419th GP – South Africa 1985

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/2B [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
2	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/2B [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 014 [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 014 [2]	Renault EF4B V6T 1.5	Goodyear
5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams FW10 [6]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear
6	Keke Rosberg	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams FW10 [7]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear
7	Nelson Piquet	Olivetti Brabham	Brabham BT54 [9]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli
8	Marc Surer	Olivetti Brabham	Brabham BT54 [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli
9	Philippe Alliot	Skoal Bandit F1 Team	RAM 03 [04]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
10	-	Skoal Bandit F1 Team	RAM 03	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
12	Ayrton Senna	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T [4]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
15	Patrick Tambay	Renault Elf	Renault RE60B [08]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
16	Derek Warwick	Renault Elf	Renault RE60B [03]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
17	Gerhard Berger	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows A8 [2]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
18	Thierry Boutsen	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows A8 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
19	Teo Fabi	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185 [3]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185 [4]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
22	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear
23	Eddie Cheever	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear
24	Huub Rothengatter	Kelemata Osella	Osella FA1G [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Pirelli
25	Philippe Streiff	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS25 [04]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS25 [05]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari 156/85 [083]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari 156/85 [086]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M185 [004]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
30	-	Zakspeed Formula Racing GmbH	Zakspeed 841	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
33	Alan Jones	Team Haas USA Ltd	Lola THL1 [002]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Goodyear
Renault and Ligier boycotted the Grand Prix because of apartheid. RAM and Zakspeed did not attend the event.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	G	Laps
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW10 [6]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:03.188	01:02.366	01:02.366	0
2	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT54 [9]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:03.844	01:02.490	01:02.490	0
3	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams FW10 [7]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:03.073	01:02.504	01:02.504	0
4	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 97T [4]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:04.517	01:02.825	01:02.825	0
5	8	Marc Surer	Brabham BT54 [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:05.411	01:04.088	01:04.088	0
6	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 97T [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:04.611	01:04.129	01:04.129	0
7	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman TG185 [3]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:06.083	01:04.215	01:04.215	0
8	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren MP4/2B [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:05.357	01:04.283	01:04.283	0
9	2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/2B [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:05.757	01:04.376	01:04.376	0
10	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows A8 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:05.079	01:04.518	01:04.518	0
11	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows A8 [2]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:06.546	01:04.780	01:04.780	0
12	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo 184T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:06.386	01:04.948	01:04.948	0
13	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman TG185 [4]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:07.800	01:05.114	01:05.114	0
14	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo 184T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.159	01:05.260	01:05.260	0
15	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari 156/85 [083]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:05.268	01:05.757	01:05.268	0
16	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari 156/85 [086]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:05.406	01:05.388	01:05.388	0
17	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell 014 [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:06.709	01:05.649	01:05.649	0
18	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell 014 [2]	Renault EF4B V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.935	01:06.205	01:06.205	0
19	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M185 [004]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	01:10.025	01:08.658	01:08.658	0
20	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella FA1G [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Pirelli	01:09.904	01:09.873	01:09.873	0
DNS	33	Alan Jones	Lola THL1 [002]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.144	01:05.731	01:05.731	0
Jones, ill, did not participate in the race.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT54 [9]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:06.856
2	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 97T [4]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:08.296
3	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams FW10 [7]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:08.635
4	1	Niki Lauda	McLaren MP4/2B [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:08.977
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW10 [6]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:09.026
6	2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/2B [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:09.270
7	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 97T [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:09.368
8	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari 156/85 [083]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:09.695
9	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari 156/85 [086]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:09.880
10	8	Marc Surer	Brabham BT54 [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:10.104
11	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows A8 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:10.329
12	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman TG185 [3]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:10.547
13	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell 014 [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:10.662
14	17	Gerhard Berger	Arrows A8 [2]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:10.750
15	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman TG185 [4]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:10.967
16	22	Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo 184T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:11.115
17	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell 014 [2]	Renault EF4B V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:11.469
18	23	Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo 184T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:11.529
19	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M185 [004]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	01:12.821
20	24	Huub Rothengatter	Osella FA1G [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Pirelli	01:13.000

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Official Name	1985 Southern Sun Hotels Grand Prix of South Africa
Circuit	Kyalami
Date	October 19
Pole	Nigel Mansell 01:02.366
Fastest Lap	Keke Rosberg 01:08.149
Podium	1st Nigel Mansell (74) , 2nd Keke Rosberg (1) , 3rd Alain Prost
GP Number	419
Round	15
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grand Prix of Europe October 6
Next race	Australian Grand Prix November 3

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams FW10 [6]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:28:22.866	75	01:08.518	74	1	9
2	6	Keke Rosberg	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams FW10 [7]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:28:30.438	75	01:08.149	1	3	6
3	2	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/2B [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	+1 lap	74	01:08.713	0	9	4
4	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari 156/85 [086]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	+1 lap	74	01:10.413	0	16	3
5	17	Gerhard Berger	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows A8 [2]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	+1 lap	74	01:10.258	0	11	2
6	18	Thierry Boutsen	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows A8 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	+1 lap	74	01:09.230	0	10	1
7	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 014 [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	+2 laps	73	01:10.339	0	17	0
DNF	11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T [3]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	52	01:09.960	0	6	0
DNF	29	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M185 [004]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Radiator	45	01:14.428	0	20	0
DNF	1	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/2B [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Turbo	37	01:09.500	0	8	0
DNF	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 014 [2]	Renault EF4B V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	16	01:11.404	0	19	0
DNF	12	Ayrton Senna	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T [4]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	8	01:10.077	0	4	0
DNF	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari 156/85 [083]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Turbo	8	01:10.850	0	15	0
DNF	7	Nelson Piquet	Olivetti Brabham	Brabham BT54 [9]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Engine	6	01:10.476	0	2	0
DNF	20	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185 [4]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Engine	4	01:29.450	0	13	0
DNF	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185 [3]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Engine	3	01:12.035	0	7	0
DNF	8	Marc Surer	Olivetti Brabham	Brabham BT54 [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Engine	3	01:12.100	0	5	0
DNF	24	Huub Rothengatter	Kelemata Osella	Osella FA1G [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Pirelli	Electrics	1	01:29.792	0	21	0
DNF	22	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	0		0	12	0
DNF	23	Eddie Cheever	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	0		0	14	0
WD	33	Alan Jones	Team Haas USA Ltd	Lola THL1 [002]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Sick	0		0	18	0
T	1	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/2B [3]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	19	Teo Fabi	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185 [1]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
S	6	-	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams FW10 [3]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	7	-	Olivetti Brabham	Brabham BT54 [7]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
S	11	-	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T [2]	Renault EF4B V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	18	-	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows A8 [1]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	23	-	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184T [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	24	-	Kelemata Osella	Osella FA1F [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
S	28	-	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari 156/85 [084]	Ferrari 031 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	29	-	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M185 [001]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
S	33	-	Team Haas USA Ltd	Lola THL1 [001]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
DNA	9	Philippe Alliot	Skoal Bandit F1 Team	RAM 03 [04]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Withdrawn	0		0		0
DNA	10	-	Skoal Bandit F1 Team	RAM 03	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Withdrawn	0		0		0
DNA	15	Patrick Tambay	Renault Elf	Renault RE60B [08]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Boycott	0		0		0
DNA	16	Derek Warwick	Renault Elf	Renault RE60B [03]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Boycott	0		0		0
DNA	25	Philippe Streiff	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS25 [04]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Boycott	0		0		0
DNA	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS25 [05]	Renault EF15 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Boycott	0		0		0
DNA	30	-	Zakspeed Formula Racing GmbH	Zakspeed 841	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	DNA	0		0		0
Alain Prost’s 75th lap was very slow and only 74 laps were considered

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Formula 1 1985 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	73 (76)
2	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	53
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	38
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	33
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	31
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams	31
7	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	24
7	Stefan Johansson	Tyrrell	24
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	21
9	Niki Lauda	McLaren	14
10	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	11
11	Patrick Tambay	Renault	11
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	10
13	Marc Surer	Brabham	5
14	Derek Warwick	Renault	5
15	Stefan Bellof	Tyrrell	4
16	René Arnoux	Ferrari	3
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Ligier	3
18	Gerhard Berger	Arrows	2

Formula 1 1985 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	McLaren TAG Porsche	90
2	Ferrari	80
3	Lotus Renault	71
4	Williams Honda	62
5	Brabham BMW	26
6	Renault	16
7	Arrows BMW	13
8	Ligier Renault	13
9	Tyrrell Ford Cosworth	4