
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier
—
3
+0
17
René Arnoux
Ferrari
—
3
+0
18
Gerhard Berger
Arrows
↑981
2
+2
-
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
John Watson
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman
—
0
+0
-
Huub Rothengatter
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Manfred Winkelhock
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Teo Fabi
Toleman
—
0
+0
-
Christian Danner
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Kenny Acheson
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Ivan Capelli
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Mauro Baldi
Spirit
—
0
+0
-
Alan Jones
Lola
—
0
+0
-
François Hesnault
Renault
—
0
+0
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Race classification
21 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 1:28:22.866 | 9 |
| 2 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | +7.572 | 6 |
| 3 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 1L | 4 |
| 4 | JOH Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 16 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | BER Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 11 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 10 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | BRU Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | McLaren | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | STR Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | SEN Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Teo Fabi | Toleman | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR Marc Surer | Brabham | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | ROT Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | 0 |
| W | JON Alan Jones | Lola | 18 | — | 0 |