Pit Lane F1
1985 Season - Round 16 - 1985-11-03
Keke Rosberg won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, with Jacques Laffite (Ligier) second and Philippe Streiff (Ligier) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P2 at the flag — a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1985 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 20 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier | 18 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Ivan Capelli |
| Tyrrell |
| 22 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 15 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 25 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 12 | Transmission | 0 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | Not classified | 0 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 14 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 11 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 21 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
