Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1985 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: World Endurance Championship in Japan		Date: 6.10.1985
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), 4.410 kms	Organiser: unknown
Fuji 1000 Kilometres
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 9) All Japan Endurance Championship (round 5) Fuji Long Distance Series (round 3)

Weather:	heavy rain
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	83100

Entered:	43
Practiced:	39
Qualified:	38
Started:	35
Finished:	16
Classified:	16

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group C1	25	24	11
Group C2	8	7	1
IMSA GTP	1	1	1
IMSA GTX	2	2	2
IMSA GTU	2	1	1

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
stopped after 2 hours beacuse of torrential rain, scheduled for 226 laps (996.7052 kms), half points awarded
1 full-course caution for 10 laps (from the start)

Pre-race sessions:
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 255 minutes on 4-5/10
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 4-5/10
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	28	March 85G Nissan	Hoshino
Group C1:	57	Tom's 84C Toyota	Ogawa / Asai
Group C2:	84	Lotec M1C BMW	Mogi
IMSA GTP:	172	Mazda RX-7 855 (SA-22S)	Sakamoto
IMSA GTX:	174	Mazda RX-7 254 (SA-22S)	Seino / Kazama
IMSA GTU:	175	Toyota Celica (RA 63)	Koma
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Porsche 962 C	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	1:15.920	209.124 km/h
Group C2:	74	Gebhardt JC853 Ford	Jelinski / Graham / Dickens	1:25.470
IMSA GTP:	172	Mazda RX-7 855 (SA-22S)	Sakamoto	1:33.290
IMSA GTX:	174	Mazda RX-7 254 (SA-22S)	Seino / Kazama	1:34.870
IMSA GTU:	175	Toyota Celica (RA 63)	Koma	1:35.680
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (10), Tom's (5), Mazda (5), March (3), Jaguar (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (11), Toyota (7), Mazda (5), Nissan (4), Ford (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 956 (7), Tom's 85C (3), Mazda RX-7 (3), Porsche 962 (3)
Driver nationalities:	J (29), GB (10), D (6), S (4), IRL (3), B (3), F (2)
Team nationalities:	J (22), GB (7), D (5)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (88%), front-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	2670 cc (with regard to 64% turbocharged cars and 14% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3822 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Martin Birrane (50), Kunimitsu Takahashi (45), Yoshimi Katayama (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Paul Belmondo (22), Paolo Barilla (24), Mike Thackwell (24)

Official Race Programme:

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