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1985 World Sportscar Championship 1984 1986
thumb|Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 956 contesting the Le Mans round of the 1985 World Endurance 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.
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 ITA 1000 km Mugello Mugello Circuit 14 April 2 ITA Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (1000km)† Autodromo Nazionale Monza 28 April 3 GBR Silverstone 1000 Kilometres Silverstone Circuit 12 May 4 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 15 June16 June 5 DEU Duschfrisch ADAC 1000 Kilometres Hockenheimring 14 July 6 CAN Budweiser GT 1000 Kilometres Mosport 11 August 7 BEL 1000km of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 September 8 GBR 1000 km of Brands Hatch† Brands Hatch 22 September 9 JPN Fuji 1000 Kilometres Fuji Speedway 6 October 10 MYS Malaysia 800 Selangor† Shah Alam Circuit 1 December
† - Non-points races for teams.
Entries
Group C1
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds West Germany Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 1 BEL Jacky Ickx All West Germany Jochen Mass All 2 GBR Derek Bell All West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck All 3 GBR Derek Bell 2 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 2 USA Al Holbert 4, 8 AUS Vern Schuppan 4, 8 GBR John Watson 4 69 AUS Vern Schuppan 10 GBR James Weaver 10 ITA Martini Racing Lancia LC2/85 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 Michelin 4 ITA Alessandro Nannini 1–5, 7–8 ITA Riccardo Patrese 1–3, 5, 7–8 FRA Bob Wollek 4 AUS Lucio Cesario 4 ITA Mauro Baldi 7 5 ITA Mauro Baldi 1–5, 7–8 FRA Bob Wollek 1–3, 5, 7–8 AUS Lucio Cesario 1–2, 7 FRA Henri Pescarolo 4 ITA Riccardo Patrese 7 ITA Andrea de Cesaris 8 West Germany New Man-Joest Racing Porsche 956B Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 7 ITA Paolo Barilla 2–5, 7, 9 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 2–5, 7 West Germany Hans Heyer 2 FRA Paul Belmondo 3 West Germany "John Winter" 4, 9 BEL Marc Duez 9 8 COL Mauricio DeNarvaez 4, 9 FRA Paul Belmondo 4, 9 USA Kenper Miller 4 West Germany "John Winter" 5, 7, 9–10 West Germany Volker Weidler 5, 7 AUT Franz Konrad 5 ITA Paolo Barilla 5, 10 BEL Marc Duez 7 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 956BPorsche 962C Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 9 CHE Marc Surer 5 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock 5 10 CHE Marc Surer 1–3, 6–7 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock 1–3, 6 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 4 RSA 1928 George Fouché 4 CHE Mario Hytten 4 NLD Kees Kroesemeijer 5, 7 West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 5 11 RSA 1928 George Fouché 1–3 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 1 ITA Gianni Mussato 1 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 2–3 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 2 ITA Almo Coppelli 3 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 4 AUT Franz Konrad 4 NZL Mike Thackwell 4 CAN Ludwig Heimrath 6 CAN Ludwig Heimrath Jr. 6 NLD Kees Kroesemeijer 6 JPN Panasport Japan LM 05C Nissan FJ20 2.3 L Turbo I4 Bridgestone 12 ITA Emanuele Pirro 9 JPN Osamu Nakako 9 JPN Akio Morimoto 9 FRA Cougar Primagaz Cougar C12 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 13 FRA Yves Courage 4, 7 FRA Jean-François Yvon 4 GBR Alain de Cadenet 4 FRA Henri Pescarolo 7 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 14 GBR Jonathan Palmer 2–5, 7 NLD Jan Lammers 2–3 GBR James Weaver 4 GBR Richard Lloyd 4 GBR David Hobbs 5, 7 GBR Kenny Acheson 9 GBR Johnny Dumfries 9 Dunlop 69 AUS Vern Schuppan 3 GBR James Weaver 3 GBR RC Racing Kremer CK5 Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 16 GBR Richard Cleare 8 GBR David Leslie 8 CHE Brun Motorsport Porsche 956BPorsche 962C Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 18 ARG Oscar Larrauri 1, 3–5, 7, 10 ITA Massimo Sigala 1, 3–5, 7, 10 BEL Thierry Boutsen 2 West Germany Stefan Bellof 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 4 West Germany Frank Jelinski 10 19 BEL Thierry Boutsen 1, 3, 5, 7 West Germany Stefan Bellof 1, 5, 7 ARG Oscar Larrauri 2 ITA Massimo Sigala 2 ITA Renzo Zorzi 2 CHE Walter Brun 3–4 BEL Didier Theys 4 FRA Joël Gouhier 4 20 CHE Walter Brun 1, 5 West Germany Leopold von Bayern 1 AUT Gerhard Berger 5 CAN Bieri Racing Sauber C7 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 18 CAN Guy Bieri 6 CAN Matt Gysler 6 SLV "Fomfor" 6 CHE Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland Cheetah G604 Aston Martin 5.3 L V8 Dunlop 2324 BEL Bernard de Dryver 1–2, 4, 7–9 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli 1–2 GBR John Cooper 3–5 GBR John Brindley 3, 8 BEL Claude Bourgoignie 4, 7 GBR Tiff Needell 5 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 7 BEL Hervé Regout 8 FRA Laurent Ferrier 9 JPN Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 25 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 9 JPN Kenji Takahashi 9 JPN From A Racing Porsche 956 Dunlop 27 JPN Jirou Yoneyama 9 JPN Hideki Okada 9 West Germany Obermaier Racing Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 26 West Germany Jürgen Lässig 1–5, 7 BEL Hervé Regout 1–5, 7 NZL Mike Thackwell 1 ESP Jesús Pareja 2–5, 7 JPN Hoshino Racing March 85G Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6 Bridgestone 28 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 9 JPN Akira Hagiwara 9 JPN Keiji Matsumoto 9 JPN Central 20 Racing Team Lola T810 Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 30 JPN Aguri Suzuki 9 JPN Haruhito Yanagida 9 FRA Primagaz Rondeau M382 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Dunlop 31 FRA Pierre Yver 3–4 FRA Pierre-François Rousselot 3–4 FRA Jean Rondeau 3 FRA François Servanin 4 GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 956B Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 33 AUT Jo Gartner 2–4, 9 GBR Kenny Acheson 2 GBR David Hobbs 3–4 GBR Guy Edwards 4 IRL Michael Roe 9 AUT Franz Konrad 10 AUS Andrew Miedecke 10 55 GBR Dudley Wood 2–4 PER Manuel López 2–3 West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 2 GBR Guy Edwards 3 GBR Kenny Acheson 4 RSA 1928 Kreepy Krauly RacingGBR Cosmik Racing Promotions March 84G Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 34 West Germany Christian Danner 4–7, 10 RSA 1928 Graham Duxbury 4 ITA Almo Coppelli 4 GRE Costas Los 5–8, 9–10 SWE Mikael Nabrink 5–6 BEL Pascal Witmeur 7 SWE Anders Olofsson 8–9 ITA Divina Galica 8 GBR Richard Cleare 9 JPN Misaki Speed Tom's 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Bridgestone 35 JPN Kiyoshi Misaki 9 JPN Toshio Suzuki 9 JPN Kaoru Hoshino 9 JPN Tom's Team Tom's 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Bridgestone 36 JPN Masanori Sekiya 4, 9 JPN Satoru Nakajima 4, 9 JPN Kaoru Hoshino 4 JPN Ikuzawa Racing Tom's 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 37 GBR Tiff Needell 9 GBR James Weaver 9 JPN Dome Motorsport Dome 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 38 SWE Eje Elgh 4, 9 GBR Geoff Lees 4, 9 JPN Toshio Suzuki 4 FRA Bussi Racing Rondeau M382 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 39 FRA Jean-Claude Justice 4 FRA Bruno Sotty 4 FRA Patrick Oudet 4 Rondeau M482 Michelin 46 FRA Christian Bussi 4 USA Jack Griffin 4 USA M. L. Speer 4 FRA WM-Peugeot WM P83B Peugeot ZNS4 2.6 L Turbo V6 Michelin 41 FRA Pascal Pessiot 4 FRA Patrick Gaillard 4 FRA Dominique Fornage 4 42 FRA Jean Rondeau 4 FRA Michel Pignard 4 FRA Jean-Daniel Raulet 4 43 FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 4 FRA Roger Dorchy 4 CHE Claude Haldi 4 JPN Auto Beaurex Motorsport Tom's 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 45 JPN Naoki Nagasaka 9 JPN Taku Akaike 9 West Germany Kumsan Tiger Team Zakspeed C1/8 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 Goodyear 46 West Germany Harald Becker 5 West Germany Jan Thoelke 5 JPN Garage Italya Lancia LC2/84 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 47 FRA Henri Pescarolo 9 AUS Lucio Cesario 9 JPN Alpha Cubic Racing Team Porsche 956B Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Bridgestone 48 JPN Noritake Takahara 9 JPN Chiyomi Tatami 9 JPN Hasemi Motorsport March 85G Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 50 JPN Masahiro Hasemi 9 JPN Takao Wada 9 GBR TWR Jaguar Jaguar XJR-6 Jaguar 6.2 L V12 Dunlop 51 NZL Mike Thackwell 6–7, 9–10 GBR Martin Brundle 6–7 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 8 AUS Alan Jones 8 DNK John Nielsen 9–10 West Germany Hans Heyer 9 NLD Jan Lammers 10 52 West Germany Hans Heyer 6–9 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 6–7 NZL Mike Thackwell 6–7, 9 GBR Martin Brundle 6 NLD Jan Lammers 8, 10 GBR Steve Soper 9 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli 10 JPN Rays Racing Division Tom's 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 57 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa 9 JPN Tsunehisa Asai 9 JPN Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 60 AUS Vern Schuppan 9 RSA 1928 George Fouché 9 JPN Keiichi Suzuki 9 CHE Sauber Sauber C8 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 61 AUT Dieter Quester 4 DNK John Nielsen 4 CHE Max Welti 4 GBR EMKA Productions Ltd. EMKA C84 Aston Martin 5.3 L V8 Dunlop 66 GBR Tiff Needell 3–4, 7–8 GBR Steve O'Rourke 3–4, 7–8 GBR Bob Evans 3 GBR Nick Faure 4 GBR James Weaver 7 IRL Mark Galvin 8 GBR Spice Engineering Tiga GC84 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 Dunlop 6754 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 3, 8 AUS Neil Crang 3, 8 FRA Jean-Philippe Grand Rondeau M482 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Michelin 67 FRA Patrick Gonin 4 FRA Pierre de Thoisy 4 BEL Pascal Witmeur 4
Group C2
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Spice Engineering Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 70 GBR Ray Bellm 1–8 GBR Gordon Spice 1–8 IRL Mark Galvin 4 Tiga GC84 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Dunlop 77 GBR Tom Lanfranchi 4 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 4 AUS Neil Crang 4 West Germany Gebhardt Motorsport Gebhardt JC842Gebhardt JC843 BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Avon 72 West Germany Günther Gebhardt 2, 5 AUT Walter Lechner 2, 5 West Germany Frank Jelinski 2 Czechoslovakia Miroslav Adámek 5 West Germany Gebhardt MotorsportCAN Team Labatt Gebhardt JC853 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 74 West Germany Frank Jelinski 3–7, 9–10 CAN John Graham 3–7, 9 GBR Nick Adams 3–4 West Germany Manuel Reuter 5 SWE Stanley Dickens 7, 9–10 AUT Walter Lechner 10 GBR ADA Engineering Gebhardt JC843 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 75 GBR Ian Harrower 2–4, 8, 10 GBR Richard Jones 2 GBR David Duffield 2 USA Steve Earle 3–4 IRL Mark Galvin 3 GBR John Sheldon 4 GBR Nick Adams 8 GBR Ian Taylor 8 GBR Richard Piper 10 GBR Evan Clements 10 GBR Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C285 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 79 GBR Mike Wilds 2–5, 7–8 GBR Ray Mallock 2–5, 7–8 GBR David Leslie 2–5, 7 ITA Carma FF Alba AR6 Carma 1.9 L Turbo I4 Avon 80 ITA Martino Finotto 1–8 ITA Guido Daccò 1–4 ITA Carlo Facetti 1–3, 5–8 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi 4 AUS Lucio Cesario 5 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 6 ITA Almo Coppelli 7–8 Alba AR2 81 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 2–5 CHE Loris Kessel 2–4 ITA Almo Coppelli 2 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi 4 ITA Ruggero Melgrati 4 CHE Marco Vanoli 5 ITA Grifo Autoracing Alba AR3 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 82 ITA Pasquale Barberio 3–8, 10 ITA Paolo Giangrossi 3–5 ITA Maurizio Gellini 3, 5–8 ITA Mario Radicella 4 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 8, 10 NZL John Nicholson 10 JPN Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Yokohama 84 JPN Kozuo Mogi 9 JPN Toshio Motohashi 9 JPN Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Mazda 737C Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor Dunlop 85 JPN Yoshimi Katayama 3–4, 9 JPN Takashi Yorino 3–4, 9 JPN Yojiro Terada 4 86 IRL David Kennedy 3–4, 9 JPN Yojiro Terada 3, 9 BEL Philippe Martin 4 BEL Jean-Michel Martin 4 GBR Ark Racing Arthur Hough Pressings Ceekar 83J-1 Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4 Avon 88 GBR Max Payne 1–3, 5–8, 10 GBR David Andrews 1–3, 5–8, 10 GBR Chris Ashmore 1–3, 5, 7–8 DNK Jens Winther Castrol Denmark URD C83 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Avon 90 DNK Jens Winther 1–5, 7–8 DNK Lars-Viggo Jensen 1 GBR David Mercer 2–5, 7–8 USA Margie Smith-Haas 4 IRL Martin Birrane 5 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 01 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Avon 93 FRA Louis Descartes 4–5, 7 FRA Jacques Heuclin 4–5, 7 BEL Daniël Hubert 4 FRA Roland Bassaler Sauber SHS C6 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Avon 95 FRA Dominique Lacaud 4, 7–8 FRA Roland Bassaler 4, 7–8 FRA Yvon Tapy 4 FRA Gerard Brucelle 7 FRA Gérard Tremblay 7 JPN Mr S Racing Product MCS Guppy BMW M12 2.0 L I4 Dunlop 96 JPN Syuuji Fujii 9 JPN Seiichi Sodeyama 9 JPN Tooru Sawada 9 SWE Strandell Motors Strandell 85 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 Avon 97 SWE Stanley Dickens 2–5 NOR Martin Schanche 2–5 SWE Anders Olofsson 7 SWE Tryggve Gronvall 7 GBR Roy Baker Promotions Tiga GC284Tiga GC285 Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 Avon 98 GBR Paul Smith 1–2, 5, 7–8 GBR Jeremy Rossiter 1 GBR Dudley Wood 1, 8 GBR Will Hoy 2–3, 5 GBR Roy Baker 2, 6, 9–10 DNK Thorkild Thyrring 3, 5 GBR David Andrews 4, 9 GBR Duncan Bain 4, 10 FRA François Duret 4 USA Chuck Grantham 6, 9 CAN Joe DeMarco 6 GBR Mike Kimpton 7–8 GBR Andy Wallace 10 99 GBR Paul Smith 4–5 GBR Will Hoy 4, 8 USA Nick Nicholson 4 GBR Roy Baker 5, 9–10 GBR Mike Kimpton 5 GBR James Rossiter 7 DNK Thorkild Thyrring 7 GBR Duncan Bain 8 GBR Mike Catlow 8 USA Bill Bean 9 GBR David Palmer 10 AUS Michael Hall 10 GBR Bartlett Chevron Racing with Goodmans Sound Chevron B62 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 100 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 4–8 GBR Robin Smith 4–6, 9–10 GBR Richard Jones 4–5, 7 SWE Stanley Dickens 6, 8 GBR John Bartlett 6 SWE Kenneth Leim 7, 9–10 GBR John Sheldon 8 IRL Martin Birrane 9 GBR Robin Donovan 10 FRA Ecurie Blanchet-Locatop Rondeau M379C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Avon 104 FRA Michel Dubois 4–5 FRA Hubert Striebig 4–5 FRA Noël del Bello 4–5 DNK Jens Nykjaer Nykjaer BMW 3.2 L I6 Avon 105 DNK Jens Nykjaer 2, 5, 7 DNK Holger Knudsen 2, 5, 7 ITA Mario Fortina Fortina Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4 106 ITA Mario Fortina 2 ITA "Gimax" 2 FRA Bruno SottyWest Germany Motorsportclub Wasserburg Lotec C302 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Dunlop 106102 West Germany Kurt Hild 4–5 West Germany Martin Wagenstetter 4–5 FRA Jean-Claude Ferrarin Isolia 001 BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 Avon 107 FRA Jean-Claude Ferrarin 7–8 FRA Lucien Rossiaud 7–8
Season results
Races
Rnd Circuit C1 Winning Team C2 Winning Team Results C1 Winning Drivers C2 Winning Drivers 1 Mugello DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR Spice Engineering Results BEL Jacky IckxDEU Jochen Mass GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 2 Monza DEU Porsche Kremer Racing GBR Spice Engineering Results DEU Manfred WinkelhockCHE Marc Surer GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 3 Silverstone DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR Ecurie Ecosse Results BEL Jacky IckxDEU Jochen Mass GBR Ray MallockGBR Mike Wilds 4 La Sarthe DEU Joest Racing GBR Spice Engineering Results DEU Klaus LudwigDEU "John Winter"ITA Paolo Barilla GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray BellmGBR Mark Galvin 5 Hockenheimring DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR Ecurie Ecosse Results GBR Derek BellDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck GBR Ray MallockGBR David LeslieGBR Mike Wilds 6 Mosport DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR Spice Engineering Results GBR Derek BellDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 7 Spa-Francorchamps ITA Martini Racing GBR Spice Engineering Results FRA Bob WollekITA Mauro Baldi GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 8 Brands Hatch DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR Ecurie Ecosse Results GBR Derek BellDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck GBR Ray MallockGBR Mike Wilds 9 Fuji JPN Hoshino Racing JPN Auto Beaurex Motorsport Results JPN Kazuyoshi HoshinoJPN Akira HagiwaraJPN Kenji Matsumoto JPN Kazuo MogiJPN Toshio Motohashi 10 Shah Alam DEU Rothmans Porsche GBR ADA Engineering Results BEL Jacky IckxDEU Jochen Mass GBR Richard PiperGBR Ian HarrowerGBR Evan Clements
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded to the drivers of the top 10 placed cars in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260 and drivers of C2 cars were also awarded 2 bonus points if they finished in any of the top ten outright positions.Michael Cotton, Directory of World Sportscars, 1988, page 14 However points were not awarded if a driver:
drove more than one car in the raceAutosport, 30 January 1986
failed to drive the car for at least 30% of the distance
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 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.
World Endurance Championship for Teams
Pos1986 FIA Yearbook, Red Section, pages 80-81 Team Chassis Engine Mug Sil LeM Hoc Mos Spa Fuj Total 1 DEU Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956BPorsche 962C Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 20 12 20 20 15 107 2 ITA Martini Lancia Lancia LC2 Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 10 12 6 10 20 58 3 DEU New-Man Joest Racing Porsche 956B Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 6 20 12 12 50 4 DEU Kremer Porsche Racing Porsche 956BPorsche 962C Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 15 10 8 10 43 5 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche Porsche 956BPorsche 956B GTi Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 8 15 8 31 6 CHE Brun Motorsport Porsche 956BPorsche 962C Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 12 1 15 28 7 GBR Jaguar Jaguar XJR-6 Jaguar 6.2L V12 12 8 20 8 DEU Obermaier Racing Team Porsche 956B Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 6 4 3 4 3 20 9 GBR Spice Engineering Tiga GC84Spice-Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 4 2 8 2 16 10 GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 956B Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 10 10 10 JPN Hoshino Racing March 85G Nissan 10 10 12 JPN Panasport Nissan LM 05C Nissan 7.5 7.5 13 DEU Team Labatts Gebhardt JC843Gebhardt JC853 BMW 3.5L I6Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 6 6 13 JPN Tom's Co Ltd Tom's 85c Toyota 6 6 15 Auto Beaurex Motor Sport Tom's 85c Toyota 5 5 16 GBR Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C285 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8Ford 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 ITA Carma F.F. Alba AR2Alba AR6 Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4 3 1 4 21 GBR Ark Racing / Arthur Houghs Pressing Ceekar 83J Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 3 3 21 JPN Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 3 3 23 DNK 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 Team Chassis Engine Mug Sil LeM Hoc Mos Spa Fuj Total 1 GBR Spice Engineering Tiga GC84Spice-Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 15 20 15 20 20 110 2 GBR Ecurie Ecosse Ecosse C285 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 20 10 50 3 GBR Ark Racing / Arthur Houghs Pressing Ceekar 83J Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0L I4 10 8 10 12 6 46 4 DNK Jens Winther Danmark URD C83 BMW 3.5L I6 12 8 12 32 5 ITA Carma F.F. Alba AR2Alba AR6 Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4 15 4 12 31 6 DEU Team Labatts Gebhardt JC843Gebhardt JC853 BMW 3.5L I6Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 15 15 30 7 GBR Roy Baker Promotions Ford Tiga GC284Tiga GC285 Ford BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 8 10 2 20 8 JPN Mazdaspeed Mazda 737C Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor 6 12 18 9 GBR ADA Engineering Gebhardt JC843 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 15 15 10 SWE 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 Team Chassis Engine Mug Sil LeM Hoc Mos Spa Fuj Total 1 DEU 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
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
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