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The following is an overview of the events of 1985 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1–22 January | 7th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 2–3 February | 23rd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 17 February | 27th Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 19 May | 43rd Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 26 May | 69th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 1–7 June | 68th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 15–16 June | 53rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 22–23 June | 13th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
| 27–28 July | 37th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
| 28 July | 8th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
| 6 October | 26th James Hardie 1000 | [11] |
| 24 November | 32nd Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
| First race | Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 24 March | European Formula 3000 Championship | [13] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | January | Lewis Hamilton | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2008, 2014-2015, 2017) | [14] |
| 9 | March | Pastor Maldonado | Venezuelan | Racing driver | 2012 Spanish Grand Prix winner. | [15] |
| 27 | June | Nico Rosberg | German | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2016). | [16] |
| 25 | July | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula E champion (2014–15). | [17] |
| 19 | August | Tom Sykes | British | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2013). | [18] |
| 16 | October | Casey Stoner | Australian | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2007, 2011). | [19] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | March | Lee Shepherd | 40 | American | Drag racer | [20] | |
| 1 | October | Ninian Sanderson | 60 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1956). | [21] |
| 8 | November | Masten Gregory | 53 | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1965). | [22] |
| 23 | December | Birabongse Bhanudej | 71 | Thai | Racing driver | The first Thai Formula One driver. | [23] |
| 27 | Jean Rondeau | 39 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1980). | [24] |
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