1985 24 Hours of Le Mans

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1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 53rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 15 and 16, 1985. It was also the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship.


[edit] Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 C1 7 Flag of Germany New-Man Joest Racing Flag of Germany Klaus Ludwig
Flag of Italy Paolo Barilla
Flag of Germany "John Winter"
Porsche 956 D 373
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
2 C1 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
Flag of the United Kingdom James Weaver
Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Lloyd
Porsche 956 GTi G 370
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
3 C1 2 Flag of Germany Rothmans Porsche Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Bell
Flag of Germany Hans Joachim Stuck
Porsche 962C D 366
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
4 C1 33 Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing Flag of Austria Jo Gartner
Flag of the United Kingdom David Hobbs
Flag of the United Kingdom Guy Edwards
Porsche 956 Y 365
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
5 C1 10 Flag of Germany Barclay Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of Switzerland Mario Hytten
Flag of South Africa George Fouché
Flag of South Africa Sarel van der Merwe
Porsche 956 G 360
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
6 C1 4 Flag of Italy Martini Lancia Flag of France Bob Wollek
Flag of Italy Alessandro Nannini
Flag of Australia Lucio Cesario
Lancia LC2 M 359
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
7 C1 5 Flag of Italy Martini Lancia Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of Italy Mauro Baldi
Lancia LC2 M 357
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
8 C1 26 Flag of Germany Obermaier Racing Team Flag of Germany Jürgen Lässig
Flag of Spain Jésus Pareja
Flag of Belgium Hervé Regout
Porsche 956 G 356
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
9 C1 11 Flag of Germany Kenwood Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of New Zealand Mike Thackwell
Flag of Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 962C G 355
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 C1 1 Flag of Germany Rothmans Porsche Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx
Flag of Germany Jochen Mass
Porsche 962C D 347
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
11 C1 66 Flag of the United Kingdom EMKA Productions, Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom Tiff Needell
Flag of the United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
Flag of the United Kingdom Nick Faure
EMKA C84/1 D 337
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8
12 C1 36 Flag of Japan Tom's Team Flag of Japan Satoru Nakajima
Flag of Japan Masanori Sekiya
Flag of Japan Kaoru Hoshino
Tom's (Dome) 85C B 329
Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4
13 GTP 44 Flag of the United States Jaguar Group 44 Flag of the United States Bob Tullius
Flag of the United States Chip Robinson
Flag of France Claude Ballot-Léna
Jaguar XJR-5 G 323
Jaguar 6.0L V12
14 C2 70 Flag of the United Kingdom Spice Engineering Flag of the United Kingdom Gordon Spice
Flag of the United Kingdom Ray Bellm
Flag of Ireland Mark Galvin
Tiga GC85 A 311
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
15 B 151 Flag of Germany Helmut Gall Flag of Germany Edgar Dören
Flag of Ireland Martin Birrane
Flag of Belgium Jean-Paul Libert
BMW M1 A 306
BMW M88 3.5L I6
16 C2 75 Flag of the United Kingdom ADA Engineering Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Harrower
Flag of the United States Steve Earle
Flag of the United Kingdom John Sheldon
Gebhardt JC843 A 298
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
17 C1 42 Flag of France WM Peugeot Flag of France Michel Pignard
Flag of France Jean-Daniel Raulet
Flag of France Jean Rondeau
WM P83B M 298
Peugeot PRV 2.6L Turbo V6
18 C1 39 Flag of France Bussi Racing Flag of France Bruno Sotty
Flag of France Jean-Claude Justice
Flag of France Patrick Oudet
Rondeau M382 D 290
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
19 C2 86 Flag of Japan Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Flag of Ireland Dave Kennedy
Flag of Belgium Philippe Martin
Flag of Belgium Jean-Michel Martin
Mazda 737C D 282
Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor
20 C1 13 Flag of France Primagaz Flag of France Yves Courage
Flag of the United Kingdom Alain de Cadenet
Flag of France Jean-Francois Yvon
Cougar C12 M 278
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 C2 99 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Baker Promotions Ford Flag of the United Kingdom Paul Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom Will Hoy
Flag of the United States Nick Nicholson
Tiga GC285 A 273
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4
22 C1 34 Flag of the United Kingdom Kreepy Krauly Racing Flag of South Africa Graham Duxbury
Flag of Germany Christian Danner
Flag of Italy Almo Coppelli
March 85G Y 269
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 C2 95 Flag of France Roland Bassaler Flag of France Roland Bassaler
Flag of France Dominique Lacaud
Flag of France Yvon Tapy
Sauber SHS C6 A 267
BMW M88 3.5L I6
24 C2 85 Flag of Japan Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Flag of Japan Yoshimi Katayama
Flag of Japan Yojiro Terada
Flag of Japan Takashi Yorino
Mazda 737C D 263
Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor
25
DSQ
C1 41 Flag of France WM Peugeot Flag of France Patrick Gaillard
Flag of France Pascal Pessiot
Flag of France Dominique Fornage
WM P83B M 266
Peugeot PRV 2.6L Turbo V6
26
NC
C2 77 Flag of the United Kingdom Spice Engineering Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Flag of Australia Neil Crang
Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi
Tiga GC84 D 225
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
27
NC
C2 74 Flag of Germany Team Labatt Flag of Germany Frank Jelinski
Flag of Canada John Graham
Flag of the United Kingdom Nick Adams
Gebhardt JC853 A 213
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
28
NC
C2 98 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Baker Promotions Ford Flag of the United Kingdom François Duret
Flag of the United Kingdom David Andrews
Flag of the United Kingdom Duncan Bain
Tiga GC284 A 149
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4
29
NC
C2 93 Flag of France Automobiles Louis Descartes Flag of France Louis Descartes
Flag of France Jacques Heuclin
Flag of France Daniel Hubert
ALD 01 A 140
BMW M88 3.5L I6
30
DNF
C1 18 Flag of Switzerland Brun Motorsport Flag of Italy Massimo Sigala
Flag of Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Flag of Italy Gabriele Tarquini
Porsche 956 D 323
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
C1 19 Flag of Switzerland Brun Motorsport Flag of Switzerland Walter Brun
Flag of France Joël Gouhier
Flag of Belgium Didier Theys
Porsche 962C D 304
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
32
DNF
C1 3 Flag of Germany Rothmans Porsche Flag of the United States Al Holbert
Flag of Australia Vern Schuppan
Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson
Porsche 962C D 299
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
33
DNF
C1 31 Flag of France Primagaz Flag of France Pierre Yver
Flag of France Pierre-François Rousselot
Flag of France François Sérvanin
Rondeau M382 D 286
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
34
DNF
C1 8 Flag of Germany New-Man Joest Racing Flag of France Paul Belmondo
Flag of Colombia Maurizio de Narvaez
Flag of the United States Kenper Miller
Porsche 956 D 277
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
35
DNF
C2 80 Flag of Italy Carma F.F. Flag of Italy Martino Finotto
Flag of Italy Aldo Bertuzzi
Flag of Italy Guido Dacco
Alba AR6 A 228
Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4
36
DNF
GTP 40 Flag of the United States Jaguar Group 44 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman
Flag of the United States Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States Jim Adams
Jaguar XJR-5 G 151
Jaguar 6.0L V12
37
DNF
C1 67 Flag of France Jean-Philippe Grand Flag of France Patrick Gonin
Flag of Belgium Pascal Witmeur
Flag of France Pierre de Thoisy
Rondeau M482 M 143
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
38
DNF
C1 38 Flag of Japan Dome Team Flag of Sweden Eje Elgh
Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Flag of Japan Toshio Suzuki
Dome 85C D 141
Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4
39
DNF
C2 90 Flag of Denmark Jens Winther Denmark Flag of Denmark Jens Winther
Flag of the United Kingdom David Mercer
Flag of the United States Margie Smith-Haas
URD C83 A 141
BMW M88 3.5L I6
40
DNF
B 157 Flag of Switzerland Angelo Pallavicini Flag of Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Flag of Switzerland Angelo Pallavicini
Flag of Switzerland Marco Vanoli
BMW M1 A 116
BMW M88 3.5L I6
41
DNF
B 156 Flag of France Raymond Touroul Team Flag of France Raymond Touroul
Flag of France Thierry Perrier
Flag of France Philippe Dermagne
Porsche 911SC P 107
Porsche 3.0L Flat-6
42
DNF
C1 43 Flag of France WM Peugeot Flag of Switzerland Claude Haldi
Flag of France Roger Dorchy
Flag of France Jean-Claude Andruet
WM P83B M 73
Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6
43
DNF
C2 104 Flag of France Ecurie Blanchet Locatop Flag of France Michel Dubois
Flag of France Hubert Striebig
Flag of France Noël del Bello
Rondeau M379 A 65
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
44
DNF
C1 24 Flag of Switzerland Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland Flag of Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Flag of Belgium Claude Bourgoignie
Flag of the United Kingdom John Cooper
Cheetah G604 D 53
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8
45
DNF
C2 79 Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Wilds
Flag of the United Kingdom Ray Mallock
Flag of the United Kingdom David Leslie
Ecosse (RML) C285 A 45
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
46
DNF
C1 46 Flag of France Bussi Racing Flag of France Christian Bussi
Flag of the United States Jack Griffin
Flag of the United States Marion L. Speer
Rondeau M482 M 36
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
47
DNF
B 152 Flag of Switzerland Vogelsang Flag of Germany Harald Grohs
Flag of Germany Altfrid Heger
Flag of Germany Kurt Köning
BMW M1 A 32
BMW M88 3.5L I6
48
DNF
C2 100 Flag of the United Kingdom Bartlett Chevron Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom Goodmans Sound
Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom Robin Smith
Flag of Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Chevron B62 A 19
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
49
DNF
C2 82 Flag of Italy Grifo Autoracing Flag of Italy Paolo Giangrossi
Flag of Italy Pasquale Barberio
Flag of Italy Mario Radicella
Alba AR3 D 5
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
DNS C1 61 Flag of Switzerland Sauber Racing Flag of Denmark John Nielsen
Flag of Austria Dieter Quester
Flag of Switzerland Max Welti
Sauber C8 D 0
Mercedes-Benz 5.0L Turbo V8
DNS C2 81 Flag of Italy Carma F.F. Flag of Switzerland Loris Kessel
Flag of Italy Ruggero Melgrati
Flag of Italy Aldo Bertuzzi
Flag of Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey
Alba AR2 A 0
Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4
DNS C2 97 Flag of Sweden Strandell Porsche Flag of Sweden Stanley Dickens
Flag of Norway Martin Schanche
Strandell (Toj) 85 A 0
Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C2 106 Flag of France Bruno Sotty Flag of Germany Martin Wagenstätter
Flag of Germany Kurt Hild
Lotec (Toj) C302 D 0
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
DNS C1 55 Flag of the United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing Flag of the United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Flag of the United Kingdom Dudley Wood
Flag of France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Porsche 962C Y 0
Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6

- #41 failed post-race inspection for being underweight. Finished 24th prior to disqualification.

[edit] Statistics

  • Pole Position - #2 Rothmans Porsche - 3:14.80
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Rothmans Porsche - 3:25.10
  • Distance - 5088.507km
  • Average Speed - 212.021km/h