1985 Australian Touring Car season
The 1985 Australian Touring Car season was the 26th season of touring car racing in Australia commencing from 1960 when the first Australian Touring Car Championship and the first Armstrong 500 (the forerunner of the present day Bathurst 1000) were contested. It was the first season in which Australian Touring Car regulations were based on those for the FIA Group A Touring Car category.
1985 Australian Touring Car season | |||
Previous: | 1984 | Next: | 1986 |
Touring Cars competed at 19 race meetings in Australia during the 1985 season, contesting the following events:
- The ten rounds of the 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC)
- The five rounds of the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship (AEC)
- The four rounds of the 1985 AMSCAR series, held exclusively at Amaroo Park. One round was also an ATCC round, one was an AEC round.
- A 15 lap touring car support race at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting at the Adelaide Street Circuit
In 21 races contested in 1985 (including the heats of the AMSCAR series rounds), the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards won 17 races. This saw him easily win the ATCC, Endurance and AMSCAR titles.
Race calendar
Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
Castrol 500
James Hardie 1000
Australian Grand Prix support race
This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting.[1]
Pos. | Grid | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | 1 | Dick Johnson | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Ford Mustang GT |
2 | 3 | Peter Brock | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Holden VK Commodore |
3 | 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 22 | Erle McRae Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
4 | 8 | Terry Finnigan | 40 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VK Commodore |
5 | 5 | Colin Bond | 47 | Network Alfa / The Toy Shop | Alfa Romeo GTV6 |
6 | 7 | Kevin Bartlett | 42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
DNF | 2 | Gerhard Berger | 21 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing | BMW 635 CSi |