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1985 1000 km of Brands Hatch

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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

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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 Germany Rothmans Porsche Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Porsche 962C D 238
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
2 C1 1 Germany Rothmans Porsche Germany Jochen Mass
Belgium Jacky Ickx
Porsche 962C D 238
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
3 C1 5 Italy Martini Racing Italy Mauro Baldi
France Bob Wollek
Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Lancia LC2 M 237
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
4 C1 4 Italy Martini Racing Italy Riccardo Patrese
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Lancia LC2 M 233
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
5 C1 3 Germany Rothmans Porsche United States Al Holbert
Australia Vern Schuppan
Porsche 956 PDK D 224
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
6 C2 79 United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse United Kingdom Mike Wilds
United Kingdom Ray Mallock
Ecosse C285 A 219
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
7 C1 34 United Kingdom Cosmik Racing United Kingdom Divina Galica
Greece Costas Los
Sweden Anders Olofsson
March 84G Y 211
Porsche Type-956 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
8 C2 80 Italy Carma F.F. Italy Carlo Facetti
Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Almo Coppelli
Alba AR6 A 208
Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4
9 C2 93 France Automobiles Louis Descartes France Louis Descartes
France Jacques Heuclin
ALD 01 A 193
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
10 C2 75 United Kingdom ADA Engineering United Kingdom Nick Adams
United Kingdom Ian Harrower
United Kingdom Ian Taylor
Gebhardt JC843 A 192
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
11 B 151 Germany Helmut Gall Germany Helmut Gall
Germany Edgar Dören
BMW M1 D 191
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
12
NC
C2 98 United Kingdom Roy Baker Promotions United Kingdom Paul Smith
United Kingdom Mike Kimpton
United Kingdom Dudley Wood
Tiga GC285 A 149
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4
13
DNF
C2 95 France Roland Bassaler France Roland Bassaler
France Dominique Lacaud
Sauber SHS C6 A 156
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
14
DNF
C2 107 France Jean-Claude Ferrarin France Jean-Claude Ferrarin
France Lucien Rossiaud
Isolia 001 A 137
BMW M12 2.0 L I4
15
DNF
C2 90 Denmark Jens Winther Denmark Denmark Jens Winther
United Kingdom David Mercer
URD C83 A 121
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
16
DNF
C2 82 Italy Grifo Autoracing Italy Pasquale Barberio
Italy Maurizio Gellini
Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey
Alba AR3 D 79
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
17
DNF
C1 52 United Kingdom TWR Jaguar Germany Hans Heyer
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Jaguar XJR-6 D 77
Jaguar 6.2 L V12
18
DNF
C2 88 United Kingdom Ark Racing United Kingdom David Andrews
United Kingdom Max Payne
United Kingdom Chris Ashmore
Ceekar 83J A 75
Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4
19
DNF
C1 66 United Kingdom EMKA Productions Ltd. United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
Republic of Ireland Mark Galvin
EMKA C83 D 74
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
20
DNF
C1 23 Switzerland Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland Belgium Bernard de Dryver
United Kingdom John Brindley
Belgium Hervé Regout
Cheetah G604 D 71
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
21
DNF
C2 99 United Kingdom Roy Baker Promotions United Kingdom Will Hoy
United Kingdom Duncan Bain
United Kingdom Mike Catlow
Tiga GC284 A 70
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4
22
DNF
C1 16 United Kingdom RC Racing United Kingdom David Leslie
United Kingdom Richard Cleare
Kremer CK5 D 59
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
23
DNF
C2 54 United Kingdom Spice Engineering United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Australia Neil Crang
Tiga GC84 D 57
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
24
DNF
C2 100 United Kingdom Chevron Racing
United Kingdom John Barlett Racing
United Kingdom John Sheldon
Sweden Stanley Dickens
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Chevron B62 A 24
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
25
DNF
C1 51 United Kingdom TWR Jaguar France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Australia Alan Jones
Jaguar XJR-6 D 20
Jaguar 6.2 L V12
26
DNF
C2 70 United Kingdom Spice Engineering United Kingdom Gordon Spice
United Kingdom Ray Bellm
Spice-Tiga GC85 A 12
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8

Statistics

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  • 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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  • "FIA World Endurance Championship 1985 - 1000 km Brands Hatch". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  • "Brands Hatch 1000 Kilometres 1985". Racing Sports Cars. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2008.


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