1985 Australian Endurance Championship

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The 1985 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Touring Cars [1] complying with an Australian version of FIA Group A Touring Car regulations. [2] The championship was the fifth Australian Endurance Championship and the fourth to be awarded as a drivers title. [3]

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John Goss and Armin Hahne won the 1985 James Hardie 1000 driving a Jaguar XJ-S John Goss 1985 Bathurst winning Jaguar XJS (14917976168).jpg
John Goss and Armin Hahne won the 1985 James Hardie 1000 driving a Jaguar XJ-S

The championship was contested over a five-round series which was staged concurrently with the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. [4]

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinnerCarTeamReport
1Better Brakes 300 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 4 August Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW Report
2 Pepsi 250 Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales18 August Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim RichardsBMW 635 CSiJPS Team BMW Report
3 Castrol 500 Sandown Melbourne, Victoria 15 September Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 		BMW 635 CSiJPS Team BMW Report
4 James Hardie 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales6 October Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Goss
Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne 		Jaguar XJS JRA Ltd. Report
5Motorcraft 300 Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise, Queensland 27 October Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim RichardsBMW 635 CSiJPS Team BMW Report

Class Structure

Cars were grouped into three classes based on engine capacity:

Points system

Championship points were allocated on a three scale system, to Australian license holders only, for outright places gained in each round:

Outright Position [5] 1234567891011121314151617181920
Scale A30272421191715141312111098765432
Scale B2826232017151413121110987654321
Scale C2523201715131110987654321---

In rounds where two drivers were compulsory (i.e. the Sandown and Bathurst rounds), full championship points were allocated to each of the two drivers provided that both had driven at least one third of the relevant distance. [1] In all other rounds, where two drivers were not compulsory, points were allocated to each of the two drivers provided each had driven at least one third of the distance. If each had not driven such a distance, full points were allocated to the driver who had driven the greater distance. [1] In all cases, points were only awarded to a driver who had driven one single car throughout the duration of the event. [1]

Results

PositionDriver [6] CarClassEntrantR1R2R3R4R5Total
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi 3001-6000cc JPS Team BMW 2525251725117
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst BMW 323i
BMW 635 CSi		2001-3000cc
3001-6000cc		JPS Team BMW15112517-68
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond Alfa Romeo GTV6 2001-3000cc Network Alfa 17152013-65
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith Toyota Corolla Up to 2000cc Toyota Team Australia 1510-51949
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden Commodore (VK) 3001-6000cc Mobil Holden Dealer Team 2023---43
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kent Baigent BMW 635 CSi3001-6000ccH. Kent Baigent11.514-15-40.5
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Hansford Alfa Romeo GTV62001-3000ccNetwork Alfa--2013-33
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson Ford Mustang GT 3001-6000cc Palmer Tube Mills ---112031
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Neal Lowe BMW 635 CSi3001-6000ccH. Kent Baigent11.5--15-26.5
=10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Goss Jaguar XJ-S 3001-6000cc JRA Ltd. ---25-25
=10 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne Jaguar XJ-S 3001-6000ccJRA Ltd.---25-25

Note: Only the top ten pointscorers are shown in the above table.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1985, page 90
  2. ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1985, page 302
  3. ↑ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 17 July 2009
  4. ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1985/86, pages 272-295
  5. ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1985, page 86
  6. ↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1985/86, page 272

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