1985 South African motorcycle Grand Prix information
First round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
1985 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
23 March 1985
Official name
National Panasonic Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
Location
Kyalami
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.104 km (2.550 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Freddie Spencer
Time
1:24.200
Fastest lap
Rider
Freddie Spencer
Time
1:24.910
Podium
First
Eddie Lawson
Second
Freddie Spencer
Third
Wayne Gardner
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Carlos Lavado
Time
1:29.310
Fastest lap
Rider
Mario Rademeyer
Time
1:28.140
Podium
First
Freddie Spencer
Second
Anton Mang
Third
Mario Rademeyer
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 125cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
Unknown
Podium
First
No 125cc was held
Second
No 125cc was held
Third
No 125cc was held
80 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 80cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
No 80cc was held
Podium
First
No 80cc was held
Second
No 80cc was held
Third
No 80cc was held
The 1985 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–23 March 1985 at the Kyalami circuit. This was the last South African GP held due to the Apartheid policies which were in place in the country and the subsequent boycott from many sport associations (such as the FIM and the FIA) that followed, until the return of motorcycle racing to the new Kyalami circuit in 1992.[2]
^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1985". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^"Kyalami". 12 June 2017.
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