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.
This year marked the introduction of Teams titles for outright, Group C2 and GT Cars, replacing the traditional Manufacturers awards. Outright and Group C2 Drivers titles were also awarded.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | ![]() | Mugello Circuit | 14 April |
2 | ![]() | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 28 April |
3 | ![]() | Silverstone Circuit | 12 May |
4 | ![]() | Circuit de la Sarthe | 15 June 16 June |
5 | ![]() | Hockenheimring | 14 July |
6 | ![]() | Mosport | 11 August |
7 | ![]() | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 September |
8 | ![]() | Brands Hatch | 22 September |
9 | ![]() | Fuji Speedway | 6 October |
10 | ![]() | Shah Alam Circuit | 1 December |
† - Non-points races for teams.
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:
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.
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
The Group C2 title was awarded to Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm who shared a Tiga Ford entered by Spice Engineering.
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, however
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]
Pos [4] | Team [4] | Chassis | Engine | Mug [4] | Sil [4] | LeM [4] | Hoc [4] | Mos [4] | Spa [4] | Fuj [4] | Total [4] |
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1 | ![]() | Porsche 956B Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 107 | |
2 | ![]() | Lancia LC2 | Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 58 | ||
3 | ![]() | Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 50 | |||
4 | ![]() | Porsche 956B Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 43 | |||
5 | ![]() | Porsche 956B Porsche 956B GTi | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 31 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Porsche 956B Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 28 | ||||
7 | ![]() | Jaguar XJR-6 | Jaguar 6.2L V12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | |||||
8 | ![]() | Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | ||
9 | ![]() | Tiga GC84 Spice-Tiga GC85 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |||
10 | ![]() | Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
10 | ![]() | March 85G | Nissan | 10 | 10 | ||||||
12 | ![]() | LM 05C | Nissan | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||
13 | ![]() | Gebhardt JC843 Gebhardt JC853 | BMW 3.5L I6 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
13 | ![]() | Tom's 85c | Toyota | 6 | 6 | ||||||
15 | Auto Beaurex Motor Sport | Tom's 85c | Toyota | 5 | 5 | ||||||
16 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Alba AR2 Alba AR6 | Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
21 | ![]() | Ceekar 83J | Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
21 | ![]() | Porsche 956 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
23 | ![]() | 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 | ||||||
Pos [4] | Team [4] | Chassis | Engine | Mug [4] | Sil [4] | LeM [4] | Hoc [4] | Mos [4] | Spa [4] | Fuj [4] | Total [4] |
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1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Ecosse C285 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 | ||||
3 | ![]() | Ceekar 83J | Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 46 | ||
4 | ![]() | URD C83 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | ||||
5 | ![]() | Alba AR2 Alba AR6 | Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 31 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Gebhardt JC843 Gebhardt JC853 | BMW 3.5L I6 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||
7 | ![]() | Tiga GC284 Tiga GC285 | Ford BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | ||||
8 | ![]() | Mazda 737C | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||||
9 | ![]() | Gebhardt JC843 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
10 | ![]() | 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 |
Pos [4] | Team [4] | Chassis | Engine | Mug [4] | Sil [4] | LeM [4] | Hoc [4] | Mos [4] | Spa [4] | Fuj [4] | Total [4] |
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1 | ![]() | 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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