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Keke Rosberg won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix

Keke Rosberg won the 1985 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Jacques Laffite and Philippe Streiff at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Keke Rosberg
Team
Williams
Top listed
Keke Rosberg, Jacques Laffite, and Philippe Streiff
Race date
November 3, 1985
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Keke Rosberg
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Keke Rosberg finished first for Williams. Jacques Laffite is listed 2 for Ligier, with Philippe Streiff 3 for Ligier.

Grid to finish

Jacques Laffite from P20 to P2 (+18), Ivan Capelli from P22 to P4 (+18), and Huub Rothengatter from P25 to P7 (+18) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 4 Transmission, 3 +1 lap, 3 Finished, and 2 +4 laps. Keke Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.758 on lap 57. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Keke RosbergWilliams2:00:40.4739
2Jacques LaffiteLigier2:01:26.6036
3Philippe StreiffLigier2:02:09.0094
4Ivan CapelliTyrrell+1 lap3
5Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap2
6Gerhard BergerArrows+1 lap1
7Huub RothengatterOsella+4 laps0
8Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+4 laps0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTransmission0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenBrakes0
DNFDerek WarwickRenaultTransmission0
NCMartin BrundleTyrrell+33 laps0
DNFMarc SurerBrabhamEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoExhaust0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsOil leak0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniTolemanClutch0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenEngine0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultTransmission0