October 19, 1985 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (12) | 1985 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 5 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Williams FW10 | Honda RA163-E | Goodyear | 75 | 2.000000.866 | 1 | 2.000000.366 | 2 | 8.000000.518 | (74) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Williams FW10 | Honda RA163-E | Goodyear | 75 | 0.000 | +7.000000.572 | 3 | 2.000000.504 | 1 | 8.000000.149 | (74) |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-2B | TAG TTE PO1 | Goodyear | 74 | 5.000000.721 | +1 lap | 9 | 4.000000.376 | 3 | 8.000000.713 | (56) |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Ferrari 156/85 | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 74 | 7.000000.822 | +1 lap | 16 | 5.000000.388 | 10 | 0.000 | (41) |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Arrows A8 | BMW M12/13 | Goodyear | 74 | 9.000000.266 | +1 lap | 11 | 4.000000.780 | 8 | 0.000 | (33) |
| 6 | 1 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Arrows A8 | BMW M12/13 | Goodyear | 74 | 9.000000.181 | +1 lap | 10 | 4.000000.518 | 4 | 9.000000.230 | (63) |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Tyrrell 014 | Renault EF4 | Goodyear | 73 | 1.000000.753 | +2 laps | 17 | 5.000000.649 | 9 | 0.000 | (45) | |
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| engine | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 97T | Renault EF4 | Goodyear | 52 | 4.000000.344 | 6 | 4.000000.129 | 6 | 9.000000.960 | (34) | ||
| radiator | 29 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M/85 | Motori Moderni 6VTC | Pirelli | 45 | 1.000000.262 | 19 | 8.000000.658 | 16 | 4.000000.428 | (5) | ||
| turbo | 1 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | McLaren MP4-2B | TAG TTE PO1 | Goodyear | 37 | 7.000000.370 | 8 | 4.000000.283 | 5 | 9.000000.500 | (35) | ||
| accident | 4 | Philippe Streiff (FRA) | Tyrrell 014 | Renault EF4 | Goodyear | 16 | 9.000000.494 | 18 | 6.000000.205 | 13 | 1.000000.404 | (5) | ||
| engine | 12 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | Team Lotus 97T | Renault EF4 | Goodyear | 8 | 2.000000.516 | 4 | 2.000000.825 | 7 | 0.000 | (7) | ||
| turbo | 27 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Ferrari 156/85 | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 8 | 3.000000.358 | 15 | 5.000000.268 | 12 | 0.000 | (5) | ||
| engine | 7 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT54 | BMW M12/13 | Pirelli | 6 | 3.000000.839 | 2 | 2.000000.490 | 11 | 0.000 | (3) | ||
| engine | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Toleman TG185 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 4 | 0.000 | 13 | 5.000000.114 | 17 | 9.000000.450 | (3) | ||
| engine | 19 | Teo Fabi (ITA) | Toleman TG185 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 3 | 7.000000.321 | 7 | 4.000000.215 | 14 | 2.000000.035 | (3) | ||
| engine | 8 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Brabham BT54 | BMW M12/13 | Pirelli | 3 | 3.000000.213 | 5 | 4.000000.088 | 15 | 2.000000.100 | (2) | ||
| electrical | 24 | Huub Rothengatter (NED) | Osella FA1G | Alfa Romeo 890T | Pirelli | 1 | 9.000000.792 | 20 | 9.000000.873 | 18 | 9.000000.792 | (1) | ||
| accident | 22 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 184T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Goodyear | 0 | 12 | 4.000000.948 | ||||||
| accident | 23 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Alfa Romeo 184T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Goodyear | 0 | 14 | 5.000000.260 | ||||||
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| -- | 33 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Lola THL-1 | Hart 415T | Goodyear | 5.000000.731 | ||||||||