1985 - Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix

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1985 - Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix
Date - 11/3/1985
Race Track - Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 82
Pole Winner Ayrton Senna
Average Race Speed - 154.114 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 7 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Keke Rosberg
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Keke Rosberg	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW10	Honda RA163E
2	20	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Ligier	Ligier JS25	Renault EF4B
3	18	Philippe Streiff	Equipe Ligier	Ligier JS25	Renault EF4B
4	22	Ivan Capelli	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 012	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	15	Stefan Johansson	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156/85	Ferrari 031
6	7	Gerhard Berger	Barclays Arrows BMW	Arrows A8	BMW M12
7	25	Huub Rothengatter	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1G	Alfa Romeo 890T
8	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Team	Minardi M85	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	1	Ayrton Senna	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T	Renault EF4B
10	5	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156/85	Ferrari 031
11	16	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-2B	TAG Porsche P01
12	12	Derek Warwick	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE60B	Renault EF4B
13	17	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 012	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	6	Marc Surer	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT54	BMW M12
15	14	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184TB	Alfa Romeo 890T
16	24	Teo Fabi	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185	Hart 415T
17	11	Thierry Boutsen	Barclays Arrows BMW	Arrows A8	BMW M12
18	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185	Hart 415T
19	4	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-2B	TAG Porsche P01
20	8	Patrick Tambay	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE60B	Renault EF4B
21	19	Alan Jones	Team Haas Ltd	Lola Beatrice THL-1	Hart 415T
22	10	Elio de Angelis	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 97T	Renault EF4B
23	9	Nelson Piquet	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT54	BMW M12
24	13	Eddie Cheever	Benetton Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 184TB	Alfa Romeo 890T
25	2	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW10	Honda RA163E