1985 24 Hours of Le Mans

1985 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 53rd Grand Prix of Endurance as well as the fourth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, France, on 15 and 16 June 1985.

During Thursday's practice, Briton driver Dudley Wood in a John Fitzpatrick entered Porsche 962C tangled with the Swiss driver Jean-Pierre Frey in an Alba AR2 on the Mulsanne Straight at 200 mph (320 km/h). They crashed, and they both went over the barriers and into the trees, similar to John Sheldon's crash the year before. The impact was so hard, it even cracked the Porsche's engine. No one was killed. As a result, neither car started the race.^[1]

During qualifying, German driver Hans-Joachim Stuck recorded the fastest ever lap of Le Mans- at an average speed of 156.471 mph (251.815 km/h).

Klaus Ludwig took his third overall win, and his second in a row, in the same 956B chassis, 956B-117, which had won the 1984 race.

6-time winner Jacky Ickx finished his final 24 Hours of Le Mans in 10th place.

Official results

Le Mans in 1985

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	C1	7	New-Man Joest Racing	Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter"	Porsche 956B	D	374
1	C1	7	New-Man Joest Racing	Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter"	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	374
2	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Jonathan Palmer James Weaver Richard Lloyd	Porsche 956 GTi	G	371
2	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Jonathan Palmer James Weaver Richard Lloyd	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	371
3	C1	2	Rothmans Porsche	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962C	D	367
3	C1	2	Rothmans Porsche	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	367
4	C1	33	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Jo Gartner David Hobbs Guy Edwards	Porsche 956B	Y	366
4	C1	33	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Jo Gartner David Hobbs Guy Edwards	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	366
5	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Mario Hytten George Fouché Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche 956B	G	361
5	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Mario Hytten George Fouché Sarel van der Merwe	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	361
6	C1	4	Martini Lancia	Bob Wollek Alessandro Nannini Lucio Cesario	Lancia LC2	M	360
6	C1	4	Martini Lancia	Bob Wollek Alessandro Nannini Lucio Cesario	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	M	360
7	C1	5	Martini Lancia	Henri Pescarolo Mauro Baldi	Lancia LC2	M	358
7	C1	5	Martini Lancia	Henri Pescarolo Mauro Baldi	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	M	358
8	C1	26	Obermaier Racing Team	Jürgen Lässig Jesús Pareja Hervé Regout	Porsche 956	G	357
8	C1	26	Obermaier Racing Team	Jürgen Lässig Jesús Pareja Hervé Regout	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	357
9	C1	11	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jean-Pierre Jarier Mike Thackwell Franz Konrad	Porsche 962C	G	356
9	C1	11	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jean-Pierre Jarier Mike Thackwell Franz Konrad	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	356
10	C1	1	Rothmans Porsche	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Porsche 962C	D	348
10	C1	1	Rothmans Porsche	Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	348
11	C1	66	EMKA Productions, Ltd.	Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Nick Faure	EMKA C84/1	D	338
11	C1	66	EMKA Productions, Ltd.	Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Nick Faure	Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8	D	338
12	C1	36	Tom's Team	Satoru Nakajima Masanori Sekiya Kaoru Hoshino	Tom's 85C-L	B	330
12	C1	36	Tom's Team	Satoru Nakajima Masanori Sekiya Kaoru Hoshino	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	330
13	GTP	44	Jaguar Group 44	Bob Tullius Chip Robinson Claude Ballot-Léna	Jaguar XJR-5	G	324
13	GTP	44	Jaguar Group 44	Bob Tullius Chip Robinson Claude Ballot-Léna	Jaguar 6.0 L V12	G	324
14	C2	70	Spice Engineering	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Mark Galvin	Spice-Tiga GC85	A	312
14	C2	70	Spice Engineering	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Mark Galvin	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	312
15	B	151	Helmut Gall	Edgar Dören Martin Birrane Jean-Paul Libert	BMW M1	A	307
15	B	151	Helmut Gall	Edgar Dören Martin Birrane Jean-Paul Libert	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	307
16	C2	75	ADA Engineering	Ian Harrower Steve Earle John Sheldon	Gebhardt JC843	A	299
16	C2	75	ADA Engineering	Ian Harrower Steve Earle John Sheldon	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	299
17	C1	42	WM Peugeot	Michel Pignard Jean-Daniel Raulet Jean Rondeau	WM P83B	M	299
17	C1	42	WM Peugeot	Michel Pignard Jean-Daniel Raulet Jean Rondeau	Peugeot PRV 2.6 L Turbo V6	M	299
18	C1	39	Bussi Racing	Bruno Sotty Jean-Claude Justice Patrick Oudet	Rondeau M382	D	291
18	C1	39	Bussi Racing	Bruno Sotty Jean-Claude Justice Patrick Oudet	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	291
19	C2	86	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Dave Kennedy Philippe Martin Jean-Michel Martin	Mazda 737C	D	283
19	C2	86	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Dave Kennedy Philippe Martin Jean-Michel Martin	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	D	283
20	C1	13	Primagaz	Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Jean-François Yvon	Cougar C12	M	279
20	C1	13	Primagaz	Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Jean-François Yvon	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	279
21	C2	99	Roy Baker Promotions Ford	Paul Smith Will Hoy Nick Nicholson	Tiga GC285	A	274
21	C2	99	Roy Baker Promotions Ford	Paul Smith Will Hoy Nick Nicholson	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7 L Turbo I4	A	274
22	C1	34	Kreepy Krauly Racing	Graham Duxbury Christian Danner Almo Coppelli	March 85G	Y	270
22	C1	34	Kreepy Krauly Racing	Graham Duxbury Christian Danner Almo Coppelli	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	270
23	C2	95	Roland Bassaler	Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy	Sauber SHS C6	A	268
23	C2	95	Roland Bassaler	Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	268
24	C2	85	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino	Mazda 737C	D	264
24	C2	85	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	D	264
25 DSQ^†	C1	41	WM Peugeot	Patrick Gaillard Pascal Pessiot Dominique Fornage	WM P83B	M	267
25 DSQ^†	C1	41	WM Peugeot	Patrick Gaillard Pascal Pessiot Dominique Fornage	Peugeot PRV 2.6 L Turbo V6	M	267
26 NC	C2	77	Spice Engineering	Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang Tony Lanfranchi	Tiga GC84	D	226
26 NC	C2	77	Spice Engineering	Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang Tony Lanfranchi	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	226
27 NC	C2	74	Team Labatt Gebhardt Engineering	Frank Jelinski John Graham Nick Adams	Gebhardt JC853	A	224
27 NC	C2	74	Team Labatt Gebhardt Engineering	Frank Jelinski John Graham Nick Adams	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	224
28 NC	C2	98	Roy Baker Promotions Ford	François Duret David Andrews Duncan Bain	Tiga GC284	A	150
28 NC	C2	98	Roy Baker Promotions Ford	François Duret David Andrews Duncan Bain	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7 L Turbo I4	A	150
29 NC	C2	93	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin Daniel Hubert	ALD 01	A	141
29 NC	C2	93	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin Daniel Hubert	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	141
30 DNF	C1	18	Brun Motorsport	Massimo Sigala Oscar Larrauri Gabriele Tarquini	Porsche 956	D	323
30 DNF	C1	18	Brun Motorsport	Massimo Sigala Oscar Larrauri Gabriele Tarquini	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	323
31 DNF	C1	19	Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Joël Gouhier Didier Theys	Porsche 962C	D	304
31 DNF	C1	19	Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Joël Gouhier Didier Theys	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	304
32 DNF	C1	3	Rothmans Porsche	Al Holbert Vern Schuppan John Watson	Porsche 962C	D	299
32 DNF	C1	3	Rothmans Porsche	Al Holbert Vern Schuppan John Watson	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	299
33 DNF	C1	31	Primagaz	Pierre Yver Pierre-François Rousselot François Sérvanin	Rondeau M382	D	286
33 DNF	C1	31	Primagaz	Pierre Yver Pierre-François Rousselot François Sérvanin	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	286
34 DNF	C1	8	New-Man Joest Racing	Paul Belmondo Mauricio de Narváez Kenper Miller	Porsche 956	D	277
34 DNF	C1	8	New-Man Joest Racing	Paul Belmondo Mauricio de Narváez Kenper Miller	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	277
35 DNF	C2	80	Carma F.F.	Martino Finotto Aldo Bertuzzi Guido Daccò	Alba AR6	A	228
35 DNF	C2	80	Carma F.F.	Martino Finotto Aldo Bertuzzi Guido Daccò	Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4	A	228
36 DNF	GTP	40	Jaguar Group 44	Brian Redman Hurley Haywood Jim Adams	Jaguar XJR-5	G	151
36 DNF	GTP	40	Jaguar Group 44	Brian Redman Hurley Haywood Jim Adams	Jaguar 6.0 L V12	G	151
37 DNF	C1	67	Jean-Philippe Grand	Patrick Gonin Pascal Witmeur Pierre de Thoisy	Rondeau M482	M	143
37 DNF	C1	67	Jean-Philippe Grand	Patrick Gonin Pascal Witmeur Pierre de Thoisy	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	M	143
38 DNF	C1	38	Dome Team	Eje Elgh Geoff Lees Toshio Suzuki	Dome 85C-L	D	141
38 DNF	C1	38	Dome Team	Eje Elgh Geoff Lees Toshio Suzuki	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	141
39 DNF	C2	90	Jens Winther Denmark	Jens Winther David Mercer Margie Smith-Haas	URD C83	A	141
39 DNF	C2	90	Jens Winther Denmark	Jens Winther David Mercer Margie Smith-Haas	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	141
40 DNF	B	157	Angelo Pallavicini	Enzo Calderari Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli	BMW M1	A	116
40 DNF	B	157	Angelo Pallavicini	Enzo Calderari Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	116
41 DNF	B	156	Raymond Touroul Team	Raymond Touroul Thierry Perrier Philippe Dermagne	Porsche 911SC	P	107
41 DNF	B	156	Raymond Touroul Team	Raymond Touroul Thierry Perrier Philippe Dermagne	Porsche 3.0 L Flat-6	P	107
42 DNF	C1	43	WM Peugeot	Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Jean-Claude Andruet	WM P83B	M	73
42 DNF	C1	43	WM Peugeot	Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Jean-Claude Andruet	Peugeot PRV 2.8 L Turbo V6	M	73
43 DNF	C2	104	Ecurie Blanchet Locatop	Michel Dubois Hubert Striebig Noël del Bello	Rondeau M379	A	65
43 DNF	C2	104	Ecurie Blanchet Locatop	Michel Dubois Hubert Striebig Noël del Bello	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	65
44 DNF	C1	24	Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Bernard de Dryver Claude Bourgoignie John Cooper	Cheetah G604	D	53
44 DNF	C1	24	Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Bernard de Dryver Claude Bourgoignie John Cooper	Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8	D	53
45 DNF	C2	79	Ecurie Ecosse	Mike Wilds Ray Mallock David Leslie	Ecosse C285	A	45
45 DNF	C2	79	Ecurie Ecosse	Mike Wilds Ray Mallock David Leslie	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	45
46 DNF	C1	46	Bussi Racing Roland Bassaler	Christian Bussi Jack Griffin Marion L. Speer	Rondeau M482	M	36
46 DNF	C1	46	Bussi Racing Roland Bassaler	Christian Bussi Jack Griffin Marion L. Speer	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	M	36
47 DNF	B	152	Vogelsang	Harald Grohs Altfrid Heger Kurt König	BMW M1	A	32
47 DNF	B	152	Vogelsang	Harald Grohs Altfrid Heger Kurt König	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	A	32
48 DNF	C2	100	Goodmands Sound Bartlett Chevron Racing	Richard Jones Robin Smith Max Cohen-Olivar	Chevron B62	A	19
48 DNF	C2	100	Goodmands Sound Bartlett Chevron Racing	Richard Jones Robin Smith Max Cohen-Olivar	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	19
49 DNF	C2	82	Grifo Autoracing	Paolo Giangrossi Pasquale Barberio Mario Radicella	Alba AR3	D	5
49 DNF	C2	82	Grifo Autoracing	Paolo Giangrossi Pasquale Barberio Mario Radicella	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	5
DNS	C1	61	Sauber Racing	John Nielsen Dieter Quester Max Welti	Sauber C8	D	-
DNS	C1	61	Sauber Racing	John Nielsen Dieter Quester Max Welti	Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8	D	-
DNS	C2	81	Carma F.F.	Loris Kessel Ruggero Melgrati Aldo Bertuzzi Jean-Pierre Frey	Alba AR2	A	-
DNS	C2	81	Carma F.F.		Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4	A	-
DNS	C2	97	Strandell Porsche	Stanley Dickens Martin Schanche	Strandell 85	A	-
DNS	C2	97	Strandell Porsche	Stanley Dickens Martin Schanche	Porsche Type-934 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	A	-
DNQ	C2	106	Bruno Sotty	Martin Wagenstetter Kurt Hild	Lotec C302	D	-
DNQ	C2	106	Bruno Sotty	Martin Wagenstetter Kurt Hild	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	D	-
DNQ	C1	55	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Kenny Acheson Dudley Wood Jean-Louis Schlesser	Porsche 962C	Y	-
DNQ	C1	55	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Kenny Acheson Dudley Wood Jean-Louis Schlesser	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	-

† – #41 failed post-race inspection for being underweight. Finished 24th prior to disqualification.

Statistics

Pole Position: #2 Rothmans Porsche - 3:14.80
Fastest Lap: #1 Rothmans Porsche - 3:25.10
Distance: 5088.507 km
Average Speed: 212.021 km/h

References

↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQu0crRt_yI

"FIA World Endurance Championship 1985 - 24 h Le Mans". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2005-10-02. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
"Le Mans 24 Hours 1985". Racing Sports Cars. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

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