Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 16.6.1985

24 h Le Mans

Spectators: 80 000 Started: 49 (C1 - 27, C2 - 16, B - 4, GTP - 2) Classified: 24 Race: 13,626 km * 373 laps = 5088,507 km AVG: 212,021 km/h FL: Jochen Mass 1 Porsche 962C 3:25,100 239,169 km/h (lap 76) Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 7 Klaus Ludwig / D Porsche 956 117 Joest Racing 373 1. C1 4. 3:20,030 Paolo Barilla / I "John Winter" / D 2. 14 Jonathan Palmer / GB Porsche 956 106B Richard Lloyd Racing 370 2. C1 9. 3:25,580 James Weaver / GB Richard Lloyd / GB 3. 2 Derek Bell / GB Porsche 962C 003 Rothmans Porsche 366 3. C1 1. 3:14,800 Hans-Joachim Stuck / D 4. 33 David Hobbs / GB Porsche 956 114 Fitzpatrick Porsche Team In 365 4. C1 12. 3:32,840 Jo Gartner / A Guy Edwards / GB 5. 10 Sarel van der Merwe / ZA Porsche 956 115 Kremer Porsche Racing Barcl 360 5. C1 7. 3:24,130 George Fouché / ZA Mario Hytten / CH 6. 4 Bob Wollek / F Lancia LC2-83/85 002 Martini Lancia 359 6. C1 3. 3:15,950 Alessandro Nannini / I Luis Cesario / AUS 7. 5 Henri Pescarolo / F Lancia LC2-83/85 005 Martini Lancia 357 7. C1 6. 3:23,460 Mauro Baldi / I 8. 26 Jürgen Lässig / D Porsche 956 109 Obermaier Racing Team Ducad 356 8. C1 14. 3:33,300 Hervé Regout / B Jésus Pareja / E 9. 11 Jean-Pierre Jarier / F Porsche 962C 110 Kremer Porsche Racing Kenwo 355 9. C1 15. 3:33,410 Mike Thackwell / NZ Franz Konrad / A 10. 1 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 962C 002 Rothmans Porsche 347 10. C1 2. 3:15,280 Jochen Mass / D 11. 66 Tiff Needell / GB EMKA C84/1 Aston Marti 83/1 EMKA Productions Ltd. 337 11. C1 13. 3:33,120 Nick Faure / GB Steve O'Rourke / GB 12. 36 Satoru Nakajima / J Tom's 85C Toyota Tom's Team 329 12. C1 29. 3:48,670 Masanori Sekiya / J Kaoru Hoshino / J 13. 44 Bob Tullius / USA Jaguar XJR-5 008 Jaguar Group 44 323 1. GTP 16. 3:35,320 Chip Robinson / USA Claude Ballot-Léna / F 14. 70 Gordon Spice / GB Spice-Tiga GC85 Ford 279 Spice Engineering 311 1. C2 28. 3:48,080 Ray Bellm / GB Mark Galvin / GB 15. 151 Edgar Dören / D BMW M1 Helmut Gall 306 1. B 42. 4:00,310 Martin Birrane / GB Jean-Paul Libert / B 16. 75 Steve Earle / USA Gebhardt JC843 Ford 01 ADA Engineering 298 2. C2 38. 3:55,620 John Sheldon / GB Ian Harrower / GB 17. 42 Michel Pignard / F WM P83B Peugeot WM Peugeot 298 13. C1 21. 3:43,070 Jean-Daniel Raulet / F Jean Rondeau / F 18. 39 Jean-Claude Justice / F Rondeau M382 Ford 003 Bussi Racing 290 14. C1 34. 3:51,860 Bruno Sotty / F Patrick Oudet / F 19. 86 David Kennedy / IRL Mazda 737C 002 Mazdaspeed 282 3. C2 43. 4:00,780 Phillippe Martin / B Jean-Michel Martin / B 20. 13 Yves Courage / F Cougar C12 Porsche 01 Primagaz 278 15. C1 18. 3:38,180 Alain de Cadenet / GB Jean-François Yvon / F 21. 99 Paul Smith / GB Tiga GC285 Ford Turbo 294 Roy Baker Promotions 273 4. C2 45. 4:05,130 Will Hoy / GB Nick Nicholson / USA 22. 34 Christian Danner / D March 84G Porsche 03? Kreepy Krauly Racing 269 16. C1 24. 3:44,840 Graham Duxbury / ZA Almo Coppelli / I 23. 95 Dominique Lacaud / F Sauber SHS C6 BMW Rolland Bassaler 267 5. C2 44. 4:02,880 Roland Bassaler / F Yvon Tapy / F 24. 85 Yoshimi Katayama / J Mazda 737C 001 Mazdaspeed 263 6. C2 40. 3:57,730 Yojiro Terada / J Takashi Yorino / J Not classified: 77 Neil Crang / AUS Tiga GC84 Ford 250 Spice Engineering 225 C2 32. 3:50,370 Tony Lanfranchi / GB Tim Lee-Davey / GB 74 Frank Jelinski / D Gebhardt JC853 Ford 01 Team Labatt 223 C2 27. 3:47,760 John Graham / CDN Nick Adams / GB 98 François Duret / GB Tiga GC284 Ford Turbo 277 Roy Baker Promotions 149 C2 49. 4:18,710 David Andrews / GB Duncan Bain / GB 93 Jacques Heuclin / F ALD 01 BMW C2/01 Automobiles Louis Descartes 140 C2 48. 4:18,260 Daniël Hubert / B Louis Descartes / F Disqualified: 41 Pascal Pessiot / F WM P83B Peugeot WM Peugeot 266 Underweight C1 30. 3:49,200 Dominique Fornage / F "Panic" / F Did not finish: 18 Oscar Larrauri / RA Porsche 956 111 Brun Motorsport 323 Engine C1 10. 3:26,670 Massimo Sigala / I Gabriele Tarquini / I 19 Walter Brun / CH Porsche 962C 107 Brun Motorsport 304 Accident C1 11. 3:30,330 Didier Theys / B Joël Gouhier / F 3 Al Holbert / USA Porsche 962C 004 Rothmans Porsche 299 Engine C1 5. 3:22,980 John Watson / GB Vern Schuppan / AUS 31 Pierre Yver / F Rondeau M382 Ford 005 Primagaz 286 Engine C1 31. 3:49,520 Pierre-François Rousselot / François Servanin / F 8 Mauricio DeNarvaez / COL Porsche 956 104 Joest Racing 277 Accident C1 8. 3:25,520 Kenper Miller / USA Paul Belmondo / F 80 Martino Finotto / I Alba AR6 Carma 001 Carma FF 228 Electrics C2 20. 3:42,620 Guido Dacco / I Aldo Bertuzzi / I 40 Brian Redman / GB Jaguar XJR-5 006 Jaguar Group 44 151 Drive-shaft GTP 17. 3:37,290 Jim Adams / USA Hurley Haywood / USA 67 Patrick Gonin / F Rondeau M482 Ford 001 Jean-Philippe Grand 143 Engine C1 26. 3:47,530 Pascal Witmeur / B Pierre de Thoisy / F 90 Jens Winther / DK URD C83 BMW Jens Winther Denmark 141 Engine C2 35. 3:52,170 David Mercer / GB Margie Smith-Haas / USA 38 Eje Elgh / S Dome 85C Toyota Dome Team 141 Clutch C1 22. 3:43,770 Geoff Lees / GB Toshio Suzuki / J 157 Enzo Calderari / CH BMW M1 Angello Pallavicini 116 Engine B 47. 4:08,700 Angelo Pallavicini / CH Marco Vanoli / CH 156 Raymond Touroul / F Porsche 911SC Raymond Touroul 107 Head gasket B 50. 4:19,360 Thierry Perrier / F Philippe Dermagne / F 43 Roger Dorchy / F WM P83B Peugeot WM Peugeot 73 Accident C1 19. 3:38,400 Jean-Claude Andruet / F Claude Haldi / CH 104 Michel Dubois / F Rondeau M379C Ford 006 Ecurie Blanchet Locatop 65 Broken chassis C2 36. 3:52,790 Hubert Striebig / F Noël del Bello / F 24 John Cooper / GB Cheetah G604 Aston Martin 1 Cheetah Switzerland 53 Broken hub, ac C1 41. 3:58,330 Claude Bourgoignie / B Bernard de Dryver / B 79 Ray Mallock / GB Ecosse C285 Ford 02 Ecurie Ecosse 45 Oil pump C2 23. 3:44,170 David Leslie / GB Mike Wilds / GB 46 Christian Bussi / F Rondeau M482 Ford 003 Bussi Racing 36 Suspension C1 39. 3:55,650 Jack Griffin / USA M. L. Speer / USA 152 Harald Grohs / D BMW M1 Claude Haldi 32 Gearbox B 37. 3:54,280 Altfrid Heger / D Kurt König / D 100 Max Cohen-Olivar / MA Chevron B62 Ford 85-01 Bartlett Chevron Racing - G 19 Engine C2 33. 3:51,770 Robin Smith / GB Richard Jones / GB 82 Paolo Giangrossi / I Alba AR3 Ford 001 Griffo Racing 5 Electrics C2 25. 3:46,970 Pasquale Barberio / I Marco Radicella / I Did not start: 81 Loris Kessel / CH Alba AR2 Carma 002 Carma FF Accident in pr C2 3:43,010 Ruggero Melgrati / I Jean-Pierre Frey / CH 97 Stanley Dickens / S Strandell 85 Porsche Bo Strandell Engine C2 46. 4:05,930 Martin Schanche / N Torgyar Kleppe / N 61 John Nielsen / DK Sauber C8 Mercedes Sauber Racing Accident in pr C1 3:37,560 Max Welti / CH Dieter Quester / A Did not qualify: 106 Martin Wagenstätter / D Lotec - Ford Bruno Sotty C2 5:10,560 Kurt Hild / D 55 Kenny Acheson / GB Porsche 962C 112 Fitzpatrick Porsche Team In Collision with C1 4:00,390 Dudley Wood / GB Jean-Louis Schlesser / F Running in practice: 85T xxx Mazda 727C 005 Mazdaspeed T-car C2 In entry list only: 170 Tommy Riggins / USA Pontiac Firebird Road Circuit Technology IMSA GTO Les Delano / USA 171 Melle Moise / USA Pontiac Firebird Road Circuit Technology IMSA GTO Andy Petery / USA 6 xxx Lancia LC2 Martini Lancia C1 32 Martin Birrane / GB Dome RC83 Ford Dorset Racing C1 Tony Birchenhough / GB