Gran Premio del Sudáfrica 1985: Resultados de la carrera
| Pos. | No. | Piloto | Escuderia | Puntos | Tiempo | Vueltas | Parrilla | Vuelta rápida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | 1:28:22.866 | 75 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | +7.572 | 75 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | +1 vuelta | 74 | 9 | |
| 4 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 3 | +1 vuelta | 74 | 16 | |
| 5 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows | 2 | +1 vuelta | 74 | 11 | |
| 6 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1 | +1 vuelta | 74 | 10 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 0 | +2 vueltas | 73 | 17 | |
| 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | Motor | 52 | 6 | |
| 9 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 0 | Radiador | 45 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | DNF | 37 | 8 | |
| 11 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 0 | Accidente | 16 | 19 | |
| 12 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 0 | Motor | 8 | 4 | |
| 13 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | 8 | 15 | |
| 14 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 6 | 2 | |
| 15 | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman | 0 | Motor | 4 | 13 | |
| 16 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 0 | Motor | 3 | 7 | |
| 17 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham | 0 | Motor | 3 | 5 | |
| 18 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella | 0 | Eléctrico | 1 | 21 | |
| 19 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accidente | 0 | 12 | |
| 20 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Accidente | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 33 | Alan Jones | Lola | 0 | +75 vueltas | 0 | 18 |
