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 Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (from ''Khaya lami'', ''My home'' in Zulu) is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, just north of Johannesburg. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has ho ...

circuit. This was the last South African GP held due to the

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policies which were in place in the country and the subsequent boycott from many sport associations (such as the

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and the

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) that followed, until the return of motorcycle racing to the new Kyalami circuit in 1992.

Classification

500 cc

References

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South African Grand Prix The South African Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap race in 1934 at the Prince George Circuit at East London, Cape Province. It drew top drivers from Europe including Bernd Rosemeyer, Richard "Dick" Seaman, R ...

, Year_of_race = 1985 , Previous_race_in_season = 1984 San Marino Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1985 Spanish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race =

1984 South African Grand Prix The 1984 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 7 April 1984. It was race 2 of 16 in the 1984 Formula One World Championship. The 75-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren- TAG, with teammate Alain P ...

, Next_year's_race = 1992 South African Grand Prix South African motorcycle Grand Prix South African

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March 1985 sports events in Africa