Le Mans Register

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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