The 1985 Australian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1985 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday, 3 November 1985. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Renault and Keke Rosberg was the race winner in the Williams Honda.
Australian Grand Prix 1985 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 82 | 2:00:40.473 | 2:00:40.473 | - | - | 1:23.758 | 57 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 82 | +43.130 | 2:01:23.603 | +43.130 | +43.130 | 1:25.469 | 41 | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Philippe Streiff | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 82 | +1:28.536 | 2:02:09.009 | +1:28.536 | +45.406 | 1:25.032 | 62 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 81 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.497 | 47 | 22 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 81 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.337 | 74 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 81 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.216 | 74 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Netherlands | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 78 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:28.942 | 52 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Motor Moderni | Pirelli | 78 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:28.366 | 52 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 62 | Engine | 20 laps | 16 laps | 1:24.140 | 37 | 1 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 61 | Transmission | 21 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.642 | 57 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 57 | Accident | 25 laps | 4 laps | 1:24.498 | 54 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Renault | Goodyear | 57 | Transmission | 25 laps | 1:26.313 | 56 | 12 | |||
| NC | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 49 | +33 Laps | 33 laps | 8 laps | 1:27.223 | 25 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 42 | Engine | 40 laps | 7 laps | 1:25.751 | 24 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 42 | Exhaust | 40 laps | 1:28.675 | 8 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 40 | Engine | 42 laps | 2 laps | 1:28.535 | 30 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 37 | Oil Leak | 45 laps | 3 laps | 1:26.668 | 14 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 28 | Clutch | 54 laps | 9 laps | 1:28.809 | 6 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 56 laps | 2 laps | 1:25.388 | 26 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Patrick Tambay | France | Renault | Goodyear | 20 | Transmission | 62 laps | 6 laps | 1:26.819 | 20 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Alan Jones | Australia | Lola Hart | Goodyear | 20 | Electrical | 62 laps | 1:27.504 | 6 | 19 | |||
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 18 | Disqualified | 64 laps | 2 laps | 1:26.913 | 8 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 14 | Fire | 68 laps | 4 laps | 1:27.155 | 8 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 5 | Engine | 77 laps | 9 laps | 1:27.744 | 5 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 1 | Transmission | 81 laps | 4 laps | 2:23.614 | 1 | 2 |