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Programme Cover - Donington 500 Kilometres 1985
Event: Donington 500Date: 5.5.1985
Track: Donington Park (GB), 3.149 kmsDistance: 500 kilometresAttendance: unknown

Donington 500 Kilometres
Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown; Weather: unknown

Entered: 40

Practiced: unknown

Started: 30

Classified: 22

Group A - Division 3 (Div.3)

Group A - Division 2 (Div.2)

Group A - Division 1 (Div.1)
Entry List
Entry List - Donington 500 Kilometres 1985
Photos by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson (10) and Phil Hosker (6)
Race added to RSC Photo Gallery: 23/12/2005 Last photo update on this page: 13/04/2023
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11 - Rover Vitesse - Bastos Texaco Racing TeamRover Vitesse # - Rover V8 3532 cc N/ADiv.3
Bastos Texaco Racing Team (GB)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Win Percy (GB)/Tom Walkinshaw (GB)Result: winner - (136.550 kph) - margin: 1 lap
Grid: 1st (1:17.5500)
Colours: red/white
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 13/04/2023Photo by courtesy of: Phil Hosker
66 - Rover Vitesse - Bastos Texaco Racing TeamRover Vitesse # - Rover V8 3532 cc N/ADiv.3
Bastos Texaco Racing Team (GB)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)/Armin Hahne (D)
DNS: Pierre-Alain Thibaut (B), Steve Soper (GB); listed, never drove: Jeff Allam (GB)		Result: 2nd (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid: 3rd (1:18.3000)
Colours: red/white
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
77 - Rover Vitesse - Bastos Texaco Racing TeamRover Vitesse # - Rover V8 3532 cc N/ADiv.3
Bastos Texaco Racing Team (GB)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: /Jeff Allam (GB)/Pierre-Alain Thibaut (B)
DNS: Armin Hahne (D); listed, never drove: Steve Soper (GB)		Result: 3rd (1 lap behind the winner)
Grid: 4th (1:18.3800)
Colours: red/white
Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
88 - Volvo 240 Turbo #503 (245279) - Magnum RacingVolvo 240 Turbo #503 (245279) - Volvo B21ET L4 2141 cc TurboDiv.3
Magnum Racing (S)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Ulf Granberg (S)/Ingvar Carlsson (S)
listed, never drove: Anders Olofsson (S)		Result: 5th (3 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 5th (1:18.3800)
Colours: white (+blue)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
1111 - Volvo 240 Turbo #501 (245281) - Eggenberger MotorsportVolvo 240 Turbo #501 (245281) - Volvo B21ET L4 2141 cc TurboDiv.3
Eggenberger Motorsport (CH)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)/Thomas Lindström (S)
listed, never drove: Pierre Dieudonné (B)		Result: 4th (2 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 2nd (1:18.0200)
Colours: white (+red)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
1212 - BMW 635 CSi - Burlington WallcoveringsBMW 635 CSi # - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Burlington WallcoveringsClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Mike Newman (GB)/Vince Woodman (GB)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 12th (1:21.7700)
Colours: grey/white (+black)
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
1414 - BMW 635 CSi - Giuseppe BriozzoBMW 635 CSi # - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Giuseppe Briozzo (I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Emilio Zapico (E)/Marco Micangeli (I)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 8th (1:19.9100)
Colours: white/red (+blue/yellow)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
1616 - BMW 635 CSi - Giuseppe BriozzoBMW 635 CSi - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Giuseppe Briozzo (I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Giancarlo Naddeo (I)/Tony Palma (I)
DNS: Giuseppe Briozzo (I); listed, never drove: Luigi Taverna (I)		Result: 7th (6 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 10th (1:21.4600)
Colours: yellow (+red/blue/white)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 13/04/2023Photo by courtesy of: Phil Hosker
1717 - Volvo 240 Turbo #JR003 - Erle McRae RacingVolvo 240 Turbo #JR003 - Volvo B21ET L4 2141 cc TurboDiv.3
Erle McRae RacingClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Charlie O'Brien/Graham Baker (AUS)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 15th (1:22.3100)
Colours: white (+blue/yellow)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
2929 - Volvo 240 Turbo - Restaurant Catelin AB/Magnum RacingVolvo 240 Turbo # - Volvo B21ET L4 2141 cc TurboDiv.3
Restaurant Catelin AB/Magnum RacingClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Slim Borgudd (S)/Mikael Strauch (S)/Sune Olofsson (S)Result: 8th (9 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 14th (1:21.9200)
Colours: white
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
4141 - Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 - Jolly ClubAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Jolly Club (I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Lella Lombardi (I)/Rinaldo Drovandi (I)Result: 9th 1st in Div.2 (9 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 11th (1:21.4700)
Colours: white/green (+red)
Tyres: Pirelli
Photo updated: 13/04/2023Photo by courtesy of: Phil Hosker
5050 - Mazda RX-7 - Jeff Williamson RallyingMazda RX-7 - Mazda 13B 2R 2292 cc RotaryDiv.2
Jeff Williamson RallyingClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Chuck Nicholson (GB)David Palmer (GB)
listed, never drove: David Sears (GB)		Result: 22nd (27 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 28th (1:26.2500)
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 23/12/2005Photo by courtesy of: Jeremy Jackson
8383 - Peugeot 205 GTi - Haribo Racing TeamPeugeot 205 GTi # - Peugeot L4 1580 cc N/ADiv.1
Haribo Racing Team (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Hans Frensch (D)/Gerhard Mansperger (D)
DNS: Rainer Möllmann (D)		Result: 19th (20 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 31st (1:28.3500)
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 13/04/2023Photo by courtesy of: Phil Hosker
8585 - VW Golf GTi - AC Bad HonnefVW Golf GTI # - VW L4 1596 cc N/ADiv.1
AC Bad Honnef (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Hans-Jörn Ley (D)/Friedrich-Wilhem Stallmann (D)Result: 18th (19 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 29th (1:26.3200)
Colours: white (+red)
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 13/04/2023Photo by courtesy of: Phil Hosker
No photos available:
2The car is not available on a photoVolvo 240 Turbo #502 (245282) - Volvo B21ET L4 2141 cc TurboDiv.3
Eggenberger Motorsport (CH)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Pierre Dieudonné (B)/Siegfried Müller, Jr. (D)
listed, never drove: Thomas Lindström (S)		Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid: 6th (1:18.6900)
Colours: white (+red)
Tyres: Pirelli
9The car is not available on a photoBMW 635 CSi # - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Sytner BMW/GSIClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Michel Delcourt (B)Frank Sytner (GB)Result: 6th (4 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 7th (1:19.6800)
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
10The car is not available on a photoBMW 635 CSi - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Sytner BMW/GSIClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Hamish Irvine (GB)/John Clark (GB)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 17th (1:22.4800)
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
15The car is not available on a photoBMW 635 CSi # - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Giuseppe Briozzo (I)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: /Georges Bosshard (CH)/Maurizio Micangeli (I)
listed, never drove: Giuseppe Briozzo (I)		Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 9th (1:21.2700)
Colours: yellow/red/blue
Tyres: unknown
40The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Terry Drury Racing (GB)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Phil Dowsett (GB)/Terry J. Drury (GB)Result: 15th (17 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 20th (1:23.0700)
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
42The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Luigi Racing (B)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Bernard de Dryver (B)Giorgio Francia (I)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 13th (1:21.7900)
Colours: white/red
Tyres: unknown
43The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Luigi Racing (B)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Georges Cremer (B)/François-Xavier Boucher (B)Result: started, result unknown
Grid: 18th (1:22.6200)
Colours: white/red
Tyres: unknown
44The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Jolly ClubClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Romeo Camathias (CH)/Marcello Cipriani (I)
listed, never drove: "Spiffero" (I)		Result: 11th (11 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 19th (1:22.7700)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
45The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Jolly ClubClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Marcello Cipriani (I)/Massimo Siena (I)/Claudio Magnani (I)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
46The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Jolly ClubClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Dagmar Suster (YU)/Massimo Siena (I)
listed, never drove: Giorgio Cipolli (I)		Result: 12th (14 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 21st (1:23.7200)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
47The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 # - Alfa Romeo V6 2491 cc N/ADiv.2
Luigi Racing (B)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Pedro Meireles (P)Giorgio Francia (I)
DNS: Christian Melville (B)		Result: 10th (9 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 16th (1:22.4400)
Colours: white/red
Tyres: unknown
71The car is not available on a photoToyota Corolla GT (AE86) # - Toyota L4 1587 cc N/ADiv.1
Team Toyota Castrol (DK)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: John Nielsen (DK)/Eric Hoyer (DK)Result: 14th (17 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 25th (1:25.7600)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
73The car is not available on a photoToyota Corolla GT (AE86) # - Toyota L4 1587 cc N/ADiv.1
Robert Schumacher (D)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Robert Schumacher (D)/Hermann Tilke (D)Result: 16th (18 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 30th (1:28.5500)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
74The car is not available on a photoToyota Corolla GT # - Toyota L4 1587 cc N/ADiv.1
IMC ToyotaClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Patrick Baert (B)/Dominique Holvoet (B)
listed, never drove: Philippe de Leener (B)		Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
81The car is not available on a photoVW Golf GTI # - VW L4 1596 cc N/ADiv.1
Escuderia MezquitaClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jordi Ripolles (E)/Javier de Castro (E)Result: 13th 1st in Div.1 (17 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 23rd (1:25.1900)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
82The car is not available on a photoVW Golf GTI # - VW L4 1596 cc N/ADiv.1
Escuderia MezquitaClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Emilio de Villota (E)/Paco Romero (E)Result: 17th (18 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 22nd (1:24.5700)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
84The car is not available on a photoVW Golf GTI # - VW L4 1596 cc N/ADiv.1
VW Belgian ClubClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Philippe Ménage (B)Guy Neve (B)/Guy Katsers (B)Result: did not start (1st reserve)
Grid: 32nd
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
90The car is not available on a photoFord Escort RS 1600i # - Ford L4 1600 cc N/ADiv.1
Royal Mail DatapostClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Richard Longman (GB)/Alan Curnow (GB)Result: 21st (23 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 24th (1:25.3900)
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
91The car is not available on a photoFord Escort RS 1600i # - Ford L4 1598 cc N/ADiv.1
Ford Gerstmann Racing TeamClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jörg van Ommen (D)/Annette Meeuvissen (D)
listed, never drove: Arno Wester (D)		Result: 20th (22 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 27th (1:26.2400)
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
If you have a picture of any car that is missing in the gallery or you might have a better photo, please, do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
Entered cars that did not arrive:
5The car did not arriveBMW 635 CSi - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
Team SchnitzerClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
19The car did not arriveBMW 635 CSi - BMW M30 L6 2v SOHC 3475 cc N/ADiv.3
FHS MotorsportClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
52The car did not arriveBMW 323i # - BMW L6 2316 cc N/ADiv.2
FHS MotorsportClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Robert Walterscheid-Müller (D)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
72The car did not arriveToyota Corolla GT (AE86) # - Toyota L4 1587 cc N/ADiv.1
ASP Racing Team (CS)Closed bodywork
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Miloš Bychl (CS)/Igor Salaguarda (CS)/Massimo Micangeli (I)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
86The car did not arriveVW Golf GTI - VW L4 1596 cc N/ADiv.1
SNR Racing TeamClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Siegbert Niemeyer (USAD)/Walter Mores (D)Result: did not arrive
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
89The car did not arriveFord Escort RS 1600i - Ford L4 1600 cc N/ADiv.1
Ford Auto VeriClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Gerd Ruch (D)/Bodo Jähn (D)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
95The car did not arriveAlfa Romeo Alfasud - Alfa Romeo F4 2v SOHC 1490 cc N/ADiv.1
Alfa Romeo Dealer TeamClosed bodywork
Front-engined
Drivers listed: Jon Dooley (GB)/Rob Kirby (GB)Result: did not arrive
Colours: black
Tyres: unknown
More photos from this race:
Photos by: Jeremy Jackson (1) and Phil Hosker (1)
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