Claim: The first placer of the 1985 Australian Grand Prix qualifying round was Ayrton Senna of Brazil versus 24 other participants.
Evidence: Pos Brazil Ayrton Senna United_Kingdom Nigel Mansell Finland Keke Rosberg France Alain Prost Italy Michele Alboreto Switzerland Marc Surer Austria Gerhard Berger France Patrick Tambay Brazil Nelson Piquet Italy Elio de Angelis Belgium Thierry Boutsen United_Kingdom Derek Warwick United_States Eddie Cheever Italy Riccardo Patrese Sweden Stefan Johansson Austria Niki Lauda United_Kingdom Martin Brundle France Philippe Streiff Australia Alan Jones France Jacques Laffite Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Italy Ivan Capelli Italy Pierluigi Martini Italy Teo Fabi Netherlands Huub Rothengatter