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1985 Australia Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Adelaïde circuit. Full information

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1985 Australia Grand Prix

1985 Australia Grand Prix is 420th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Adelaïde circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position, Keke Rosberg won this race. This was his 5th victory. Jacques Laffite and Philippe Streiff also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 82 laps (310 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1985 South Africa Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1986 Brazil Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1985 Australia Grand Prix

22nd victory for the Williams team
5th victory for the Keke Rosberg
16th podium for the Keke Rosberg
30th podium for the Jacques Laffite
1st podium for the Philippe Streiff

1985 Australia Grand Prix

Williams FW10 - 1985 Australia Grand Prix winner

1985 Australia Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Keke Rosberg	9.00	2h 00m 40.473s ( 154.032 km/h )	82	Canon Williams Honda Team
2	Jacques Laffite	6.00	2h 01m 26.603s ( +46.130s )	82	Equipe Ligier
3	Philippe Streiff	4.00	2h 02m 09.009s ( +1m 28.536s )	82	Equipe Ligier
4	Ivan Capelli	3.00		81	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
5	Stefan Johansson	2.00		81	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Gerhard Berger	1.00		81	Barclay Arrows BMW
7	Huub Rothengatter	0		78	Osella Squadra Corse
8	Pierluigi Martini	0		78	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Ayrton Senna	0	Engine	62	John Player Special Team Lotus
ab	Michele Alboreto	0	Gear shift	61	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Accident	57	Marlboro McLaren International
ab	Derek Warwick	0	Gearbox	57	Equipe Renault Elf
nc	Martin Brundle	0		49	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
ab	Marc Surer	0	Engine	42	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Exhaust	42	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Teo Fabi	0	Engine	40	Toleman Group Motorsport
ab	Thierry Boutsen	0	Accident	37	Barclay Arrows BMW
ab	Piercarlo Ghinzani	0	Clutch	28	Toleman Group Motorsport
ab	Alain Prost	0	Turbo	26	Marlboro McLaren International
ab	Alan Jones	0	Ignition	20	Team Haas (USA) Ltd
ab	Patrick Tambay	0	Transmission	20	Equipe Renault Elf
dsq	Elio De Angelis	0	Wrong grid position	18	John Player Special Team Lotus
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Fire	14	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
ab	Eddie Cheever	0	Engine	5	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Nigel Mansell	0	Transmission	1	Canon Williams Honda Team

Qualifying Results for the 1985 Australia Grand Prix on the Adelaïde circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	1'19''843	John Player Special Team Lotus
2	Nigel Mansell	1'20''537	Canon Williams Honda Team
3	Keke Rosberg	1'21''887	Canon Williams Honda Team
4	Alain Prost	1'21''889	Marlboro McLaren International
5	Michele Alboreto	1'22''337	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Marc Surer	1'22''561	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
7	Gerhard Berger	1'22''592	Barclay Arrows BMW
8	Patrick Tambay	1'22''683	Equipe Renault Elf
9	Nelson Piquet	1'22''718	Motor Racing Developments Ltd
10	Elio De Angelis	1'23''077	John Player Special Team Lotus
11	Thierry Boutsen	1'23''196	Barclay Arrows BMW
12	Derek Warwick	1'23''426	Equipe Renault Elf
13	Eddie Cheever	1'23''597	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo
14	Riccardo Patrese	1'23''758	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo
15	Stefan Johansson	1'23''902	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
16	Niki Lauda	1'23''941	Marlboro McLaren International
17	Martin Brundle	1'24''241	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
18	Philippe Streiff	1'24''286	Equipe Ligier
19	Alan Jones	1'24''369	Team Haas (USA) Ltd
20	Jacques Laffite	1'24''830	Equipe Ligier
21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1'25''021	Toleman Group Motorsport
22	Ivan Capelli	1'27''120	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
23	Pierluigi Martini	1'27''196	Minardi F1 Team
24	Teo Fabi	1'28''110	Toleman Group Motorsport
25	Huub Rothengatter	1'30''319	Osella Squadra Corse