1985 World Sportscar Championship season
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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.
Contents
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.
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Autosport, 30 January 1986
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 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
