1985 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 1985 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events
[edit]The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
1–22 January | 7th Dakar Rally | [1] |
2–3 February | 23rd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
17 February | 27th Daytona 500 | [3] |
19 May | 43rd Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
26 May | 69th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
1–7 June | 68th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
15–16 June | 53rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
22–23 June | 13th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
27–28 July | 37th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
28 July | 8th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
6 October | 26th James Hardie 1000 | [11] |
24 November | 32nd Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
Established championships/events
[edit]First race | Championship | Ref |
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24 March | European Formula 3000 Championship | [13] |
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | January | Lewis Hamilton | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2008, 2014-2015, 2017) | [14] |
9 | March | Pastor Maldonado | Venezuelan | Racing driver | 2012 Spanish Grand Prix winner. | [15] |
27 | June | Nico Rosberg | German | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (2016). | [16] |
25 | July | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula E champion (2014–15). | [17] |
19 | August | Tom Sykes | British | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2013). | [18] |
16 | October | Casey Stoner | Australian | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2007, 2011). | [19] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | March | Lee Shepherd | 40 | American | Drag racer | [20] | |
1 | October | Ninian Sanderson | 60 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1956). | [21] |
8 | November | Masten Gregory | 53 | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1965). | [22] |
23 | December | Birabongse Bhanudej | 71 | Thai | Racing driver | The first Thai Formula One driver. | [23] |
27 | Jean Rondeau | 39 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1980). | [24] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1985 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1985 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1985". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1985". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1985 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1985 INTERNATIONAL TROPHY". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Lewis Hamilton — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Pastor Maldonado". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Nico Rosberg". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Nelson Piquet Jr". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Tom Sykes". eurosport.co.uk. Eurosport. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Casey Stoner". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ NHRA.com(retrieved 23 May 2017)
- ^ "Ninian Sanderson". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Masten Gregory". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Prince Bira". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Jean Rondeau". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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