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1985 South African Grand Prix

The South African Grand Prix 1985 was the 15th round of the 1985 F1 season, and took place at the Kyalami in Midrand, South Africa, on October 19th.

Nigel Mansell won the race from the pole, followed by Keke Rosberg, and Alain Prost completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Nigel Mansell
Williams
1:28:22.866
Finished
2
1
Keke Rosberg
Williams
+7.572
Finished
3
6
Alain Prost
McLaren
+1 Lap
4
12
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
+1 Lap
5
6
Gerhard Berger
Arrows
+1 Lap
6
4
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
+1 Lap
7
10
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
8
2
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Engine
9
11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Radiator
10
2
Niki Lauda
McLaren
Turbo
11
8
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
Accident
12
8
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
Engine
13
2
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
Turbo
14
12
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Engine
15
2
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Toleman
Engine
16
9
Teo Fabi
Toleman
Engine
17
12
Marc Surer
Brabham
Engine
18
3
Huub Rothengatter
Osella
Electrical
19
7
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
Accident
20
6
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
Accident
21
3
Alan Jones
Lola
Driver unwell
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 21 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Elio de Angelis, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Teo Fabi, and Marc Surer, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Pierluigi Martini, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 45, Niki Lauda, and Michele Alboreto, both had a turbo failure, Philippe Streiff, Riccardo Patrese, and Eddie Cheever, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Huub Rothengatter, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 1, and Alan Jones, who felt unwell and had to retire on lap 0.

Engine

  • Elio de Angelis
    Lap 52
  • Ayrton Senna
    Lap 8
  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 6
  • Piercarlo Ghinzani
    Lap 4
  • Teo Fabi
    Lap 3
  • Marc Surer
    Lap 3

Radiator

  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 45

Turbo

  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 37
  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 8

Accident

  • Philippe Streiff
    Lap 16
  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 0
  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 0

Electrical

  • Huub Rothengatter
    Lap 1

Driver unwell

  • Alan Jones
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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