Le Mans 24 Hours 1985 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 16.6.1985
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 4)

Race notes:
1 ful-course caution for 30 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 12-13/6
45 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	7	Porsche 956B	Ludwig / Barilla / "Winter"
Group C2:	70	Spice-Tiga GC85 Ford	Spice / Bellm / Galvin
Group B:	151	BMW M1	Dören / Birrane / Libert
IMSA GTP:	44	Jaguar XJR-5	Tullius / Robinson / Ballot-Léna
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Porsche 962 C	Jochen Mass (D)	3:25.100	239.169 km/h	lap 76
Group C2:	79	Ecosse C285 Ford	David Leslie (GB)	3:47.700
Group B:	152	BMW M1	Harald Grohs (D)	4:02.300
IMSA GTP:	44	Jaguar XJR-5	Bob Tullius (USA)	3:36.600
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Porsche 962 C	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	3:14.800	251.815 km/h
Group C2:	80	Alba AR6 Carma	Martino Finotto (I)	3:42.620
Group B:	152	BMW M1	Harald Grohs (D)	3:54.280
IMSA GTP:	44	Jaguar XJR-5	Chip Robinson (USA)	3:35.320
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (13), Rondeau (5), Tiga (4), BMW (3), WM (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (15), Ford (14), BMW (6), Peugeot (3), Ferrari (2), Aston Martin (2), Toyota (2), Jaguar (2), Mazda (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 956 (7), Porsche 962 (5), BMW M1 (3), WM P83 (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (36), GB (32), I (12), D (11), USA (11), B (10), J (7), CH (6), AUS (3), IRL (3), ZA (3)
Team nationalities:	F (12), GB (10), D (10), CH (5), I (4), J (4), USA (2)
Most used colours:	white (53%), blue (14%), red (14%), yellow (7%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (97%), rear-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:	Martino Finotto (52), Tony Lanfranchi (50), Martin Birrane (50)
Youngest known drivers:	George Fouché (20), Paul Belmondo (22), Gabriele Tarquini (23)
Female drivers:	Margie Smith-Haas

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