1985 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1985 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
1–22 January 7th Dakar Rally [1]
2–3 February 23rd 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
17 February 27th Daytona 500 [3]
19 May 43rd Monaco Grand Prix [4]
26 May 69th Indianapolis 500 [5]
1–7 June 68th Isle of Man TT [6]
15–16 June 53rd 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
22–23 June 13th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
27–28 July 37th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
28 July 8th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
6 October 26th James Hardie 1000 [11]
24 November 32nd Macau Grand Prix [12]

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
7 January Lewis Hamilton British Racing driver Formula One World Champion (2008, 2014-2005) [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1985 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1985 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1985 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1985 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1985". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1985". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1985 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1985 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1985 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lewis Hamilton — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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