# 1985 Australian Touring Car season

The 1985 Australian Touring Car season was the 26th season of touring car racing in Australia commencing from 1960 when the first Australian Touring Car Championship and the first Armstrong 500 (the forerunner of the present day Bathurst 1000) were contested. It was the first season in which Australian Touring Car regulations were based on those for the FIA Group A Touring Car category.
Touring Cars competed at 19 race meetings in Australia during the 1985 season, contesting the following events:
* The ten rounds of the 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC)
* The five rounds of the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship (AEC)
* The four rounds of the 1985 AMSCAR series, held exclusively at Amaroo Park. One round was also an ATCC round, one was an AEC round.
* A 15 lap touring car support race at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting at the Adelaide Street Circuit
In 21 races contested in 1985 (including the heats of the AMSCAR series rounds), the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards won 17 races. This saw him easily win the ATCC, Endurance and AMSCAR titles.

## Race calendar

| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
| 10 February | ATCC Round 1 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 24 February | ATCC Round 2 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Peter Brock | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Holden VK Commodore | |
| 11 March | ATCC Round 3 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Robbie Francevic | Mark Petch Motorsport | Volvo 240T | |
| 31 March | ATCC Round 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 7 April | AMSCAR Round 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 21 April | ATCC Round 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 28 April | ATCC Round 6 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 19 May | ATCC Round 7 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 28 May | AMSCAR Round 2 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 23 June | ATCC Round 8 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 7 July | ATCC Round 9 AMSCAR Round 3 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 14 July | ATCC Round 10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Robbie Francevic | Mark Petch Motorsport | Volvo 240T | |
| 4 August | Better Brakes 300 AEC Round 1 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | Report |
| 18 August | Pepsi 250 AEC Round 2 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 15 September | Castrol 500 AEC Round 3 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | report |
| 6 October | James Hardie 1000 AEC Round 4 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | John Goss Armin Hahne | JRA Ltd | Jaguar XJ-S | report |
| 27 October | Motorcraft 300 AEC Round 5 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Jim Richards | JPS Team BMW | BMW 635 CSi | |
| 2 November | Australian Grand Prix support race | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills | Ford Mustang GT | |

## Australian Grand Prix support race

This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting.
| Pos. | Grid | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
| 1 | 1 | Dick Johnson | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Ford Mustang GT |
| 2 | 3 | Peter Brock | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Holden VK Commodore |
| 3 | 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 22 | Erle McRae Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
| 4 | 8 | Terry Finnigan | 40 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VK Commodore |
| 5 | 5 | Colin Bond | 47 | Network Alfa / The Toy Shop | Alfa Romeo GTV6 |
| 6 | 7 | Kevin Bartlett | 42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
| DNF | 2 | Gerhard Berger | 21 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing | BMW 635 CSi |