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 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:
In 21 races contested in 1985, the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards won 17 races. This saw him easily win the ATCC, Endurance and AMSCAR titles.

Season review

Race calendar

Australian Touring Car Championship

Australian Endurance Championship

Castrol 500

James Hardie 1000

AMSCAR Series

Australian Grand Prix support race

This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting.
Pos.GridDriverNo.TeamCar
11 Dick Johnson17Palmer Tube MillsFord Mustang GT
23 Peter Brock05Mobil Holden Dealer TeamHolden VK Commodore
34 Charlie O'Brien22Erle McRae RacingBMW 635 CSi
48 Terry Finnigan40Terry FinniganHolden VK Commodore
55 Colin Bond47Network Alfa / The Toy ShopAlfa Romeo GTV6
67 Kevin Bartlett42Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Starion Turbo
DNF2 Gerhard Berger21Bob Jane T-Marts RacingBMW 635 CSi