| «1985-16» | Australia Grand Prix - L Australian Grand Prix |
| 1985-11-03 | Adelaide - Adelaide Street Circuit - 82 laps × 3.778 km : 309.796 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:22.403 | 01:19.843 | 01:19.843 | 170.344 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:22.564 | 01:20.537 | 01:20.537 | +00.694 (+0.869%) | +00.694 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Honda | 01:22.402 | 01:21.887 | 01:21.887 | +02.044 (+2.560%) | +01.350 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:23.943 | 01:21.889 | 01:21.889 | +02.046 (+2.563%) | +00.002 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:24.666 | 01:22.337 | 01:22.337 | +02.494 (+3.124%) | +00.448 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Marc Surer | Brabham • BMW | 01:24.404 | 01:22.561 | 01:22.561 | +02.718 (+3.404%) | +00.224 |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | Gerhard Berger | Arrows • BMW | 01:25.362 | 01:22.592 | 01:22.592 | +02.749 (+3.443%) | +00.031 |
| 8 | 8 | 15 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 01:25.173 | 01:22.683 | 01:22.683 | +02.840 (+3.557%) | +00.091 |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 01:23.018 | 01:22.718 | 01:22.718 | +02.875 (+3.601%) | +00.035 |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 01:24.543 | 01:23.077 | 01:23.077 | +03.234 (+4.050%) | +00.359 |
| 11 | 11 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:23.960 | 01:23.196 | 01:23.196 | +03.353 (+4.199%) | +00.119 |
| 12 | 12 | 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 01:24.372 | 01:23.426 | 01:23.426 | +03.583 (+4.488%) | +00.230 |
| 13 | 13 | 23 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 01:23.597 | 01:24.295 | 01:23.597 | +03.754 (+4.702%) | +00.171 |
| 14 | 14 | 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 01:23.758 | 01:24.128 | 01:23.758 | +03.915 (+4.903%) | +00.161 |
| 15 | 15 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 01:24.732 | 01:23.902 | 01:23.902 | +04.059 (+5.084%) | +00.144 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:24.691 | 01:23.941 | 01:23.941 | +04.098 (+5.133%) | +00.039 |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:25.646 | 01:24.241 | 01:24.241 | +04.398 (+5.508%) | +00.300 |
| 18 | 18 | 25 | Philippe Streiff | Ligier • Renault | 01:26.618 | 01:24.286 | 01:24.286 | +04.443 (+5.565%) | +00.045 |
| 19 | 19 | 33 | Alan Jones | Lola • Hart | 01:25.780 | 01:24.369 | 01:24.369 | +04.526 (+5.669%) | +00.083 |
| 20 | 20 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:26.972 | 01:24.830 | 01:24.830 | +04.987 (+6.246%) | +00.461 |
| 21 | 21 | 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Toleman • Hart | 01:25.021 | 01:26.630 | 01:25.021 | +05.178 (+6.485%) | +00.191 |
| 22 | 22 | 4 | Ivan Capelli | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:27.120 | 01:27.120 | +07.277 (+9.114%) | +02.099 | |
| 23 | 23 | 29 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:27.196 | 01:27.402 | 01:27.196 | +07.353 (+9.209%) | +00.076 |
| 24 | 24 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Toleman • Hart | 01:28.261 | 01:28.110 | 01:28.110 | +08.267 (+10.354%) | +00.914 |
| 25 | 25 | 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:30.319 | 01:30.319 | +10.476 (+13.121%) | +02.209 |