1985 1000 km of Brands Hatch

April 2022 thumb|250px|Layout of the Brands Hatch (1976-1987) The 1985 1000 km Brands Hatch was the eighth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on September 22, 1985. As a non-points race for the Teams Championship, and amid concerns over the design of the Porsche 956 in the wake of the death of Stefan Bellof three weeks prior, every Porsche customer team chose not to enter the event, leaving just the factory Rothmans team as the only Porsche entrant Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 C1 2 DEU Rothmans Porsche DEU Hans-Joachim StuckGBR Derek Bell Porsche 962C Dunlop 238 Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 2 C1 1 DEU Rothmans Porsche DEU Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx Porsche 962C Dunlop 238 Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 3 C1 5 ITA Martini Racing ITA Mauro BaldiFRA Bob WollekITA Andrea de Cesaris Lancia LC2 Michelin 237 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 4 C1 4 ITA Martini Racing ITA Riccardo PatreseITA Alessandro Nannini Lancia LC2 Michelin 233 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 5 C1 3 DEU Rothmans Porsche USA Al HolbertAUS Vern Schuppan Porsche 956 PDK Dunlop 224 Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 6 C2 79 GBR Ecurie Ecosse GBR Mike WildsGBR Ray Mallock Ecosse C285 Avon 219 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 7 C1 34 GBR Cosmik Racing GBR Divina GalicaGRE Costas LosSWE Anders Olofsson March 84G Yokohama 211 Porsche Type-956 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 8 C2 80 ITA Carma F.F. ITA Carlo FacettiITA Martino FinottoITA Almo Coppelli Alba AR6 Avon 208 Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4 9 C2 93 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes FRA Louis DescartesFRA Jacques Heuclin ALD 01 Avon 193 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 10 C2 75 GBR ADA Engineering GBR Nick AdamsGBR Ian HarrowerGBR Ian Taylor Gebhardt JC843 Avon 192 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 11 B 151 DEU Helmut Gall DEU Helmut GallDEU Edgar Dören BMW M1 Dunlop 191 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 12NC C2 98 GBR Roy Baker Promotions GBR Paul SmithGBR Mike KimptonGBR Dudley Wood Tiga GC285 Avon 149 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 13DNF C2 95 FRA Roland Bassaler FRA Roland BassalerFRA Dominique Lacaud Sauber SHS C6 Avon 156 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 14DNF C2 107 FRA Jean-Claude Ferrarin FRA Jean-Claude FerrarinFRA Lucien Rossiaud Isolia 001 Avon 137 BMW M12 2.0 L I4 15DNF C2 90 DEN Jens Winther Denmark DEN Jens WintherGBR David Mercer URD C83 Avon 121 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 16DNF C2 82 ITA Grifo Autoracing ITA Pasquale BarberioITA Maurizio GelliniSUI Jean-Pierre Frey Alba AR3 Dunlop 79 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 17DNF C1 52 GBR TWR Jaguar DEU Hans HeyerNED Jan Lammers Jaguar XJR-6 Dunlop 77 Jaguar 6.2 L V12 18DNF C2 88 GBR Ark Racing GBR David AndrewsGBR Max PayneGBR Chris Ashmore Ceekar 83J Avon 75 Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4 19DNF C1 66 GBR EMKA Productions Ltd. GBR Tiff NeedellGBR Steve O'RourkeIRL Mark Galvin EMKA C83 Dunlop 74 Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8 20DNF C1 23 SUI Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland BEL Bernard de DryverGBR John BrindleyBEL Hervé Regout Cheetah G604 Dunlop 71 Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8 21DNF C2 99 GBR Roy Baker Promotions GBR Will HoyGBR Duncan BainGBR Mike Catlow Tiga GC284 Avon 70 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 22DNF C1 16 GBR RC Racing GBR David LeslieGBR Richard Cleare Kremer CK5 Dunlop 59 Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 23DNF C2 54 GBR Spice Engineering GBR Tim Lee-DaveyAUS Neil Crang Tiga GC84 Dunlop 57 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 24DNF C2 100 GBR Chevron RacingGBR John Barlett Racing GBR John SheldonSWE Stanley DickensMAR Max Cohen-Olivar Chevron B62 Avon 24 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 25DNF C1 51 GBR TWR Jaguar FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserAUS Alan Jones Jaguar XJR-6 Dunlop 20 Jaguar 6.2 L V12 26DNF C2 70 GBR Spice Engineering GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm Spice-Tiga GC85 Avon 12 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Statistics Pole Position - #4 Martini Racing - 1:14.66 Fastest Lap - #5 Martini Racing - 1:19.11 Average Speed - 179.600 km/h References http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1985.html#8 FIA World Endurance Championship 1985 - 1000 km Brands Hatch World Sports Racing Prototypes 2005-10-02 2008-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080626005857/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1985.html 26 June 2008 dead http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Brands_Hatch-1985-09-22-photo.html Brands Hatch 1000 Kilometres 1985 Racing Sports Cars 2007-02-22 2008-07-04 1985 World Sportscar Championship 1985 1000 km of Spa 1985 1000 km of Fuji Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Category:1000 km Brands Hatch