LIII Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1985
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

 

Date: June 15-16, warm & sunny Track Length (m): 13 626
Attendance: 150 000 Pole Position: Hans-Joachim Stuck, Porsche, 3:14.8 = 251.815 km/h
Entries: 80 000 Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx, Porsche 3:25.1 = 239.169 km/h
Practiced:   Distance (km): 5088.507
Starters: 49 Average Speed (km/h): 212.021
Classified: 24    

 

Pos Cla. # Team / Entrant
Car - Engine / Tuner
Drivers, Nationality Engine
Vol
(cc)
Engine
Type
Tyres Group Laps
Km
Time (of ret)
Reason Out
1 1 7 New-Man Joest Racing, DEU
Porsche 956 B - Porsche 935/76
Klaus Ludwig, DEU
Paolo Barilla, ITA
"John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU
2649
tc
F6 D C1 374  
2 2 14 Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR
(GTi Engineering, GBR)
Porsche 956 B (RLR) - Porsche 935/76
Jonathan Palmer, GBR
James Weaver, GBR
Richard Lloyd, GBR
DNS Jan Lammers, NED
2649
tc
F6 GY C1 371  
3 3 2 Rothmans Porsche, DEU
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Derek Bell, GBR
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jnr, DEU
DNS Jacky Ickx, BEL
2649
tc
F6 D C1 367  
4 4 33 Fitzpatrick Porsche Team, GBR
Porsche 956 B - Porsche 935/76
Jo Gartner, AUT
David Hobbs, GBR
Guy Edwards, GBR
2649
tc
F6 Y C1 366  
5 5 10 Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU
Porsche 956 B - Porsche 935/76
Mario Hytten, SUI
George Fouché, RSA
Sarel van der Merwe, RSA
DNS Marc Surer, SUI
2649
tc
F6 GY C1 361  
6 6 4 Martini Lancia, ITA
Lancia LC2-83/85 (Dallara)
Ferrari 308C
Bob Wollek, FRA
Alessandro Nannini, ITA
Lucio Cesario, AUS
3014
tc
V8 M C1 360  
7 7 5 Martini Lancia, ITA
Lancia LC2-83/85 (Dallara)
Ferrari 308C
Henri Pescarolo, FRA
Mauro Baldi, ITA
DNS Lucio Cesario, AUS
3014
tc
V8 M C1 358  
8 8 26 Obermaier Racing Team, DEU
Porsche 956 - Porsche 935/76
Jürgen Lässig, DEU
Jésus Pareja (Mayo), ESP
Hervé Regout, BEL
2649
tc
F6 GY C1 357  
9 9 11 Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Jean-Pierre Jarier, FRA
Mike Thackwell, NZL
Franz Konrad, AUT
DNS Tony Garcia, USA
DNS Marc Surer, SUI
2649
tc
F6 GY C1 356  
10 10 1 Rothmans Porsche, DEU
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Jacky Ickx, BEL
Jochen Mass, DEU
DNS Derek Bell, GBR
2649
tc
F6 D C1 348  
11 11 66 EMKA Productions Ltd, GBR
EMKA C84/1 - Aston Martin Tickford
Tiff Needell, GBR
Steve O'Rourke, GBR
Nick Faure, GBR
DNS Bob Evans, GBR
5340 V8 D C1 338  
12 12 36 Tom's Team, JPN
Tom´s 85C-L (Dome 85C) -
Toyota 4T-GT
Saturo Nakajima, JPN
Masanoir Sekiya, JPN
Kauro Hoshino, JPN
2090
tc
L4 B C1 330  
13 13 44 Jaguar Group 44, USA
Jaguar XJR-5 (Fabcar)
Bob Tullius, USA
Chip Robinson, USA
Claude Ballot-Léna, FRA
5955 V12 GY GTP 324  
14 14 70 Spice Engineering, GBR
Spice-Tiga GC85 (RAM) - Ford Cosworth DFL
Gordon Spice, GBR
Ray Bellm, GBR
Mark Galvin, IRL
3298 V8 A C2 312  
15 15 151 Helmut Gall, DEU
BMW M1 - BMW M88
Edgar Dören, DEU
Martin Birrane, IRL
Jean-Paul Libert, BEL
DNS Helmut Gall, DEU
DNS Jean-Francois Yvon, FRA
3497 L6 A B 312  
16 16 75 ADA Engineering, GBR
Gebhardt JC843 - Ford Cosworth DFL
Ian Harrower, GBR
Steve Earle, USA
John Sheldon, GBR
DNS Richard Jones, GBR
3298 V8 A C2 299  
17 17 42 WM Peugeot, FRA
WM P83 B - Peugeot PRV ZNS4
Michel Pignard, FRA
Jean-Daniel Raulet, FRA
Jean Rondeau, FRA
2600
tc
V6 M C1 299  
18 18 39 Bussi Racing, FRA
Rondeau M 382 - Ford Cosworth DFL
Bruno Sotty, FRA
Jean-Claude Justice, FRA
Patrick Oudet, FRA
3298 V8 D C1 291  
19 19 86 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN
Mazda 737 C (Mooncraft)
Mazda 13B Racing
David Kennedy, IRL
Philippe Martin, BEL
Jean-Michel Martin, BEL
DNS Yoshimi Katayama, JPN
DNS Yojiro Terada, JPN
DNS Takashi Yorini, JPN
1308 2R D C2 283  
20 20 13 Primagaz, FRA
Cougar C12 - Porsche 935/76
Yves Courage, FRA
Alain de Cadent, GBR
Jean-Francois Yvon, FRA
2649
tc
F6 M C1 279  
21 21 99 Roy Baker Promotions, GBR
Tiga GC 285 - Ford Cosworth BDT
Paul Smith, GBR
Will Hoy, GBR
Nick Nicholson, USA
DNS Duncan Bain, GBR
DNS Jeremy Rossiter, GBR
DNS Richard Down, GBR
1778
tc
L4 A C2 274  
22 22 34 Kreepy Krauly Racing, ZA
March 84 G - Porsche 935/76
Graham Duxbury, RSA
Christian Danner, DEU
Almo Coppelli, ITA
DNS Ian Scheckter, RSA
2649
tc
F6 Y C1 270  
23 23 95 A. Bellanger - R. Bassaler (F), FRA
Sauber SHS C6 (Thompson-Seger & Hoffman) - BMW M88
Roland Bassaler, FRA
Dominique Lacaud, FRA
Yvon Tapy, FRA
3453 L6 A C2 268  
24 24 85 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN
Mazda 737 C (Mooncraft)
Mazda 13B Racing
Yoshimi Katayama, JPN
Yojiro Terada, JPN
Takashi Yorino, JPN
DNS David Kennedy, IRL
DNS Jean-Michel Martin, BEL
DNS Philippe Martin, BEL
1308 2R D C2 264  
                     
25 DQ 41 WM Peugeot, FRA
WM P83B - Peugeot PRV ZNS4
"Panic" (Patrick Gaillard), FRA
Pascal Pessiot, FRA
Dominique Fornage, FRA
DNS Michel Pignard, FRA
DNS Jean-Daniel Raulet, FRA
DNS Jean Rondeau, FRA
2600
tc
V6 M C1 257 Underweight
                     
26 NC 77 Spice Engineering, GBR
Tiga GC84 - Ford Cosworth DFV
Tim Lee-Davey, GBR
Neil Crang, AUS
Tony Lanfranchi, GBR
DNS James Weaver, GBR
2993 V8 D C2 226  
27 NC 74 Team Labatt, DEU
(Gebhardt Motorsport, DEU)
Gebhardt JC853 - Ford Cosworth DFV
Frank Jelinski, DEU
John Graham, CAN
Nick Adams, GBR
2993 V8 A C2 224  
28 NC 98 Roy Baker Promotions, GBR
Tiga GC284 - Ford Cosworth BDT
Francois Duret, GBR
David Andrews, GBR
Duncan Bain, GBR
DNS Paul Smith, GBR
DNS David Ovey, GBR
DNS Costas Los, GR
DNS Roy Baker, GBR
1778
tc
L4 A C2 150  
29 NC 93 Automobiles Louis Descartes, FRA
ALD 01 - BMW M80
Louis Descartes, FRA
Jacques Heuclin, FRA
Daniel Hubert, BEL
3490 L6 A C2 141  
                     
30 DNF 18 Brun Motorsport, SUI
Porsche 956 - Porsche 935/76
Massimo Sigala, ITA
Oscar Larrauri, ARG
Gabriele Tarquini, ITA
2649
tc
F6 D C1 323
23h
Engine
31 DNF 19 Brun Motorsport, SUI
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Walter Brun, SUI
Joël Gouhier, FRA
Didier Theys, BEL
DNS Leopold von Bayern, DEU
2649
tc
F6 D C1 304
20h
Accident
32 DNF 3 Rothmans Porsche, DEU
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Al Holbert, USA
Vern Schuppan, AUS
John Watson, GBR
2649
tc
F6 D C1 299
20h
Engine
33 DNF 31 Primagaz, FRA
Rondeau M 382 - Ford Cosworth DFV
Pierre Yver, FRA
Pierre-Francois Rousselot, FRA
Francois Servanin, FRA
2993 V8 D C1 286
22h
Engine
34 DNF 8 New-Man Joest Racing, DEU
Porsche 956 - Porsche 935/76
Paul Belmondo, FRA
Mauricio de Narvaez, COL
Kenper Miller, USA
DNS "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU
2649
tc
F6 D C1 277
18h
Accident
35 DNF 80 Carma FF, ITA
Alba AR6 (Cheetah) - Carma
Martino Finotto, ITA
Aldo Bertuzzi, ITA
Guido Dacco, ITA
DNS Carlo Facetti, ITA
1915
tc
L4 A C2 228
18h
Electrics
36 DNF 40 Jaguar Group 44, USA
Jaguar XJR-5 (Fabcar)
Brian Redman, GBR
Jim Adams, USA
Hurley Haywood, USA
DNS Bill Adam, CAN
5955 V12 GY GTP 151
12h
Driveshaft
37 DNF 67 Jean-Philippe Grand, FRA
Rondeay M 482 - Ford Cosworth DFL
Patrick Gonin, FRA
Pascal Witmeur, BEL
Pierre de Thoisy, FRA
DNS Philippe Grand, FRA
3298 V8 M C1 143
11h
Engine
38 DNF 38 Dome Team, JPN
Dome 85C-L - Toyota 4T-GT
Eje Elgh, SWE
Geoff Lees, GBR
Toshio Suzuki, JPN
2090
tc
L4 D C1 141
12h
Clutch
39 DNF 90 Jens Winther Denmark, DEU
URD C83 - BMW M88
Jens Winther, DEN
David Mercer, GBR
Margie Smith-Haas, USA
3453 L6 A C2 141
11h
Engine
40 DNF 157 Angelo Pallavicini, SUI
BMW M1 - BMW M88
Enzo Calderari, SUI
Angelo Pallavicini, SUI
Marco Vanoli, SUI
3453 L6 A B 116
10h
Engine
41 DNF 156 Raymond Touroul, FRA
Porsch 911 SC
Raymond Touroul, FRA
Thierry Perrier, FRA
Philippe Dermagne, FRA
DNS Bernard Salam, FRA
2992 F6 P B 107
9h
Head gasket
42 DNF 43 WM Peugeot, FRA
WM P83B - Peugeot PRV ZNS4
Claude Haldi, SUI
Roger Dorchy, FRA
Jean-Claude Andruet, FRA
DNS Patrick Gaillard, FRA
DNS Pascal Pessiot, FRA
DNS Dominique Fornage, FRA
2750
tc
V6 M C1 73
7h
Accident
43 DNF 104 Ecurie Blanchet Locatop, FRA
Rondeau M 379 - Ford Cosworth DFV
Michel Dubois, FRA
Hubert Striebig, FRA
Noël del Bello, FRA
2993 V8 A C2 65
6h
Suspension /
chassis
44 DNF 24 Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland, SUI
Cheetah G604 (Advanced) - Aston Martin Tickford
Claude Bourgoignie, BEL
John Cooper, GBR
DNS Bernard de Dryver, BEL
5340 V8 D C1 53
6h
Broken hub, accident
45 DNF 79 Ecurie Ecosse, GBR
Ecosse C285 - Ford Cosworth DFV/Swindon Engines
Mike Wilds, GBR
Ray Mallock, GBR
David Leslie, GBR
2998 V8 A C2 45
3h
Oil pump
46 DNF 46 Bussi Racing, FRA
Rondeau M 482 - Ford Cosworth DFV (DFL 3298cc?)
Christian Bussi,FRA
Jack Griffin, USA
Marion L. Speer, USA
2993 V8 M C1 36
3h
Suspension
47 DNF 152 Vogelsang Automobile, DEU
BMW M1 - BMW M88
Harald Grohs, DEU
Altfrid Heger, DEU
Kurt Köning, DEU (DND)
3497 L6 A B 32
3h
Gearbox
48 DNF 100 Bartlett Chevron Racing - Goodmans Sound, GBR
Chevron B62 - Ford Cosworth DFL/Alan Smith
Max Cohen Olivar, MOR
Richard Jones, GBR
Robin Smith, GBR (DND)
DNS John Bartlett, GBR
DNS Francois Migault, FRA
3298 V8 A C2 19
2h
Engine
49 DNF 82 Grifo Autoracing, ITA
Alba AR3 - Ford Cosworth DFL
Paolo Giangrossi, ITA
Pasquale Barberio, ITA (DND)
Mario Radicella, ITA (DND)
3298 V8 D C2 5 Electrics
                     
50 DNS 55 Fitzpatrick Porsche Team, GBR
Porsche 962 C - Porsche 935/76
Kenny Acheson, GBR
Dudley Wood, GBR

DNS Jean-Louis Schlesser, FRA
DNS Manuel Lopez, PER
2649
tc
F6 Y C1   Accident
51 DNS 61 Sauber Racing, SUI
Sauber C8 - Mercedes M117 /Mader
John Nielsen, DEN
Dieter Quester, AUT
Max Welti, SUI
4973
tc
V8 D C1   Accident
52 DNS 81 Carma FF, ITA
Alba AR 2 (Cheetah) - Carma
Loris Kessel, SUI
Ruggero Melgrati, ITA
Aldo Bertuzzi, ITA
Jean-Pierre Frey, SUI
1900 L4 A C2   Accident
53 DNS 97 Bo Strandell, SWE
Strandell 85 (TOJ) - Porsche 934
Stanley Dickens, SWE
Torgeir Kleppe, NOR
DNS Martin Schanche, NOR
DNS Götz von Tschirnhaus, DEU
DNS Tomas Wiren, SWE
3300
tc
F6 A C2   Engine
                     
54 DNQ 106 Bruno Sotty, FRA
Lotec C302 (TOJ) - Ford Cosworth DFV
Martin Wagenstätter, DEU
Kurt Hild, DEU
DNS Bruno Sotty, FRA
2993 V8 D C2    
                     
55 REE 46 Roland Bassaler, FRA
Sauber C6 - BMW
-
-
      C2    
                     
56 DNA 6 Martini Lancia, ITA
Lancia LC2-83/85 (Dallara)
- Ferrari 308C
-
-
3014
tc
V8 M C1    
57 DNA 16 Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR
Porsche 956
Jonathan Palmer, GBR
Jan Lammers, NED
2649
tc
F6   C1    
58 DNA 23 Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland, SUI
Cheetah G604 (Advanced) - Aston Martin Tickford
-
-
5340 V8 D C1    
59 DNA 32 Dorset Racing Associates, GBR
Dome RC 83 (March) - Ford Cosworth DFL/Alan Smith
Martin Birrane, IRL
Tony Birchenhough, GBR
3298 V8   C1    
60 DNA 51 TWR Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-6 (Advanced)
Hans Heyer, DEU
Thierry Tassin, BEL
6200 V12   C1    
61 DNA 52 TWR Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-6 (Advanced)
David Hobbs, GBR
Jean-Louis Schlesser, FRA
6200 V12   C1    
62 DNA 53 TWR Jaguar, GBR
Jaguar XJR-6 (Advanced)
-
-
6200 V12   C1    
63 DNA 54 Sauber Racing, SUI
Sauber C8 - Mercedes M117 /Mader
-
-
4973
tc
V8   C1    
64 DNA 55 Gebhardt Motorsport, DEU
Gebhardt JC853 - Ford Cosworth DFV
Jan Thoelke, DEU
-
2993 V8   C2    
65 DNA 56 Lyncar Motorsport, GBR
Lyncar MS83
Ford Cosworth DFV/Nicholson
Emilio de Villota, ESP
Costas Los, GRE
Mikael Nabrink, SWE
2993 V8   C2    
66 DNA 57 Lanx Engineering
Argo JM16 - Ford Cosworth
Glenn Loxton, RSA
David Sears, GBR
Dudley Wood, GBR
      C2    
67 DNA 58 Harrier, GBR
Harrier RX83C
Chevrolet
-
-
      C2    
68 DNA 152 Claude Haldi, SUI
Porsche 930
Claude Haldi, SUI
-

tc
F6   B    
69 DNA 170 Road Circuit Technology, USA
Pontiac Firebird
Tommy Riggins, USA
Les Delano, USA
5900 V8   GTO    
70 DNA 171 Road Circuit Technology, USA
Pontiac Firebird
Patty Moise, USA
Andy Petery, USA
5900 V8   GTO    
71 DNA 172 Jack Roush, USA
Ford Mustang (Roush)
Doc Bundy, USA
Wally Dallenbach Jr, USA
John Jones, CAN
  V8   GTO    
                     
72 NAC   Joest Racing, DEU
Porsche 956
-
-
  F6   C1    
73 NAC   Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU
Porsche 956
Mike Thackwell, NZL
-
  F6   C1    
74 NAC   North American Racing Team, USA
Ferrari 512 BB
-
-
4942 F12   GTX    
75 NAC   AK Donit Olimpia, YUG
Lola T600
Porsche
Francy Jerancic, YUG
Drogo Bozic, YUG
      C2    
76 NAC   Angelo Pallavicino, SUI
Porsche 935 - Porsche 930/80
Angelo Pallavicini, SUI
"Victor", ITA
Gianni Giudici, ITA

tc
F6   GTX    
77 NAC   Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR
Porsche 956 (RLR)
Porsche 935/76
-
-
2649
tc
F6   C1    
78 NAC   Rothmans Porsche, DEU
Porsche 956
Porsche 935/76
-
-
2649
tc
F6   C1    

 

Class Winners:

C1 Klaus Ludwig, DEU / Paolo Barilla, ITA / "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU Porsche 956 B
C2 Gordon Spice, GBR / Ray Bellm, GBR / Mark Galvin, IRL Spice-Tiga - Cosworth DFL
GTP Bob Tullius, USA / Chip Robinson, USA / Claude Ballot-Léna, FRA Jaguar XJR-5
B Edgar Dören, DEU / Martin Birrane, IRL / Jean-Paul Libert, BEL BMW M1

 

DNF Did Not Finish
DQ Disqualified
NC Not Classified
DNS Did Not Start
DNQ Did Not Qualified
DNA Did Not Arrive
REE Reserve Entry
NAC Not Accepted

 

Tyres: D=Dunlop, GY=GoodYear, Y=Yokohama, M=Michelin, B=Bridgestone, A=Avon, P=Pirelli

 

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