Keke Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix 1985 at Adelaide Street Circuit on 3 November 1985, starting from P3 on the grid. Jacques Laffite finished second for Ligier, with Philippe Streiff completing the podium for Ligier.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams | 82 | 2:00:40.473 | 9 | |
| 2 | 20 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier | 82 | +43.130 | 6 | |
| 3 | 18 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Ligier | 82 | +1:28.536 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | Ivan CapelliCAP | Tyrrell | 81 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 81 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Gerhard BergerBER | Arrows | 81 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | Huub RothengatterROT | Osella | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Team Lotus | 62 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 61 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Niki LaudaLAU | McLaren | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Derek WarwickWAR | Renault | 57 | Transmission | 0 | |
| N | 17 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Marc SurerSUR | Brabham | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Alfa Romeo | 42 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Teo FabiFAB | Toleman | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows | 37 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Toleman | 28 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | Renault | 20 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alan JonesJON | Lola | 20 | Electrical | 0 | |
| D | 10 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Team Lotus | 18 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham | 14 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams | 1 | Transmission | 0 |