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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.

Touring Cars competed at 19 race meetings in Australia during the 1985 season, contesting the following events:

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.

Season review

Race calendar

DateSeriesCircuitCity / stateWinnerTeamCarReport
10 February[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 1Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
24 February[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 2Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaPeter BrockMobil Holden Dealer TeamHolden VK Commodore
11 March[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 3Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaRobbie FrancevicMark Petch MotorsportVolvo 240T
31 March[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 4Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
7 AprilAMSCAR Round 1Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
21 April[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 4Adelaide International RacewayAdelaide, South AustraliaJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
28 April[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 6Calder Park RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
19 May[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 7Surfers Paradise International RacewaySurfers Paradise, QueenslandJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
28 MayAMSCAR Round 2Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
23 June[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 8Lakeside International RacewayBrisbane, QueenslandJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
7 July[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 9
AMSCAR Round 3Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
14 July[ATCC](1985-australian-touring-car-championship) Round 10Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesRobbie FrancevicMark Petch MotorsportVolvo 240T
4 AugustBetter Brakes 300
[AEC](1985-australian-endurance-championship) Round 1Amaroo ParkSydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi[Report](1985-better-brakes-300)
18 AugustPepsi 250
[AEC](1985-australian-endurance-championship) Round 2Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
15 SeptemberCastrol 500
[AEC](1986-australian-endurance-championship) Round 3Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaJim Richards
Tony LonghurstJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi[report](1985-castrol-500)
6 OctoberJames Hardie 1000
[AEC](1985-australian-endurance-championship) Round 4Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesJohn Goss
Armin HahneJRA LtdJaguar XJ-S[report](1985-james-hardie-1000)
27 OctoberMotorcraft 300
[AEC](1985-australian-endurance-championship) Round 5Surfers Paradise International RacewaySurfers Paradise, QueenslandJim RichardsJPS Team BMWBMW 635 CSi
2 NovemberAustralian Grand Prix support raceAdelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaDick JohnsonPalmer Tube MillsFord Mustang GT

Australian Touring Car Championship

Main article: 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Endurance Championship

Main article: 1985 Australian Endurance Championship

Castrol 500

Main article: 1985 Castrol 500

James Hardie 1000

Main article: 1985 James Hardie 1000

AMSCAR Series

Main article: 1985 AMSCAR Series

Australian Grand Prix support race

This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting.

Pos.GridDriverNo.TeamCar
**1**1AUS Dick Johnson17Palmer Tube MillsFord Mustang GT
**2**3AUS Peter Brock05Mobil Holden Dealer TeamHolden VK Commodore
**3**4AUS Charlie O'Brien22Erle McRae RacingBMW 635 CSi
**4**8AUS Terry Finnigan40Terry FinniganHolden VK Commodore
**5**5AUS Colin Bond47Network Alfa / The Toy ShopAlfa Romeo GTV6
**6**7AUS Kevin Bartlett42Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Starion Turbo
DNF2AUT Gerhard Berger21Bob Jane T-Marts RacingBMW 635 CSi

References

Linked articles contain additional references.

References

  1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAztSFOHS9I 1985 AGP Adelaide Group A Support Race]
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