# 1985 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1985 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Touring Cars complying with an Australian version of FIA Group A Touring Car regulations. The championship was the fifth Australian Endurance Championship and the fourth to be awarded as a drivers title.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series which was staged concurrently with the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Car | Team | Report |
| 1 | Better Brakes 300 | Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 4 August | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Report |
| 2 | Pepsi 250 | Oran Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 18 August | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Report |
| 3 | Castrol 500 | Sandown | Melbourne, Victoria | 15 September | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Report |
| 4 | James Hardie 1000 | Mount Panorama | Bathurst, New South Wales | 6 October | John Goss Armin Hahne | Jaguar XJS | JRA Ltd. | Report |
| 5 | Motorcraft 300 | Surfers Paradise | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | 27 October | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Report |

## Class Structure

Cars were grouped into three classes based on engine capacity:
* Up to 2000cc
* 2001 to 3000cc
* 3001 to 6000cc

## Points system

Championship points were allocated on a three scale system, to Australian license holders only, for outright places gained in each round:
* Scale A was applied to drivers of cars in the Up to 2000cc class
* Scale B was applied to drivers of cars in the 2001 to 3000cc class
* Scale C was applied to drivers of cars in the 3001 to 6000cc class
| Outright Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Scale A | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Scale B | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Scale C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
In rounds where two drivers were compulsory (i.e. the Sandown and Bathurst rounds), full championship points were allocated to each of the two drivers provided that both had driven at least one third of the relevant distance. In all other rounds, where two drivers were not compulsory, points were allocated to each of the two drivers provided each had driven at least one third of the distance. If each had not driven such a distance, full points were allocated to the driver who had driven the greater distance. In all cases, points were only awarded to a driver who had driven one single car throughout the duration of the event.

## Results

| Position | Driver | Car | Class | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
| 1 | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | 3001-6000cc | JPS Team BMW | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 117 |
| 2 | Tony Longhurst | BMW 323i BMW 635 CSi | 2001-3000cc 3001-6000cc | JPS Team BMW | 15 | 11 | 25 | 17 | - | 68 |
| 3 | Colin Bond | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 2001-3000cc | Network Alfa | 17 | 15 | 20 | 13 | - | 65 |
| 4 | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Up to 2000cc | Toyota Team Australia | 15 | 10 | - | 5 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Peter Brock | Holden Commodore (VK) | 3001-6000cc | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | 20 | 23 | - | - | - | 43 |
| 6 | Kent Baigent | BMW 635 CSi | 3001-6000cc | H. Kent Baigent | 11.5 | 14 | - | 15 | - | 40.5 |
| 7 | Gregg Hansford | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 2001-3000cc | Network Alfa | - | - | 20 | 13 | - | 33 |
| 8 | Dick Johnson | Ford Mustang GT | 3001-6000cc | Palmer Tube Mills | - | - | - | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 9 | Neal Lowe | BMW 635 CSi | 3001-6000cc | H. Kent Baigent | 11.5 | - | - | 15 | - | 26.5 |
| =10 | John Goss | Jaguar XJ-S | 3001-6000cc | JRA Ltd. | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 |
| =10 | Armin Hahne | Jaguar XJ-S | 3001-6000cc | JRA Ltd. | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 |
Note: Only the top ten pointscorers are shown in the above table.