1985 British Saloon Car Championship

28th season of the British Touring Car ChampionshipNovember 2025 1985 British Saloon Car Championship 1984 1986 The 1985 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 28th season of the championship. Andy Rouse won his third consecutive BSCC championship in a Ford Sierra, making it a record four titles in total. Teams & Drivers Guest drivers in italics. Team Car No. Car number Drivers Rounds Class A Industrial Control Services Ltd.Radiopaging Ford Sierra XR4Ti 1 GBR Andy Rouse 2–12 15 DEU Klaus Niedzwiedz 8 GBR David Sears 11 Rover Vitesse 2 GBR Pete Hall All Tom Walkinshaw Racing Rover Vitesse 3 GBR Tom Walkinshaw 10 Dennis Leech Rover Vitesse 4 GBR Dennis Leech 8, 11–12 Mitsubishi Colt Racing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 5 GBR Dave Brodie 5–12 6 2–4 AUS Vern Schuppan 8 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 12 Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra 7 GBR Barry Sheene All Brian Chatfield Ford Capri III 3.0S 8 GBR Brian Chatfield 1–3, 12 BMW 635CSi 7–8, 11 Sytner BMW Racing with GSi BMW 635CSi 9 GBR Frank Sytner 1–4, 6–9, 11–12 Castrol Sport Racing withConnells Estate Agents plc Rover Vitesse 11 GBR Neil McGrath 1–9, 11–12 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635CSi 12 GBR Mike Newman 2–3, 5–8, 10–12 Class B Ilford Photo Ford Escort RS Turbo 10 GBR Mike Smith 8, 11 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer TeamJohn West Foods – Alfa RomeoDealer Team Alfa Romeo GTV6 30 GBR Jon Dooley All 32 GBR Rob Kirby All Graham Goode Racing Nissan Bluebird Turbo 31 GBR Graham Goode 1–10 Demon Tweeks Accessories – Triple C Magazine Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8 33 GBR Alan Minshaw 8 Roger Dowson Engineering MG Metro Turbo 34 GBR Steve Soper 1 Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo GTV6 40 GBR Phil Dowsett 1–9 41 GBR Terry Drury 1–6 GBR Mark Hales 7–9 GBR Barry Barnes 11 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo 44 GBR Richard Longman 6–12 Racal Vodafone Ford Escort RS Turbo ? GBR David Grimshaw 11 Joe Simons Racing Renault 5 GT Turbo ? GBR Alex Postan 11 Class C Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 62 GBR Tony Crudgington 1, 6–12 Autocar Magazine with Marshall Asquith Ford Escort RS1600i 63 GBR Karl Jones 8 Stig Gruen Toyota Corolla GT 65 SWE Stig Gruen 1–3, 5, 10 Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS1600i 66 GBR Alan Curnow All Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS Ford Escort RS1600i 69 GBR Chris Hodgetts All 79 GBR John Morris All 85 GBR Alex Moss 8–12 North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS1600i 70 GBR Patrick Watts 3–6, 8–12 John Jeffreys Engineering Ford Escort RS1600i 74 GBR Richard Belcher All AGK Motorsport racingwith Peat TechnologyAGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT 77 GBR Geoff Kimber-Smith 1–5, 7–12 Barry Lee Ford Escort RS1600i 84 GBR Barry Lee 8–9 Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 24 March GBR Frank Sytner GBR Graham Goode GBR Richard Belcher 2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 5 April GBR Andy Rouse GBR Graham Goode GBR Alan Curnow 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 8 April GBR Dave Brodie GBR Rob Kirby GBR Richard Belcher 4 Donington Park, Leicestershire 5 May GBR Andy Rouse GBR Graham Goode GBR Chris Hodgetts 5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 27 May GBR Andy Rouse GBR Jon Dooley GBR Chris Hodgetts 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 9 June GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Belcher 7 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 July GBR Andy Rouse GBR Graham Goode GBR Chris Hodgetts 8 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 21 July GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts 9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 11 August GBR Andy Rouse GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Hodgetts 10 Brands Hatch, Kent 26 August GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Graham Goode GBR Chris Hodgetts 11 Brands Hatch, Kent 6 October GBR Andy Rouse GBR Jon Dooley GBR Chris Hodgetts 12 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 13 October GBR Andy Rouse GBR Rob Kirby GBR Richard Belcher Championship Standings Drivers' Championship Points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top six finishers in each class, with one bonus point for the fastest lap in each class. In races where a class had less than four starters, points would be awarded to the top two finishers (6 & 4 respectively) with one point for the fastest lap. A driver's best nine scores counted towards the championship, dropped scores are shown in brackets. Positions are shown as overall/class. Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL DON SIL SNE BRA BRA SIL Pts 1 GBR Andy Rouse A1/1Ret1/11/11/11/11/11/1(2/2)1/11/1 86 2 GBR Chris Hodgetts C10/29/2(9/3)10/17/1(13/3)14/113/110/18/110/1DNS 77 3 GBR Richard Belcher C9/112/46/1Ret8/211/1RetRet11/210/315/410/1 60 4 GBR Dave Brodie A13/41/12/23/3Ret2/22/2Ret3/33/32/2 54 5 GBR Alan Curnow C13/58/17/211/2Ret12/2RetRet13/49/213/211/2 52 6 GBR Rob Kirby B6/27/48/19/45/28/2(11/5)(10/5)8/4Ret9/28/1 49 7 GBR Richard Longman B6/18/25/14/17/218/4Ret 45 8 GBR Neil McGrath A2/22/22/23/32/2(4/4)4/34/42/2(6/6)4/4 45 9 GBR Jon Dooley B7/35/3Ret7/24/19/39/36/2RetRet8/1Ret 43 10 GBR Graham Goode1 1 B4/13/1Ret5/16/3DSQ3/1DSQ6/26/1 37 11 GBR Frank Sytner A1/1Ret4/44/42/26/5Ret3/34/4Ret 30 12 GBR John Morris C11/3Ret10/414/4DNSRet15/2Ret14/511/4Ret13/4 24 13 GBR Phil Dowsett BRet4/2Ret8/3DNS10/412/69/47/3 21 14 GBR Geoff Kimber-Smith C12/4RetRetDNSDNS17/314/2Ret12/514/314/5 21 15 GBR Pete Hall A3/3RetDNP6/59/45/516/87/55/45/57/75/5 20 16 GBR Barry Sheene A5/4Ret3/3RetDNS3/35/4RetRet4/4DNS6/6 18 17 GBR Tony Crudgington CDNS15/418/416/312/314/7RetRet 15 18 GBR Mike Newman A6/35/5DNS7/67/6DNSRet5/57/7 10 19 GBR Mark Hales B10/48/39/5 9 20 GBR Patrick Watts CRet13/3DNSNCRet16/713/616/5Ret 7 21 GBR David Sears A2/2 6 22 SWE Stig Gruen CDNS11/311/5DNSRet 6 23 GBR Alex Moss CRet15/615/817/612/3 6 24 GBR Terry Drury BDNS10/5Ret12/5DNS14/5 6 25 GBR Dennis Leech A15/7Ret3/3 4 26 DEU Klaus Niedzwiedz A3/3 4 27 GBR Barry Barnes B12/3 4 28 GBR Karl Jones C18/4 3 29 GBR Brian Chatfield A8/5DSQDNP13/711/611/8Ret 3 30 GBR Barry Lee C19/5Ret 2 31 GBR David Grimshaw B19/5 2 32 GBR Alan Minshaw B12/6 1 33 GBR Alex Postan B20/6 1 34 GBR Mike Smith B17/7Ret 0 35 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi A9/8 0 NC GBR Steve Soper BRet 0 NC AUS Vern Schuppan ARet 0guest drivers ineligible for points GBR Tom Walkinshaw A1/1 0 Pos Driver Class SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL DON SIL SNE BRA BRA SIL PtsBold - Pole in class Italics - Fastest lap in class Notes: 1.1 – Graham Goode was docked 20 points for technical infringements. 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