List of 1985 motorsport champions

1985 motorsport champions
Previous: 1984	Next: 1986

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
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

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

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
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
	ICC: Pietro Sassi
	ICA: Jukka Virtanen

Motorcycle racing

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Freddie Spencer	1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship	Fausto Gresini
80cc World Championship	Stefan Dörflinger
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	Season article
FIM Motocross World Championship	500cc: David Thorpe
	250cc: Heinz Kinigadner
	125cc: Pekka Vehkonen

Open wheel racing

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Alain Prost	1985 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: McLaren-TAG
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Al Unser	1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth
	Rookies: Arie Luyendyk
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
	Nations: Czechoslovakia
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
	Teams: Le Garage Cox Racing
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Willi Schuster	1985 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship	Maurício Gugelmin	1985 British Formula Three Championship
	National: Carlton Tingling
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Giuseppe Bacigalupo	1985 Chilean Formula Three Championship
Finnish Formula Three Championship	Sami Pensala	1985 Finnish Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Kuomu Sport
French Formula Three Championship	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1985 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Oreca
German Formula Three Championship	Volker Weidler	1985 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Franco Forini	1985 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Forti Corse
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
	Co-Drivers: Seppo Harjanne
	Manufacturers: Peugeot
African Rally Championship	Luc Requile	1985 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship	Barry Lowe	1985 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Kevin Pedder
British Rally Championship	Russell Brookes	1985 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Mike Broad
Canadian Rally Championship	Tim Bendle	1985 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Louis Belanger
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Kalle Grundel
Estonian Rally Championship	Aare Klooren	1985 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Urmas Püssim
European Rally Championship	Dario Cerrato	1985 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
Finnish Rally Championship	Group A: Mika Arpiainen	1985 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen
	Group B: Antero Laine
French Rally Championship	Guy Fréquelin
Hungarian Rally Championship	Attila Ferjáncz
	Co-Drivers: János Tandari
Italian Rally Championship	Fabrizio Tabaton
	Co-Drivers: Luciano Tedeschini
	Manufacturers: Lancia
	Open: Dario Cerrato
	Open Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
	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
	Co-Drivers: Roger Anderson
South African National Rally Championship	Sarel van der Merwe
	Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff
	Manufacturers: Volkswagen
Spanish Rally Championship	Salvador Servia
	Co-Drivers: Victor Sabater

Rallycross

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Anders Norstedt	1985 European Rallycross Championship
	Div 2: Matti Alamäki
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
	C1 Teams: Rothmans Porsche
	C2: Gordon Spice C2: Ray Bellm
	C2 Teams: Spice Engineering
IMSA GT Championship	GTP: Al Holbert	1985 IMSA GT Championship
	Lights: Jim Downing
	GTO: John Jones
	GTU: Jack Baldwin
All Japan Endurance Championship	Kunimitsu Takahashi	1985 All Japan Endurance Championship
	Manufacturers: Porsche
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
	Under 2 Litre: Lou Sell

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Darrell Waltrip	1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Jack Ingram	1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
	Manufacturers: Pontiac
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
	JTC-2: Seiichiro Tsujimoto
	JTC-3: Kaoru Hoshino
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
	Class B: Richard Walker
	Class C: Yves Barrat

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing