1985 Australian Grand Prix

The 1985 Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race held in Adelaide on November 3, 1985. It was the final race for the 1985 season.

It was the 50th Australian Grand Prix and the first to be run as part of the Formula One championship.

McLaren-TAG Porsche and Ferrari came into this race fighting for the Constructor's Championship

• McLaren-TAG Porsche (90pts) needed either
  • 2nd (or 3rd and 6th) or better
  • 4th (or 5th and 6th) with the Ferraris 1st and 3rd or lower
  • 5th with the Ferraris 1st and 4th or lower
  • 6th with the Ferraris 1st and 5th or lower
  • the Ferraris scoring 1st and 6th or lower
• Ferrari (80pts) needed either
  • 1st and 2nd with the McLarens scoring fewer than 5pts
  • 1st and 3rd with the McLarens scoring fewer than 3pts
  • 1st and 4th with the McLarens 6th or lower
  • 1st and 5th with the McLaren 7th or lower

The race was also the last race for Niki Lauda and for Alfa Romeo team.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Template:Country flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	82	2:00:40.473<ref name="Autocourse1985p260">Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref>	3	9
2	26	Template:Country flagicon Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	82	+ 43.130	20	6
3	25	Template:Country flagicon Philippe Streiff	Ligier-Renault	82	+ 1:28.536	18	4
4	4	Template:Country flagicon Ivan Capelli	Tyrrell-Renault	81	+ 1 Lap	22	3
5	28	Template:Country flagicon Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	81	+ 1 Lap	15	2
6	17	Template:Country flagicon Gerhard Berger	Arrows-BMW	81	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	24	Template:Country flagicon Huub Rothengatter	Osella-Alfa Romeo	78	+ 4 Laps	25
8	29	Template:Country flagicon Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	78	+ 4 Laps	23
Ret	12	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	62	Engine	1
Ret	27	Template:Country flagicon Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	61	Transmission	5
Ret	1	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	57	Brakes	16
Ret	16	Template:Country flagicon Derek Warwick	Renault	57	Transmission	12
Ret	3	Template:Country flagicon Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	49	Not Classified	17
Ret	8	Template:Country flagicon Marc Surer	Brabham-BMW	42	Engine	6
Ret	22	Template:Country flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Alfa Romeo	42	Exhaust	14
Ret	19	Template:Country flagicon Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	40	Engine	24
Ret	18	Template:Country flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	37	Oil Leak	11
Ret	20	Template:Country flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman-Hart	28	Clutch	21
Ret	2	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	26	Engine	4
Ret	15	Template:Country flagicon Patrick Tambay	Renault	20	Transmission	8
Ret	33	Template:Country flagicon Alan Jones	Lola-Hart	20	Electrical	19
DSQ	11	Template:Country flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	18	Disqualified<ref name="Lotusp245">Joining grid position after delay on warming up lap instead of starting from back of grid. According to Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref>	10
Ret	7	Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	14	Fire	9
Ret	23	Template:Country flagicon Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	5	Engine	13
Ret	5	Template:Country flagicon Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1	Transmission	2

Notes

• Elio de Angelis - Was excluded for regaining his original grid position after being delayed on the parade lap.
• Milestone - Alan Jones; 100th Race Start.
• On the second to last lap, Ligier driver Philippe Streiff tried to overtake his team-mate Jacques Laffite for 2nd place and, as result of this maneuver, Streiff's front wheel axis was severely damaged, but the driver still managed to finish in 3rd place despite driving on "three wheels".
• Last win for Keke Rosberg
• Last Fastest lap for Keke Rosberg