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1985 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

The 1985 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Formula Mondial. It was the 29th Australian Drivers' Championship and the fourth to be contested by Formula Pacific-based Australian Formula 1 cars or by the similar Formula Mondial cars. The championship winner was awarded the 1985 CAMS Gold Star.

Tasmanian driver John Bowe successfully defended his 1984 Australian Drivers' Championship crown in his Ralt RT4 Ford. Bowe dominated, winning the first four rounds of the series to take a twelve-point victory over Peter Hopwood (Ralt RT4 Ford). Peter Macrow (Cheetah Mk.8 Ford) was a very distant third in the series, only moving into the position when he won the final round at Sandown Park.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.

5Victoria TrophySandown Park15 SeptemberPeter MacrowCheetah Mk8 Ford

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round.

Championship results

15Graham Watson8Ralt RT4 FordWatson Motor Racing-1---1

References

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1985 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 88
  2. "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au.
  3. Barry Catford, Australian Drivers Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 208 to 219
  4. 1985 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 314 to 315
  5. Formula Mondial regulations as published in the 1985 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 259 to 268, state that only the "Ford BDA" engine was approved for the category
  6. Official Programme, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, 14 and 15 September 1985, page 33
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