1985 South African Grand Prix

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Results from the 1985 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on October 19, 1985.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 75 1:28:22.866 1 9
2 6 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 75 + 7.572 3 6
3 2 Flag of France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 74 + 1 Lap 9 4
4 28 Flag of Sweden Stefan Johansson Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 16 3
5 17 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Arrows-BMW 74 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 18 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 74 + 1 Lap 10 1
7 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 73 + 2 Laps 17  
Ret 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 52 Engine 6  
Ret 29 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Motori Moderni 45 Radiator 20  
Ret 1 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 37 Turbo 8  
Ret 4 Flag of France Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 16 Accident 19  
Ret 12 Flag of Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 8 Engine 4  
Ret 27 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 8 Turbo 15  
Ret 7 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 6 Engine 2  
Ret 20 Flag of Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Toleman-Hart 4 Engine 13  
Ret 19 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 3 Engine 7  
Ret 8 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Brabham-BMW 3 Engine 5  
Ret 24 Flag of the Netherlands Huub Rothengatter Osella-Alfa Romeo 1 Electrical 21  
Ret 22 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Alfa Romeo 0 Accident 12  
Ret 23 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Alfa Romeo 0 Accident 14  
DNS 33 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Lola-Hart 0 Unwell 18  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Nigel Mansell - 1:02.366[1]
  • Fastest lap: Keke Rosberg - 1:08.149 on lap 74[2]
  • This event was boycotted by several Formula One teams, including Ligier and Renault due to the country's growing problems with apartheid.
  • This was the last Formula One Grand Prix to take place on a day other than Sunday.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p258. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 
  2. ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1985). AUTOCOURSE 1985-86. Hazleton Publishing, p259. ISBN 0-905138-38-4. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.


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