Australian Grand Prix
1985 · Round 16 · Adelaide, Australia · Nov 3, 1985Race summary
Victory went to Rosberg (from 3rd on the grid), with a 43.1s margin. Laffite made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 2nd (up 18 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 82 | 2:00:40.473 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | 82 | +43.130 | 6 |
| 3 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 18 | 82 | +1:28.536 | 4 |
| 4 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell | 22 | 81 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 15 | 81 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 7 | 81 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 25 | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 62 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | 61 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | 57 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | 57 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | Brabham | 6 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 42 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 24 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 11 | 37 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 21 | 28 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | 20 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | 20 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 18 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 14 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 1 | Transmission | 0 |