1985 1000 km of Silverstone

The 1985 Silverstone 1000 km was the third round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 12 May 1985.

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1975-1986)

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 1   Rothmans Porsche   Jochen Mass
  Jacky Ickx
Porsche 962C D 212
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
2 C1 2   Rothmans Porsche   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Derek Bell
Porsche 956 D 211
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
3 C1 4   Martini Racing   Riccardo Patrese
  Alessandro Nannini
Lancia LC2 M 210
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
4 C1 10   Porsche Kremer Racing   Manfred Winkelhock
  Marc Surer
Porsche 962C G 210
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
5 C1 14   Richard Lloyd Racing   Jonathan Palmer
  Jan Lammers
Porsche 956 GTi G 207
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
6 C1 7   New Man Joest Racing   Klaus Ludwig
  Paolo Barilla
  Paul Belmondo
Porsche 956 D 206
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
7 C1 26   Obermaier Racing Team   Jürgen Lässig
  Jesús Pareja
  Hervé Regout
Porsche 956 G 204
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
8 C1 11   Porsche Kremer Racing   Sarel van der Merwe
  George Fouché
  Almo Coppelli
Porsche 956B G 195
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
9 C2 79   Ecurie Ecosse   Ray Mallock
  Mike Wilds
Ecosse C285 A 193
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8
10 C1 19   Brun Motorsport   Walter Brun
  Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 962C D 193
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
11 C2 70   Spice Engineering   Gordon Spice
  Ray Bellm
Tiga-Spice GC85 A 189
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
12 C1 5   Martini Racing   Mauro Baldi
  Bob Wollek
Lancia LC2 M 188
Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8
13 C2 97   Strandell Motors   Stanley Dickens
  Martin Schanche
Strandell 85 A 176
Porsche Type-934 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6
14 C2 72   Gebhardt Engineering   Nick Adams
  Frank Jelinski
  John Graham
Gebhardt JC853 A 174
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8
15 C2 88   Arthur Hough Pressings
  Ark Racing
  David Andrews
  Chris Ashmore
  Max Payne
Ceekar 83J A 173
Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4
16 C2 86   Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.   Yojiro Terada
  David Kennedy
Mazda 737C D 173
Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor
17 C2 80   Carma F.F.   Carlo Facetti
  Martino Finotto
  Guido Daccò
Alba AR2 A 164
Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4
18 C2 81   Carma F.F.   Loris Kessel
  Jean-Pierre Frey
Alba AR6 A 158
Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4
19
DNF
C2 85   Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.   Yoshimi Katayama
  Takashi Yorino
Mazda 737C D 174
Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor
20
DNF
C1 18   Brun Motorsport   Oscar Larrauri
  Massimo Sigala
Porsche 956 D 172
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
21
DNF
C1 69   Richard Lloyd Racing   James Weaver
  Vern Schuppan
Porsche 956 G 150
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
22
DNF
C2 75   ADA Engineering   Ian Harrower
  Mark Galvin
  Steve Earle
Gebhardt JC843 A 135
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
23
DNF
C1 33   John Fitzpatrick Racing   Jo Gartner
  David Hobbs
Porsche 956B Y 106
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
24
DNF
C2 90   Jens Winther Castrol Denmark   Jens Winther
  David Mercer
URD C83 A 75
BMW M88 3.5 L I6
25
DNF
C1 66   EMKA Productions Ltd.   Steve O'Rourke
  Tiff Needell
  Bob Evans
EMKA C84 D 70
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
26
DNF
C1 55   John Fitzpatrick Racing   Dudley Wood
  Guy Edwards
  Manuel López
Porsche 956 Y 37
Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
C2 82   Grifo Racing   Paolo Giangrossi
  Pasquale Barberio
  Maurizio Gellini
Alba AR3 D 36
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
28
DNF
C1 23   Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland   John Cooper
  John Brindley
Cheetah G604 D 34
Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8
29
DNF
C2 67   Spice Engineering   Tim Lee-Davey
  Neil Crang
Tiga GC84 A 28
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
30
DNF
C2 98   Roy Baker Promotions   Thorkild Thyrring
  Will Hoy
Tiga GC284 A 14
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4
31
DNF
C1 31   Primagaz Sovico   Pierre-François Rousselot
  Pierre Yver
  Jean Rondeau
Rondeau M382 D 8
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #4 Martini Racing - 1:10.84
  • Fastest Lap - #14 Richard Lloyd Racing - 1:15.96
  • Average Speed - 204.115 km/h

References

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  • "FIA World Endurance Championship 1985 - 1000 km Silverstone". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  • "Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1985". Racing Sports Cars. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2008.


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