1985 World Sportscar Championship

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Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 956 contesting the Le Mans round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship LeMans1985Runner-upPorsche956.jpg — Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 956 contesting the Le Mans round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship

The 1985 World Sportscar Championship season was the 33rd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1985 World Endurance Championship which was contested over a series of races for Group C1 and Group C2 Prototypes, Group B GT Cars and IMSA GTP cars. The series ran from 14 April 1985 to 1 December 1985 and was composed of 10 races.

Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	1000 km Mugello	Mugello Circuit	14 April
2	Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (1000km)^†	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 April
3	Silverstone 1000 Kilometres	Silverstone Circuit	12 May
4	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	15 June 16 June
5	Duschfrish ADAC 1000 Kilometres	Hockenheimring	14 July
6	Budweiser GT 1000 Kilometres	Mosport	11 August
7	1000km of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1 September
8	1000 km of Brands Hatch^†	Brands Hatch	22 September
9	Fuji 1000 Kilometres	Fuji Speedway	6 October
10	Malaysia 800 Selangor^†	Shah Alam Circuit	1 December

† - Non-points races for teams.

Entries

Group C1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956 Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	1	Jacky Ickx	All
				1	Jochen Mass	All
				2	Derek Bell	All
				2	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All
				3	Derek Bell	2
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	2
					Al Holbert	4, 8
					Vern Schuppan	4, 8
					John Watson	4
				69	Vern Schuppan	10
				69	James Weaver	10
Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/85	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	M	4	Alessandro Nannini	1–5, 7–8
					Riccardo Patrese	1–3, 5, 7–8
					Bob Wollek	4
					Lucio Cesario	4
					Mauro Baldi	7
				5	Mauro Baldi	1–5, 7–8
					Bob Wollek	1–3, 5, 7–8
					Lucio Cesario	1–2, 7
					Henri Pescarolo	4
					Riccardo Patrese	7
					Andrea de Cesaris	8
New Man-Joest Racing	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	7	Paolo Barilla	2–5, 7, 9
					Klaus Ludwig	2–5, 7
					Hans Heyer	2
					Paul Belmondo	3
					"John Winter"	4, 9
					Marc Duez	9
				8	Mauricio DeNarvaez	4, 9
					Paul Belmondo	4, 9
					Kenper Miller	4
					"John Winter"	5, 7, 9–10
					Volker Weidler	5, 7
					Franz Konrad	5
					Paolo Barilla	5, 10
					Marc Duez	7
Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 956B Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	9	Marc Surer	5
				9	Manfred Winkelhock	5
				10	Marc Surer	1–3, 6–7
					Manfred Winkelhock	1–3, 6
					Sarel van der Merwe	4
					George Fouché	4
					Mario Hytten	4
					Kees Kroesemeijer	5, 7
					Klaus Niedzwiedz	5
				11	George Fouché	1–3
					Klaus Ludwig	1
					Gianni Mussato	1
					Sarel van der Merwe	2–3
					Bruno Giacomelli	2
					Almo Coppelli	3
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	4
					Franz Konrad	4
					Mike Thackwell	4
					Ludwig Heimrath	6
					Ludwig Heimrath Jr.	6
					Kees Kroesemeijer	6
Panasport Japan	LM 05C	Nissan FJ20 2.3 L Turbo I4	B	12	Emanuele Pirro	9
					Osamu Nakako	9
					Akio Morimoto	9
Cougar Primagaz	Cougar C12	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	13	Yves Courage	4, 7
					Jean-François Yvon	4
					Alain de Cadenet	4
					Henri Pescarolo	7
Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	14	Jonathan Palmer	2–5, 7
					Jan Lammers	2–3
					James Weaver	4
					Richard Lloyd	4
					David Hobbs	5, 7
					Kenny Acheson	9
					Johnny Dumfries	9
			D	69	Vern Schuppan	3
			D	69	James Weaver	3
RC Racing	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	D	16	Richard Cleare	8
RC Racing	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	D	16	David Leslie	8
Brun Motorsport	Porsche 956B Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	18	Oscar Larrauri	1, 3–5, 7, 10
					Massimo Sigala	1, 3–5, 7, 10
					Thierry Boutsen	2
					Stefan Bellof	2
					Gabriele Tarquini	4
					Frank Jelinski	10
				19	Thierry Boutsen	1, 3, 5, 7
					Stefan Bellof	1, 5, 7
					Oscar Larrauri	2
					Massimo Sigala	2
					Renzo Zorzi	2
					Walter Brun	3–4
					Didier Theys	4
					Joël Gouhier	4
				20	Walter Brun	1, 5
					Leopold von Bayern	1
					Gerhard Berger	5
Bieri Racing	Sauber C7	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	18	Guy Bieri	6
					Matt Gysler	6
					"Fomfor"	6
Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Cheetah G604	Aston Martin 5.3 L V8	D	23 24	Bernard de Dryver	1–2, 4, 7–9
					Gianfranco Brancatelli	1–2
					John Cooper	3–5
					John Brindley	3, 8
					Claude Bourgoignie	4, 7
					Tiff Needell	5
					Pierre Dieudonné	7
					Hervé Regout	8
					Laurent Ferrier	9
Advan Sports Nova	Porsche 962C	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	25	Kunimitsu Takahashi	9
Advan Sports Nova	Porsche 962C		Y	25	Kenji Takahashi	9
From A Racing	Porsche 956		D	27	Jirou Yoneyama	9
From A Racing	Porsche 956		D	27	Hideki Okada	9
Obermaier Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	26	Jürgen Lässig	1–5, 7
					Hervé Regout	1–5, 7
					Mike Thackwell	1
					Jesús Pareja	2–5, 7
Hoshino Racing	March 85G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	B	28	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	9
					Akira Hagiwara	9
					Keiji Matsumoto	9
Central 20 Racing Team	Lola T810	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	30	Aguri Suzuki	9
Central 20 Racing Team	Lola T810	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	30	Haruhito Yanagida	9
Primagaz	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	31	Pierre Yver	3–4
					Pierre-François Rousselot	3–4
					Jean Rondeau	3
					François Servanin	4
John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	33	Jo Gartner	2–4, 9
					Kenny Acheson	2
					David Hobbs	3–4
					Guy Edwards	4
					Michael Roe	9
					Franz Konrad	10
					Andrew Miedecke	10
				55	Dudley Wood	2–4
					Manuel López	2–3
					Klaus Niedzwiedz	2
					Guy Edwards	3
					Kenny Acheson	4
Kreepy Krauly Racing Cosmik Racing Promotions	March 84G	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	34	Christian Danner	4–7, 10
					Graham Duxbury	4
					Almo Coppelli	4
					Costas Los	5–8, 9–10
					Mikael Nabrink	5–6
					Pascal Witmeur	7
					Anders Olofsson	8–9
					Divina Galica	8
					Richard Cleare	9
Misaki Speed	Tom's 85C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	35	Kiyoshi Misaki	9
					Toshio Suzuki	9
					Kaoru Hoshino	9
Tom's Team	Tom's 85C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	36	Masanori Sekiya	4, 9
					Satoru Nakajima	4, 9
					Kaoru Hoshino	4
Ikuzawa Racing	Tom's 85C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	37	Tiff Needell	9
Ikuzawa Racing	Tom's 85C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	37	James Weaver	9
Dome Motorsport	Dome 85C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	38	Eje Elgh	4, 9
					Geoff Lees	4, 9
					Toshio Suzuki	4
Bussi Racing	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	39	Jean-Claude Justice	4
					Bruno Sotty	4
					Patrick Oudet	4
	Rondeau M482		M	46	Christian Bussi	4
					Jack Griffin	4
					M. L. Speer	4
WM-Peugeot	WM P83B	Peugeot ZNS4 2.6 L Turbo V6	M	41	Pascal Pessiot	4
					Patrick Gaillard	4
					Dominique Fornage	4
				42	Jean Rondeau	4
					Michel Pignard	4
					Jean-Daniel Raulet	4
				43	Jean-Claude Andruet	4
					Roger Dorchy	4
					Claude Haldi	4
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	45	Naoki Nagasaka	9
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	45	Taku Akaike	9
Kumsan Tiger Team	Zakspeed C1/8	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	G	46	Harald Becker	5
Kumsan Tiger Team	Zakspeed C1/8	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	G	46	Jan Thoelke	5
Garage Italya	Lancia LC2/84	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	D	47	Henri Pescarolo	9
Garage Italya	Lancia LC2/84	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	D	47	Lucio Cesario	9
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	B	48	Noritake Takahara	9
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	B	48	Chiyomi Tatami	9
Hasemi Motorsport	March 85G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	50	Masahiro Hasemi	9
Hasemi Motorsport	March 85G	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	50	Takao Wada	9
TWR Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-6	Jaguar 6.2 L V12	D	51	Mike Thackwell	6–7, 9–10
					Martin Brundle	6–7
					Jean-Louis Schlesser	8
					Alan Jones	8
					John Nielsen	9–10
					Hans Heyer	9
					Jan Lammers	10
				52	Hans Heyer	6–9
					Jean-Louis Schlesser	6–7
					Mike Thackwell	6–7, 9
					Martin Brundle	6
					Jan Lammers	8, 10
					Steve Soper	9
					Gianfranco Brancatelli	10
Rays Racing Division	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	57	Hitoshi Ogawa	9
Rays Racing Division	Tom's 84C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	57	Tsunehisa Asai	9
Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	60	Vern Schuppan	9
					George Fouché	9
					Keiichi Suzuki	9
Sauber	Sauber C8	Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8	D	61	Dieter Quester	4
					John Nielsen	4
					Max Welti	4
EMKA Productions Ltd.	EMKA C84	Aston Martin 5.3 L V8	D	66	Tiff Needell	3–4, 7–8
					Steve O'Rourke	3–4, 7–8
					Bob Evans	3
					Nick Faure	4
					James Weaver	7
					Mark Galvin	8
Spice Engineering	Tiga GC84	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	D	67 54	Tim Lee-Davey	3, 8
Spice Engineering	Tiga GC84	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	D	67 54	Neil Crang	3, 8
Jean-Philippe Grand	Rondeau M482	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	M	67	Patrick Gonin	4
					Pierre de Thoisy	4
					Pascal Witmeur	4

Group C2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Spice Engineering	Tiga GC85	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	70	Ray Bellm	1–8
					Gordon Spice	1–8
					Mark Galvin	4
	Tiga GC84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	77	Tom Lanfranchi	4
					Tim Lee-Davey	4
					Neil Crang	4
Gebhardt Motorsport	Gebhardt JC842 Gebhardt JC843	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	72	Günther Gebhardt	2, 5
					Walter Lechner	2, 5
					Frank Jelinski	2
					Miroslav Adámek	5
Gebhardt Motorsport Team Labatt	Gebhardt JC853	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		74	Frank Jelinski	3–7, 9–10
					John Graham	3–7, 9
					Nick Adams	3–4
					Manuel Reuter	5
					Stanley Dickens	7, 9–10
					Walter Lechner	10
ADA Engineering	Gebhardt JC843	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	75	Ian Harrower	2–4, 8, 10
					Richard Jones	2
					David Duffield	2
					Steve Earle	3–4
					Mark Galvin	3
					John Sheldon	4
					Nick Adams	8
					Ian Taylor	8
					Richard Piper	10
					Evan Clements	10
Ecurie Ecosse	Ecosse C285	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	79	Mike Wilds	2–5, 7–8
					Ray Mallock	2–5, 7–8
					David Leslie	2–5, 7
Carma FF	Alba AR6	Carma 1.9 L Turbo I4	A	80	Martino Finotto	1–8
					Guido Daccò	1–4
					Carlo Facetti	1–3, 5–8
					Aldo Bertuzzi	4
					Lucio Cesario	5
					Jean-Pierre Frey	6
					Almo Coppelli	7–8
	Alba AR2			81	Jean-Pierre Frey	2–5
					Loris Kessel	2–4
					Almo Coppelli	2
					Aldo Bertuzzi	4
					Ruggero Melgrati	4
					Marco Vanoli	5
Grifo Autoracing	Alba AR3	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	82	Pasquale Barberio	3–8, 10
					Paolo Giangrossi	3–5
					Maurizio Gellini	3, 5–8
					Mario Radicella	4
					Jean-Pierre Frey	8, 10
					John Nicholson	10
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	Y	84	Kozuo Mogi	9
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	Y	84	Toshio Motohashi	9
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Mazda 737C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	85	Yoshimi Katayama	3–4, 9
					Takashi Yorino	3–4, 9
					Yojiro Terada	4
				86	David Kennedy	3–4, 9
					Yojiro Terada	3, 9
					Philippe Martin	4
					Jean-Michel Martin	4
Ark Racing Arthur Hough Pressings	Ceekar 83J-1	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4	A	88	Max Payne	1–3, 5–8, 10
					David Andrews	1–3, 5–8, 10
					Chris Ashmore	1–3, 5, 7–8
Jens Winther Castrol Denmark	URD C83	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	90	Jens Winther	1–5, 7–8
					Lars-Viggo Jensen	1
					David Mercer	2–5, 7–8
					Margie Smith-Haas	4
					Martin Birrane	5
Automobiles Louis Descartes	ALD 01	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	93	Louis Descartes	4–5, 7
					Jacques Heuclin	4–5, 7
					Daniël Hubert	4
Roland Bassaler	Sauber SHS C6	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	95	Dominique Lacaud	4, 7–8
					Roland Bassaler	4, 7–8
					Yvon Tapy	4
					Gerard Brucelle	7
					Gérard Tremblay	7
Mr S Racing Product	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	D	96	Syuuji Fujii	9
					Seiichi Sodeyama	9
					Tooru Sawada	9
Strandell Motors	Strandell 85	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	A	97	Stanley Dickens	2–5
					Martin Schanche	2–5
					Anders Olofsson	7
					Tryggve Gronvall	7
Roy Baker Promotions	Tiga GC284 Tiga GC285	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4	A	98	Paul Smith	1–2, 5, 7–8
					Jeremy Rossiter	1
					Dudley Wood	1, 8
					Will Hoy	2–3, 5
					Roy Baker	2, 6, 9–10
					Thorkild Thyrring	3, 5
					David Andrews	4, 9
					Duncan Bain	4, 10
					François Duret	4
					Chuck Grantham	6, 9
					Joe DeMarco	6
					Mike Kimpton	7–8
					Andy Wallace	10
				99	Paul Smith	4–5
					Will Hoy	4, 8
					Nick Nicholson	4
					Roy Baker	5, 9–10
					Mike Kimpton	5
					James Rossiter	7
					Thorkild Thyrring	7
					Duncan Bain	8
					Mike Catlow	8
					Bill Bean	9
					David Palmer	10
					Michael Hall	10
Bartlett Chevron Racing with Goodmans Sound	Chevron B62	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	100	Max Cohen-Olivar	4–8
					Robin Smith	4–6, 9–10
					Richard Jones	4–5, 7
					Stanley Dickens	6, 8
					John Bartlett	6
					Kenneth Leim	7, 9–10
					John Watson	8
					Martin Birrane	9
					Robin Donovan	10
Ecurie Blanchet-Locatop	Rondeau M379C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	104	Michel Dubois	4–5
					Hubert Striebig	4–5
					Noël del Bello	4–5
Jens Nykjaer	Nykjaer	BMW 3.2 L I6	A	105	Jens Nykjaer	2, 5, 7
Jens Nykjaer	Nykjaer	BMW 3.2 L I6	A	105	Holger Knudsen	2, 5, 7
Mario Fortina	Fortina	Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4		106	Mario Fortina	2
Mario Fortina	Fortina	Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4		106	"Gimax"	2
Bruno Sotty Motorsportclub Wasserburg	Lotec C302	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	106 102	Kurt Hild	4–5
Bruno Sotty Motorsportclub Wasserburg	Lotec C302	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	106 102	Martin Wagenstetter	4–5
Jean-Claude Ferrarin	Isolia 001	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	A	107	Jean-Claude Ferrarin	7–8
Jean-Claude Ferrarin	Isolia 001	BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4	A	107	Lucien Rossiaud	7–8

Season results

Races

Rnd	Circuit	C1 Winning Team	C2 Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	C1 Winning Drivers	C2 Winning Drivers	Results
1	Mugello	Rothmans Porsche	Spice Engineering	Results
1	Mugello	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm	Results
2	Monza	Porsche Kremer Racing	Spice Engineering	Results
2	Monza	Manfred Winkelhock Marc Surer	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm	Results
3	Silverstone	Rothmans Porsche	Ecurie Ecosse	Results
3	Silverstone	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Ray Mallock Mike Wilds	Results
4	La Sarthe	Joest Racing	Spice Engineering	Results
4	La Sarthe	Klaus Ludwig "John Winter" Paolo Barilla	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Mark Galvin	Results
5	Hockenheimring	Rothmans Porsche	Ecurie Ecosse	Results
5	Hockenheimring	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck	Ray Mallock David Leslie Mike Wilds	Results
6	Mosport	Rothmans Porsche	Spice Engineering	Results
6	Mosport	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm	Results
7	Spa-Francorchamps	Martini Racing	Spice Engineering	Results
7	Spa-Francorchamps	Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm	Results
8	Brands Hatch	Rothmans Porsche	Ecurie Ecosse	Results
8	Brands Hatch	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck	Ray Mallock Mike Wilds	Results
9	Fuji	Hoshino Racing	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Results
9	Fuji	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara Kenji Matsumoto	Kazuo Mogi Toshio Motohashi	Results
10	Shah Alam	Rothmans Porsche	ADA Engineering	Results
10	Shah Alam	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Richard Piper Ian Harrower Evan Clements	Results

Drivers Championship

Points were awarded to the drivers of the top 10 placed cars in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1^[1] and drivers of C2 cars were also awarded 2 bonus points if they finished in any of the top ten outright positions.^[2] However points were not awarded if a driver:

drove more than one car in the race^[3]
failed to drive the car for at least 30% of the distance^[3]
drove a car which did not complete 90% of the winner's distance

All drivers were eligible to score points in the overall championship, but drivers of C2 class cars were also awarded points separately for their own title.

Only half points were awarded at Round 9 due to the race being stopped^[3] with less than 50% distance having been covered.

World Endurance Championship for Drivers

The 1985 FIA World Endurance Championship for Drivers was awarded jointly to Rothmans Porsche teammates Hans-Joachim Stuck and Derek Bell who shared a Porsche 962C throughout the season

Group C2

The Group C2 title was awarded to Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm who shared a Tiga Ford entered by Spice Engineering.

Teams Championship

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, however

Teams were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other team cars were merely skipped in the points allocation
Teams did not score points if the car did not complete 90% of the winner's distance.

All cars were eligible to score for their team in the overall championship, but C2 class cars were also awarded points separately for their own title.

Rounds 2, 8, and 10 were not part of the Teams Championship and counted only for the Drivers titles.

Only half points were awarded at Round 9 due to the race being stopped with less than 50% distance having been covered.^[3]

World Endurance Championship for Teams

Pos^[4]	Team^[4]	Chassis	Engine	Mug^[4]	Sil^[4]	LeM^[4]	Hoc^[4]	Mos^[4]	Spa^[4]	Fuj^[4]	Total^[4]
1	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956B Porsche 962C	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6	20	20	12	20	20	15		107
2	Martini Lancia	Lancia LC2	Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8	10	12	6	10		20		58
3	New-Man Joest Racing	Porsche 956B	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6		6	20	12		12		50
4	Kremer Porsche Racing	Porsche 956B Porsche 962C	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6	15	10	8		10			43
5	Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche	Porsche 956B Porsche 956B GTi	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6		8	15	8				31
6	Brun Motorsport	Porsche 956B Porsche 962C	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6	12	1		15				28
7	Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-6	Jaguar 6.2L V12					12	8		20
8	Obermaier Racing Team	Porsche 956B	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6	6	4	3	4		3		20
9	Spice Engineering	Tiga GC84 Spice-Tiga GC85	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	4			2	8	2		16
10	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956B	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6			10					10
10	Hoshino Racing	March 85G	Nissan							10	10
12	Panasport Nissan	LM 05C	Nissan							7.5	7.5
13	Team Labatts	Gebhardt JC843 Gebhardt JC853	BMW 3.5L I6 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8					6			6
13	Tom's Co Ltd	Tom's 85c	Toyota							6	6
15	Auto Beaurex Motor Sport	Tom's 85c	Toyota							5	5
16	Ecurie Ecosse	Ecosse C285	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8			2		3			5
17	Bierl Racing	Sauber C7	Chevrolet					4			4
17	Cosmik Racing Promotion	March 84G	Porsche						4		4
17	Hasemi Motor Sport	March 85G	Nissan							4	4
20	Carma F.F.	Alba AR2 Alba AR6	Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4	3			1				4
21	Ark Racing / Arthur Houghs Pressing	Ceekar 83J	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4					3			3
21	Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956	Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6							3	3
23	Jens Winther Danmark	URD C83	BMW 3.5L I6	2							2
23	English Enterprises	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet					2			2
23	Misaki Speed	Tom's 85B	Toyota							2	2
26	Central 20 Racing Team	Lola T810	Nissan							1.5	1.5
27	"Victor" / V Coggiola	Porsche 935	Porsche	1							1
27	Cheetah Automobiles	Cheetah G604	Aston Martin						1		1
27	Dome Co Ltd	Dome 85C	Toyota							1	1
30	Team Ikuzawa	Tom's 85C	Toyota							0.5	0.5

Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup

Pos^[4]	Team^[4]	Chassis	Engine	Mug^[4]	Sil^[4]	LeM^[4]	Hoc^[4]	Mos^[4]	Spa^[4]	Fuj^[4]	Total^[4]
1	Spice Engineering	Tiga GC84 Spice-Tiga GC85	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	20	15	20	15	20	20		110
2	Ecurie Ecosse	Ecosse C285	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8		20		20		10		50
3	Ark Racing / Arthur Houghs Pressing	Ceekar 83J	Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4	10	8		10	12	6		46
4	Jens Winther Danmark	URD C83	BMW 3.5L I6	12			8		12		32
5	Carma F.F.	Alba AR2 Alba AR6	Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4	15	4		12				31
6	Team Labatts	Gebhardt JC843 Gebhardt JC853	BMW 3.5L I6 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8					15	15		30
7	Roy Baker Promotions Ford	Tiga GC284 Tiga GC285	Ford BDT 1.7L Turbo I4	8		10			2		20
8	Mazdaspeed	Mazda 737C	Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor		6	12					18
9	ADA Engineering	Gebhardt JC843	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8			15					15
10	Strandell Motors	Standell 85	Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6		12						12
11	Raymond Bassaler	Sauber SHS C6	BMW			8			4		12
12	Gebhardt Motorsport	Gebhardt JC853	Ford		10						10
12	Auto Beaurex Motor Sport	Lotec M1C	BMW							10	10
14	Grifo Autoracing	Alba AR3	Ford						8		8
15	MRS Racing Products	Mazda RX-7 254	Mazda						7.5		7.5
16	Bartlett Chevron Racing with Goodmans Sound	Chevron B62	Ford				6				6
17	Jens Nykjaer	Nykjaer	BMW						3		3

FIA Grand Touring Cup

Pos^[4]	Team^[4]	Chassis	Engine	Mug^[4]	LeM^[4]	Hoc^[4]	Mos^[4]	Fuj^[4]	Total^[4]
1	Helmut Gall	BMW M1	BMW 3.5L I6	20	20	20			60
2	English Enterprises	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet				20		20
3	Bauerle Farben Team	BMW M1	BMW 3.5L I6			15			15
=	Zwiren Racing	Mazda RX-7	Mazda				15		15
5	Vogelsang Autombil	BMW M1	BMW 3.5L I6			12			12
6	Trust Racing Team	Toyota Celica	Toyota					10	10

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References

↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
↑ Michael Cotton, Directory of World Sportscars, 1988, page 14
1 2 3 4 Autosport, 30 January 1986
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1986 FIA Yearbook, Red Section, pages 80-81

External links

1985 World Endurance Championship for Drivers - Points tables Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 1 July 2009
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1985 World Endurance Championship race results
1985 World Endurance Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 July 2009

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[1] Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260

[2] Michael Cotton, Directory of World Sportscars, 1988, page 14

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1985 World Sportscar Championship

Contents

Schedule

Entries

Group C1

Group C2

Season results

Races

Drivers Championship

World Endurance Championship for Drivers

Group C2

Teams Championship

World Endurance Championship for Teams

Group C2 Prototype FIA Cup

FIA Grand Touring Cup

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