1985 World Sportscar 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.
1985 World Sportscar Championship | |||
Previous: | 1984 | Next: | 1986 |
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.
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
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 |
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 |
Holger Knudsen | 2, 5, 7 | |||||
Mario Fortina | Fortina | Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4 | 106 | Mario Fortina | 2 | |
"Gimax" | 2 | |||||
Bruno Sotty Motorsportclub Wasserburg |
Lotec C302 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | D | 106 102 |
Kurt Hild | 4–5 |
Martin Wagenstetter | 4–5 | |||||
Jean-Claude Ferrarin | Isolia 001 | BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 | A | 107 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | 7–8 |
Lucien Rossiaud | 7–8 | |||||
Season results
Races
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] | Sil[4] | LeM[4] | Hoc[4] | Mos[4] | Spa[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 |
References
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
- Michael Cotton, Directory of World Sportscars, 1988, page 14
- Autosport, 30 January 1986
- 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
- 1985 World Endurance Championship for Teams - Points tables Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 1 July 2009
- 1985 World Endurance Championship race results
- 1985 World Endurance Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 July 2009