The 1985 duschfrisch Trophy ADAC 1000 km was the fifth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Hockenheimring, West Germany on July 14, 1985.
Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is a motor racing circuit situated in the Rhine valley near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it has hosted the German Grand Prix, most recently in 2019. The circuit has very little differences in elevation. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 licence.
Stefan Bellof was a German racing driver. Bellof was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. His lap record on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring, set while qualifying for the 1000 km race in 1983, stood for 35 years, when it was beaten by Timo Bernhard in 2018. He also competed in Formula One with Tyrrell Racing during 1984 and 1985. Bellof was killed in an accident during the 1985 1000 km of Spa, a round of the 1985 World Sportscar Championship.
The Lancia LC2 was a series of racing cars built by Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia and powered by engines built by their sister company Ferrari. They were part of Lancia's official factory-backed effort in the World Sportscar Championship from 1983 to 1986, although they continued to be used by privateer teams until 1991. They were also the company's first car meeting the FIA's new Group C regulations for sports prototypes.
The 1984 Sandown 1000 was an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 2 December 1984. It was the eleventh and final round of the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship and was the first FIA World Championship race to be held in Australia. It was to be the first of a three-year contract to race at Sandown, though the final two years would be cancelled.
The 1988 1000 km Fuji was the tenth round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the sixth and final round of the 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship. It took place at the Fuji Speedway, Japan on September 18, 1988.
The 1987 WEC in Japan was the tenth and final round of the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the fifth round of the 1987 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship. It took place at Fuji Speedway, Japan on September 27, 1987.
The 1986 Mount Fuji 1000 km was the ninth and final round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the fifth round of the 1986 All Japan Endurance Championship. It took place at Fuji Speedway, Japan on October 5, 1986.
The 1985 1000 km of Mugello was the opening round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Mugello Circuit, Italy on April 14, 1985.
The 1985 Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo was the second round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy on April 28, 1985.
The 1985 Silverstone 1000 km was the third round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 12 May 1985.
The 1985 Budweiser GT was the sixth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. Several teams from the Camel GT Championship also participated, under the GTP, GTO, and GTU classes. It took place at Mosport Park, Canada on August 11, 1985.
The 1985 1000 km Spa was the seventh round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on September 1, 1985. In the first half of the race the two leading drivers collided, which resulted in the death of defending Drivers Champion Stefan Bellof. The race organisers ended the race early, thus allowing the Martini Racing Lancia of drivers Mauro Baldi, Bob Wollek, and Riccardo Patrese to win their only victory of the year. It was also the last victory scored by the Lancia LC2.
The 1985 1000 km Brands Hatch was the eighth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on September 22, 1985.
The 1985 Fuji 1000 Kilometres was the ninth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship as well as the fifth round of the 1985 All Japan Endurance Championship. It took place at the Fuji Speedway, Japan on October 6, 1985.
The 1984 Grand Prix International 1000 km was the second round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 13 May 1984.
The 1984 British Aerospace 1000 was the fifth round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship. Points were however only awarded in the Drivers Championship, leading to several teams opting to not participate. It took place at Brands Hatch, Great Britain on 29 July 1984.
The 1984 Budweiser GT 1000 Kilometers was the sixth round of the 1984 World Endurance Championship. It took place at Mosport Park, Canada on 5 August 1984.
The Ford C100 is a sports racing car, initially built and run as a Group 6 car, but later as a Group C car. The C100 was built by Ford in 1981, and initially featured a 4-litre Cosworth DFL V8 engine, which was replaced by a 3.3-litre version of the same engine in 1983, after the car had passed to private hands. Five cars are known to have been built. Although the cars were often very quick in qualifying, reliability problems plagued them, and restricted their successes to two Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft victories in 1982, and a single Thundersports victory in 1983.
Willibert "Willi" Kauhsen is a German former racing driver and racing team owner from Eschweiler in Aachen, Germany.
The Alba AR6 was a Group C2 sports car prototype, designed, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Alba Engineering in 1985, to compete in the World Sportscar Championship, and used in sports car racing until 1990. A variant of the car, called the Alba AR8, was used in the IMSA GTP Championship.