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1985 1000 km of Brands Hatch


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).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsEngine123456789101112
NC13
DNF14
DNF15
DNF16
DNF17
DNF18
DNF19
DNF20
DNF21
DNF22
DNF23
DNF24
DNF25
DNF26
DNF
C12DEU Rothmans PorscheDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck
GBR Derek BellPorsche 962C238
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
C11DEU Rothmans PorscheDEU Jochen Mass
BEL Jacky IckxPorsche 962C238
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
C15ITA Martini RacingITA Mauro Baldi
FRA Bob Wollek
ITA Andrea de CesarisLancia LC2237
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
C14ITA Martini RacingITA Riccardo Patrese
ITA Alessandro NanniniLancia LC2233
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
C13DEU Rothmans PorscheUSA Al Holbert
AUS Vern SchuppanPorsche 956 PDK224
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
C279GBR Ecurie EcosseGBR Mike Wilds
GBR Ray MallockEcosse C285219
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
C134GBR Cosmik RacingGBR Divina Galica
GRE Costas Los
SWE Anders OlofssonMarch 84G211
Porsche Type-956 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
C280ITA Carma F.F.ITA Carlo Facetti
ITA Martino Finotto
ITA Almo CoppelliAlba AR6208
Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4
C293FRA Automobiles Louis DescartesFRA Louis Descartes
FRA Jacques HeuclinALD 01193
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
C275GBR ADA EngineeringGBR Nick Adams
GBR Ian Harrower
GBR Ian TaylorGebhardt JC843192
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
B151DEU Helmut GallDEU Helmut Gall
DEU Edgar DörenBMW M1191
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
C298GBR Roy Baker PromotionsGBR Paul Smith
GBR Mike Kimpton
GBR Dudley WoodTiga GC285149
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4
C295FRA Roland BassalerFRA Roland Bassaler
FRA Dominique LacaudSauber SHS C6156
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
C2107FRA Jean-Claude FerrarinFRA Jean-Claude Ferrarin
FRA Lucien RossiaudIsolia 001137
BMW M12 2.0 L I4
C290DEN Jens Winther DenmarkDEN Jens Winther
GBR David MercerURD C83121
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
C282ITA Grifo AutoracingITA Pasquale Barberio
ITA Maurizio Gellini
SUI Jean-Pierre FreyAlba AR379
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
C152GBR TWR JaguarDEU Hans Heyer
NED Jan LammersJaguar XJR-677
Jaguar 6.2 L V12
C288GBR Ark RacingGBR David Andrews
GBR Max Payne
GBR Chris AshmoreCeekar 83J75
Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4
C166GBR EMKA Productions Ltd.GBR Tiff Needell
GBR Steve O'Rourke
IRL Mark GalvinEMKA C8374
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
C123SUI Cheetah Automobiles SwitzerlandBEL Bernard de Dryver
GBR John Brindley
BEL Hervé RegoutCheetah G60471
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
C299GBR Roy Baker PromotionsGBR Will Hoy
GBR Duncan Bain
GBR Mike CatlowTiga GC28470
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4
C116GBR RC RacingGBR David Leslie
GBR Richard CleareKremer CK559
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
C254GBR Spice EngineeringGBR Tim Lee-Davey
AUS Neil CrangTiga GC8457
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
C2100GBR Chevron Racing
GBR John Barlett RacingGBR John Sheldon
SWE Stanley Dickens
MAR Max Cohen-OlivarChevron B6224
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
C151GBR TWR JaguarFRA Jean-Louis Schlesser
AUS Alan JonesJaguar XJR-620
Jaguar 6.2 L V12
C270GBR Spice EngineeringGBR Gordon Spice
GBR Ray BellmSpice-Tiga GC8512
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

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