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:
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.
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This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting. [1]
Pos. | Grid | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
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1 | 1 |
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17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Ford Mustang GT |
2 | 3 |
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05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Holden VK Commodore |
3 | 4 |
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22 | Erle McRae Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
4 | 8 |
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40 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VK Commodore |
5 | 5 |
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47 | Network Alfa / The Toy Shop | Alfa Romeo GTV6 |
6 | 7 |
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42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
DNF | 2 |
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21 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
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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:
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.
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (February 2013) |
This race was a 15 lap support event at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting. [1]
Pos. | Grid | Driver | No. | Team | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
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17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Ford Mustang GT |
2 | 3 |
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05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Holden VK Commodore |
3 | 4 |
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22 | Erle McRae Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
4 | 8 |
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40 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VK Commodore |
5 | 5 |
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47 | Network Alfa / The Toy Shop | Alfa Romeo GTV6 |
6 | 7 |
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42 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo |
DNF | 2 |
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21 | Bob Jane T-Marts Racing | BMW 635 CSi |
Linked articles contain additional references.