List of 1985 motorsport champions

1985 motorsport champions
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This list of 1985 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Dirt oval racing

Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Steve Kinser
Teams: United States Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Don Garlits 1985 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States Kenny Bernstein
Pro Stock: United States Bob Glidden

Karting

Series Driver Season article
World Formula K Championship 135 cc United Kingdom Mike Wilson
World Formula E SuperKart Championship 250 cc Denmark Poul Petersen
Juniors World Cup 125 cc Italy Andrea Gilardi
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship FK: Germany Stefan Frietsch
ICC: Italy Pietro Sassi
ICA: Finland Jukka Virtanen

Motorcycle racing

Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship United States Freddie Spencer 1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Italy Fausto Gresini
80cc World Championship Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Sidecar World Championship Netherlands Egbert Streuer
Netherlands Bernard Schnieders
TT Formula 1 World Championship United Kingdom Joey Dunlop
TT Formula 2 World Championship United Kingdom Brian Reid
Endurance World Championship France Gerard Coudray
France Patrick Igoa
Speedway World Championship Denmark Erik Gundersen 1985 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Grand National Championship United States Bubba Shobert
AMA Superbike Championship United States Fred Merkel
Australian Superbike Series Australia Rob Phillis

Motocross

Series Rider Season article
FIM Motocross World Championship 500cc: United Kingdom David Thorpe
250cc: Austria Heinz Kinigadner
125cc: Finland Pekka Vehkonen

Open wheel racing

Series Driver Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship France Alain Prost 1985 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: United Kingdom McLaren-TAG
CART PPG Indy Car World Series United States Al Unser 1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Manufacturers: United Kingdom Cosworth
Rookies: Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia John Bowe 1985 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Atlantic East Coast United States Michael Angus 1985 Formula Atlantic East Coast season
Formula Atlantic West Coast United States Jeff Wood 1985 Formula Atlantic West Coast season
Cup of Peace and Friendship East Germany Ulli Melkus 1985 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Nations: Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
SCCA Formula Super Vee United States Ken Johnson 1985 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African National Drivers Championship South Africa Trevor van Rooyen 1985 South African National Drivers Championship
Formula Two
European Formula 3000 Championship Germany Christian Danner 1985 European Formula 3000 Championship
Australian Formula 2 Championship Australia Peter Glover 1985 Australian Formula 2 Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship Japan Satoru Nakajima 1985 Japanese Formula Two Championship
South American Formula Two Championship Argentina Guillermo Maldonado 1985 South American Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Japan Shuji Hyoudo 1985 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Japan Le Garage Cox Racing
Austria Formula 3 Cup Austria Willi Schuster 1985 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship Brazil Maurício Gugelmin 1985 British Formula Three Championship
National: Jamaica Carlton Tingling
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Giuseppe Bacigalupo 1985 Chilean Formula Three Championship
Finnish Formula Three Championship Finland Sami Pensala 1985 Finnish Formula Three Championship
Teams: Finland Kuomu Sport
French Formula Three Championship France Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1985 French Formula Three Championship
Teams: France Oreca
German Formula Three Championship Germany Volker Weidler 1985 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Switzerland Franco Forini 1985 Italian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Italy Forti Corse
Nordic Formula 3 Sweden Steven Andskär
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Toomas Napa 1985 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Jakob Bordoli 1985 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship France Éric Bernard 1985 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina Argentina Miguel Angel Etchegaray 1985 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Tomas Mezera 1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Brazil Serge Buchrieser 1985 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Belgium Bertrand Gachot 1985 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Svend Hansen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Netherlands Maartin Bottelier 1985 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship Canada Bertrand Fabi
European Formula Ford Championship Brazil Paulo Carcasci 1985 European Formula Ford Championship
Finnish Formula Ford Championship Finland Jari Haavisto
German Formula Ford Championship Germany Stefan Neuberger
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand John Crawford
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship Sweden Reine Andersson
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Cameron Binnie
Swedish Formula Ford Championship Sweden Thomas Danielsson
Formula Ford Sweden Junior Sweden Niclas Schönström

Rallying

Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Timo Salonen 1985 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Seppo Harjanne
Manufacturers: France Peugeot
African Rally Championship Rwanda Luc Requile 1985 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship Australia Barry Lowe 1985 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Kevin Pedder
British Rally Championship United Kingdom Russell Brookes 1985 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Mike Broad
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Tim Bendle 1985 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Louis Belanger
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Sweden Kalle Grundel
Estonian Rally Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Aare Klooren 1985 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Urmas Püssim
European Rally Championship Italy Dario Cerrato 1985 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Italy Giuseppe Cerri
Finnish Rally Championship Group A: Finland Mika Arpiainen 1985 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2: Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen
Group B: Finland Antero Laine
French Rally Championship France Guy Fréquelin
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Attila Ferjáncz
Co-Drivers: Hungary János Tandari
Italian Rally Championship Italy Fabrizio Tabaton
Co-Drivers: Italy Luciano Tedeschini
Manufacturers: Italy Lancia
Open: Italy Dario Cerrato
Open Co-Drivers: Italy Giuseppe Cerri
Open Manufacturers: Italy Lancia
Middle East Rally Championship Qatar Saeed Al-Hajri
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Brian Stokes 1985 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship Poland Andrzej Koper
Romanian Rally Championship Romania Florin Nuță
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom George Marshall
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Roger Anderson
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Sarel van der Merwe
Co-Drivers: South Africa Franz Boshoff
Manufacturers: Germany Volkswagen
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Salvador Servia
Co-Drivers: Spain Victor Sabater

Rallycross

Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship Div 1: Sweden Anders Norstedt 1985 European Rallycross Championship
Div 2: Finland Matti Alamäki
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Trevor Hopkins

Sports car and GT

Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship C1: United Kingdom Derek Bell
C1: West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
1985 World Sportscar Championship
C1 Teams: West Germany Rothmans Porsche
C2: United Kingdom Gordon Spice
C2: United Kingdom Ray Bellm
C2 Teams: United Kingdom Spice Engineering
IMSA GT Championship GTP: United States Al Holbert 1985 IMSA GT Championship
Lights: United States Jim Downing
GTO: Canada John Jones
GTU: United States Jack Baldwin
All Japan Endurance Championship Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi 1985 All Japan Endurance Championship
Manufacturers: Germany Porsche
Australian GT Championship Australia Bryan Thomson 1985 Australian GT Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia Chris Clearihan 1985 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am United States Rick Miaskiewicz 1985 Can-Am season
Under 2 Litre: United States Lou Sell

Stock car racing

Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Darrell Waltrip 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series United States Jack Ingram 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
Manufacturers: United States Pontiac
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Jim Robinson 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Lee Raymond 1985 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera Argentina Roberto Mouras 1985 Turismo Carretera

Touring car

Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
Sweden Thomas Lindström
Australian Touring Car Championship New Zealand Jim Richards 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship New Zealand Jim Richards 1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Manufacturers' Championship Germany BMW 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Andy Rouse 1985 British Saloon Car Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos Brazil Fábio Greco
Brazil Lian Duarte
1985 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Germany Jochen Mass 1985 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Deutschen Produktionswagen Meisterschaft Sweden Per Stureson 1985 Deutschen Produktionswagen Meisterschaft
Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo Argentina Oscar Larrauri 1985 Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo
French Supertouring Championship France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Japanese Touring Car Championship Japan Naoki Nagasaka 1985 Japanese Touring Car Championship
JTC-2: Japan Seiichiro Tsujimoto
JTC-3: Japan Kaoru Hoshino
New Zealand Touring Car Championship New Zealand Kent Baigent
AMSCAR Series New Zealand Jim Richards
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1985 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Argentina Rubén Daray 1985 TC2000 Championship

Truck racing

Series Driver Season article
European Truck Racing Championship Class A: United Kingdom Rod Chapman 1985 European Truck Racing Championship
Class B: United Kingdom Richard Walker
Class C: France Yves Barrat

See also