- Winner
- Nigel Mansell
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Nigel Mansell, Keke Rosberg, and Alain Prost
- Race date
- October 19, 1985
- Pole
- Nigel Mansell
- Fastest lap
- Keke Rosberg
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Keke Rosberg is listed 2 for Williams, with Alain Prost 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Stefan Johansson from P16 to P4 (+12), Martin Brundle from P17 to P7 (+10), and Alain Prost from P9 to P3 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 2 Finished, and 2 Turbo. Keke Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:08.149 on lap 74. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.