# 1985 1000 km of Brands Hatch

The 1985 1000 km Brands Hatch was the eighth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship. It took place at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on September 22, 1985.
As a non-points race for the Teams Championship, and amid concerns over the design of the Porsche 956 in the wake of the death of Stefan Bellof three weeks prior, every Porsche customer team chose not to enter the event, leaving just the factory Rothmans team as the only Porsche entrant

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | C1 | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell | Porsche 962C | D | 238 |
| 1 | C1 | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell | Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 238 |
| 2 | C1 | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx | Porsche 962C | D | 238 |
| 2 | C1 | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx | Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 238 |
| 3 | C1 | 5 | Martini Racing | Mauro Baldi Bob Wollek Andrea de Cesaris | Lancia LC2 | M | 237 |
| 3 | C1 | 5 | Martini Racing | Mauro Baldi Bob Wollek Andrea de Cesaris | Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 237 |
| 4 | C1 | 4 | Martini Racing | Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini | Lancia LC2 | M | 233 |
| 4 | C1 | 4 | Martini Racing | Riccardo Patrese Alessandro Nannini | Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 233 |
| 5 | C1 | 3 | Rothmans Porsche | Al Holbert Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 PDK | D | 224 |
| 5 | C1 | 3 | Rothmans Porsche | Al Holbert Vern Schuppan | Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 224 |
| 6 | C2 | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | Mike Wilds Ray Mallock | Ecosse C285 | A | 219 |
| 6 | C2 | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | Mike Wilds Ray Mallock | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 219 |
| 7 | C1 | 34 | Cosmik Racing | Divina Galica Costas Los Anders Olofsson | March 84G | Y | 211 |
| 7 | C1 | 34 | Cosmik Racing | Divina Galica Costas Los Anders Olofsson | Porsche Type-956 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 211 |
| 8 | C2 | 80 | Carma F.F. | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Almo Coppelli | Alba AR6 | A | 208 |
| 8 | C2 | 80 | Carma F.F. | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Almo Coppelli | Carma FF 1.9 L Turbo I4 | A | 208 |
| 9 | C2 | 93 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin | ALD 01 | A | 193 |
| 9 | C2 | 93 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | A | 193 |
| 10 | C2 | 75 | ADA Engineering | Nick Adams Ian Harrower Ian Taylor | Gebhardt JC843 | A | 192 |
| 10 | C2 | 75 | ADA Engineering | Nick Adams Ian Harrower Ian Taylor | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 192 |
| 11 | B | 151 | Helmut Gall | Helmut Gall Edgar Dören | BMW M1 | D | 191 |
| 11 | B | 151 | Helmut Gall | Helmut Gall Edgar Dören | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | D | 191 |
| 12 NC | C2 | 98 | Roy Baker Promotions | Paul Smith Mike Kimpton Dudley Wood | Tiga GC285 | A | 149 |
| 12 NC | C2 | 98 | Roy Baker Promotions | Paul Smith Mike Kimpton Dudley Wood | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 | A | 149 |
| 13 DNF | C2 | 95 | Roland Bassaler | Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud | Sauber SHS C6 | A | 156 |
| 13 DNF | C2 | 95 | Roland Bassaler | Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | A | 156 |
| 14 DNF | C2 | 107 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | Jean-Claude Ferrarin Lucien Rossiaud | Isolia 001 | A | 137 |
| 14 DNF | C2 | 107 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | Jean-Claude Ferrarin Lucien Rossiaud | BMW M12 2.0 L I4 | A | 137 |
| 15 DNF | C2 | 90 | Jens Winther Denmark | Jens Winther David Mercer | URD C83 | A | 121 |
| 15 DNF | C2 | 90 | Jens Winther Denmark | Jens Winther David Mercer | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | A | 121 |
| 16 DNF | C2 | 82 | Grifo Autoracing | Pasquale Barberio Maurizio Gellini Jean-Pierre Frey | Alba AR3 | D | 79 |
| 16 DNF | C2 | 82 | Grifo Autoracing | Pasquale Barberio Maurizio Gellini Jean-Pierre Frey | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | D | 79 |
| 17 DNF | C1 | 52 | TWR Jaguar | Hans Heyer Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-6 | D | 77 |
| 17 DNF | C1 | 52 | TWR Jaguar | Hans Heyer Jan Lammers | Jaguar 6.2 L V12 | D | 77 |
| 18 DNF | C2 | 88 | Ark Racing | David Andrews Max Payne Chris Ashmore | Ceekar 83J | A | 75 |
| 18 DNF | C2 | 88 | Ark Racing | David Andrews Max Payne Chris Ashmore | Ford Cosworth BDX 2.0 L I4 | A | 75 |
| 19 DNF | C1 | 66 | EMKA Productions Ltd. | Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Mark Galvin | EMKA C83 | D | 74 |
| 19 DNF | C1 | 66 | EMKA Productions Ltd. | Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Mark Galvin | Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8 | D | 74 |
| 20 DNF | C1 | 23 | Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland | Bernard de Dryver John Brindley Hervé Regout | Cheetah G604 | D | 71 |
| 20 DNF | C1 | 23 | Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland | Bernard de Dryver John Brindley Hervé Regout | Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8 | D | 71 |
| 21 DNF | C2 | 99 | Roy Baker Promotions | Will Hoy Duncan Bain Mike Catlow | Tiga GC284 | A | 70 |
| 21 DNF | C2 | 99 | Roy Baker Promotions | Will Hoy Duncan Bain Mike Catlow | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4 | A | 70 |
| 22 DNF | C1 | 16 | RC Racing | David Leslie Richard Cleare | Kremer CK5 | D | 59 |
| 22 DNF | C1 | 16 | RC Racing | David Leslie Richard Cleare | Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 59 |
| 23 DNF | C2 | 54 | Spice Engineering | Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang | Tiga GC84 | D | 57 |
| 23 DNF | C2 | 54 | Spice Engineering | Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | D | 57 |
| 24 DNF | C2 | 100 | Chevron Racing John Barlett Racing | John Sheldon Stanley Dickens Max Cohen-Olivar | Chevron B62 | A | 24 |
| 24 DNF | C2 | 100 | Chevron Racing John Barlett Racing | John Sheldon Stanley Dickens Max Cohen-Olivar | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 24 |
| 25 DNF | C1 | 51 | TWR Jaguar | Jean-Louis Schlesser Alan Jones | Jaguar XJR-6 | D | 20 |
| 25 DNF | C1 | 51 | TWR Jaguar | Jean-Louis Schlesser Alan Jones | Jaguar 6.2 L V12 | D | 20 |
| 26 DNF | C2 | 70 | Spice Engineering | Gordon Spice Ray Bellm | Spice-Tiga GC85 | A | 12 |
| 26 DNF | C2 | 70 | Spice Engineering | Gordon Spice Ray Bellm | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 12 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #4 Martini Racing - 1:14.66
* Fastest Lap - #5 Martini Racing - 1:19.11
* Average Speed - 179.600 km/h