# List of 1985 motorsport champions

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 | Steve Kinser | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Karl Kinser Racing | |

## Drag racing

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

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| World Formula K Championship 135 cc | Mike Wilson |
| World Formula E SuperKart Championship 250 cc | Poul Petersen |
| Juniors World Cup 125 cc | Andrea Gilardi |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FK: Stefan Frietsch |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICC: Pietro Sassi |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Jukka Virtanen |

## Motorcycle racing

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

### Motocross

| Series | Rider |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 500cc: David Thorpe |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 250cc: Heinz Kinigadner |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 125cc: Pekka Vehkonen |

## Open wheel racing

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

## Rallying

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

### Rallycross

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

## Sports car and GT

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

## Stock car racing

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

## Touring car

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

## Truck racing

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