1985 World Rally Championship


29 Jun-2 JulAW A Clarion Rally of New Zealand
23-28 NovLombard RAC Rally

16th AW A Clarion Rally of New Zealand (NZ)
Jun 29-Jul 2 - World Rally Championship, Round 7

 1 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne          Peugeot 205 Turbo 16            Gp B     8h29m16s
 2 Ari Vatanen/Terry Harryman           Peugeot 205 Turbo 16            Gp B     8h30m33s
 3 Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer   Audi Sport Quattro              Gp B     8h31m42s
 4 Stig Blomqvist/Bjorn Cederberg       Audi Sport Quattro              Gp B     8h35m22s
 5 Malcolm Stewart/Doug Parkhill        Audi Quattro                    Gp B     9h29m04s
 6 Reg Cook/Wayne Jones                 Nissan 240 RS                   Gp B     9h46m53s
 7 Inky Tulloch/John Cowan              Ford Escort RS                  Gp B     9h49m08s
 8 Possum Bourne/Michael Eggerton       Subaru Leone RX Turbo           Gp A     9h52m01s
 9 Tim Donald/Kevin Lancaster           Nissan 240 RS                   Gp B    10h01m35s
10 Tony Teesdale/Rob Haldane            Subaru Leone RX Turbo           Gp A    10h02m06s

Retirements
   Bjorn Waldegaard                     Toyota Celica Turbo                     withdrawn/12 stages
   Alexander Rublev                     Lada                                    accident/6 stages
   Shekhar Mehta                        Nissan 240 RS                           electrics/23 stages
   Stasis Brundza                       Lada VFTS                               rear axle/21 stages
   Neil Allport                         Mazda RX7                               accident/34 stages
   Juha Kankkunen                       Toyota Celica Turbo                     electrical/39 stages

Group B - up to 2000cc
 1 Inky Tullock/John Cowan              Ford Escort RS                           9h49m08s
 2 Graeme De Pina/Ron Aitken            Daihatsu Charade                        10h43m13s
 3 Brian Stokes/Robin Kerr              Ford Escort RS                          10h47m10s

Group A - Overall
 1 Possum Bourne/Michael Eggleton       Subaru Leone RX Turbo                    9h52m01s
 2 Tony Teesdale/Rob Haldane            Subaru Leone RX Turbo                   10h02m06s

Group A - Up to 1300cc
 1 Ray Wilson/Graeme Vallely            Toyota Starlet                          10h35m15s
 2 Jim Dodunsky/Noddy Curd              Toyota Starlet                          11h34m42s
 3 Grant Gaile/Tony Morrison            Toyota Starlet                          11h37m41s

Group A - 1300cc to 1600cc
 1 Geoff Ray/Grant Price                Toyota Corolla GT                       10h31m08s
 2 Naburu Matsunami/Frances Smith       Toyota Corolla 1600                     11h06m35s
 3 Yasuo Takahashi/Hiroshi Yoshimoto    Subaru Justy                            11h11m29s

Group A - 1600cc to 2000cc
 1 Tony Ornstein/Oggy Glynn             Subaru Leone RX                         11h04m41s
 2 Ross Young/Eileen Young              Subaru Leone RX                         11h37m59s
 3 Phil Ornstein/Rowan Morgan           Talbot Avenger                          11h38m27s

Group A - Over 2000cc
 1 Possum Bourne/Michael Eggleton       Subaru Leone RX Turbo                    9h52m01s
 2 Tony Teesdale/Rob Haldane            Subaru Leone RX Turbo                   10h02m06s
 3 Kirkland/Doughty                     

Group N
 No starters



Lombard RAC Rally
23-28 November 1985 - World Rally Championship for Drivers, Round 12
World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Round 11

 1   6 Henri Toivonen/Neil Wilson       Lancia Delta S4          9h32m05
 2   3 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki       Lancia Delta S4          9m33m01
 3  10 Tony Pond/Rob Arthur             MG Metro 6R4             9h34m32
 4   8 Per Eklund/Bjorn Cederberg       Audi Quattro A2          9h58m35
 5   5 Juha Kankkunen/Fred Gallagher    Toyota Celica Turbo     10h10m53
 6  14 Jimmy McRae/Ian Grindrod         Opel Manta 400          10h16m01
 7  17 Terry Kaby/Kevin Gormley         Nissan 240RS            10h24m08
 8  11 Russell Brookes/Mike Broad       Opel Manta 400          10h25m50
 9  25 Rod Millen/Brian Rainbow         Mazda RX-7              10h29m39
10   9 Ingvar Carlsson/Benny Melander   Mazda RX-7              10h29m57
11  16 Erwin Weber/Gunter Wanger        Opel Manta 400          10h41m34
12  29 Andrew Wood/Mike Nicholson       Vauxhall Astra GTE      10h43m18
13  24 Mats Jonsson/Johnny Johansson    Opel Ascona             10h51m38
14  42 Phil Collins/Roger Freeman       Opel Manta 400          10h59m16
15  32 John Haugland/Jan Olof Bohlin    Skoda 130LR             11h19m15
16  35 Louise Aitken-Walker/Ellen Morgan Peugeot 205GTI         11h21m57
17  62 Susanne Kottulinsky/Chris Thorner Volvo 240 Turbo        11h23m12
18  50 Glyn Jones/Ryland James          Opel Manta 400          11h25m09
19  33 Jean Vand de Wauwer/Leon Lejeune Opel Manta GT/E         11h30m53
20  59 Ladislav Krecek/Borivoj Motl     Skoda 130L              11h41m55
21 115 Brian Wiggins/Tony Shepherd      Vauxhall Astra GTE      11h42m07
22  60 Yuji Kase/Satosni Hayashi        Toyota Corolla GT       11h45m26
23  37 Stuart Nicholls/Nicky Grist      Vauxhall Astra GTE      12h01m33
24  30 Jean Paul Bouquet/Patrick Verrier Talbot Samba Rallye    12h04m23
25  47 Chris Mellors/Harold White       Ford Escort RS          12h11m53
26  63 Charles Eveson/Geoffrey East     Ford Escort RS          12h15m10
27  31 Wolfgang Boller/Karl Heinz Heger Toyota Corolla GT       12h19m53
28 141 Takatsugo Aoki/Tsutomu Okanami   Toyota Corolla GT       12h27m12
29 147 Chris Birkbeck/Joyce Champion    Opel Corsa Sprint       12h35m19
30  67 Chris Stoddart/Chris Cullen      Talbot Sunbeam Lotus    12h37m12
31 142 Geoff Taylor/Tony Strong         Talbot Sunbeam          12h40m15
32  73 David Williams/Wayne Goble       Nissan 240RS            12h41m24
33  66 Geoff Warkup/Howard Paterson     Lada Riva               12h42m10
34  71 Harry Hockly/John Meadows        Opel Corsa Sprint       12h44m17
34 109 Pat Messer/Pete Messer           Peugeot 205GTI          12h44m17
36  68 Graham Parkinson/Sue Parkinson   Opel Corsa Sprint       12h45m23
37 137 Gordon Jarvis/Gavin Stewart      Talbot Stewart          12h51m47
38 121 Alec Cooper/David Chennells      Fiat Strada Abarth      12h54m09
39 157 John Wood/Peter Whatmough        Vauxhall Nova SR        12h58m24
40 136 Roy Gillingham/Stuart Larbey     Toyota Corolla GT       12h59m49
41 106 David Coe/Ian Coe                Talbot Sunbeam          13h02m08
42  84 Ian Corner/Richard Wise          Skoda 130LR             13h05m13
43 169 Peter Banham/Gerrard Currid      Toyota Corolla GT       13h05m54
44  83 David Johnson/Andy Berry         Lada Riva               13h20m11
45 146 David Rastall/George Mullins     Talbot Sunbeam          13h22m22
46 100 Horst Honrath/Rolf Deubel        Audi 80 Quattro         13h24m21
46 148 Bill Douglas/Tony Osborne        MG Metro                13h24m21
48  96 Russ Swift/Brian Hughes          Opel Corsa Sprint       13h29m09
49 155 Peter Goodwin/Robin Hernaman     Lada Riva               13h33m59
50 101 Iain Freestone/Peter Jones       Talbot Sunbeam          13h40m10
51 165 Tom Ryan/Chris Bates             Toyota Corolla DX       13h43m20
52 164 David Beesley/Graham Balmond     Vauxhall Astra          13h44m52
53 168 John Williams/Tony Phillips      Vauxhall Astra GTE      13h54m11
54 170 Bernard Verhack/Daniel Grataloup Ford Escort RS Turbo    13h58m30
55 152 Terry Douce/Christopher Powis    Lada Riva               14h00m25
56 161 Alan Waterman/Bob Price          Lada Riva               14h02m56
57 110 Nigel Beaumont/Keith Beaumont    Vauxhall Astra GTE      14h12m36
58  99 Andrew Smalley/Martin Dixon      Skoda 130L              14h13m16
59 160 Arthur Priestner/Philip Allen    Skoda Estelle           14h49m02
60  79 Brian Burton/David Thompson      Ford Escort RS2000      14h57m08
61 143 Ken Ridley/Ken Bills             Toyota Corolla GT       15h23m53
62 159 Nigel Davies/Bill Grummitt       Renault 5 Alpine Turbo  15h55m45

Group B >2000cc
As Above

Group B 1600cc-2000cc
 1 Chris Mellors/Harold White           Ford Escort RS          12m11m53
 2 Charles Eveson/Geoffrey East         Ford Escort RS          12h15m10
 3 Brian Burton/David Thompson          Fird Escort             14h57m08

Group B 1300cc-1600cc
 1 Geoff Warkup/Howard Paterson         Lada Riva               12h42m10
 2 David Johnson/Andy Berry             Lada 2105               13h20m11

Group B up to 1300cc
 1 John Haughland/Jan Olof Bohlin       Skoda 130 LR            11h19m15
 2 Jean Paul Bouquet/Patrick Verrier    Talbot Samba            12h04m23
 3 Ian Corner/Richard Wise              Skoda 130 LR            13h05m13

Group A Overall
 1 Andrew Wood/Mike Nicholson           Vauxhall Astra GTE      10h43m18
 2 Mats Jonsson/Johnny Johansson        Opel Ascona             10h51m38
 3 Louise Aitken-Walker/Ellen Morgan    Peugeot 205 GTI         11h21m57

Group A >2000cc
 1 Susanne Kottulinsky/Chris Thorner    Volvo 240 Turbo         11h20m12
 2 Horst Honrath/Rolf Deubel            Audi Quattro            13h24m21

Group A 1600cc-2000cc
 1 Andrew Wood/Mike Nicholson           Vauxhall Astra GTE      10h43m18
 2 Mats Jonsson/Johnny Johansson        Opel Ascona             10h51m38
 3 Jean van de Wauwer/Leon Lejeune      Opel Manta GTE          13h30m53

Group A 1300cc-1600cc
 1 Louise Aitken-Walker/Ellen Morgan    Peugeot 205 GTI         11h21m57
 2 Yuji Kase/Satoshi Hayashi            Toyota Corolla          11h45m26
 3 Wolfgang Boller/Karl Heinz Heger     Toyota Corolla          12h19m53

Group A up to 1300cc
 1 Ladislav Krecek/Borivoj Motl         Skoda 130L              11h41m55
 2 Chris Birkbeck/Joyce Champion        Opel Corsa              12h35m19
 3 Harry Hockly/John Meadows            Opel Corsa              12h44m17

Group N Overall
 1 Brian Wiggins/Tony Shepherd          Vauxhall Astra GTE      11h42m07
 2 Pat Messer/Pete Messer               Peugeot 205 GTI         12h44m17
 3 Alec Cooper/David Chennells          Fiat Strada             12h54m09

Group N >2000cc
 1 Barnard Verhack/Daniel Grataloup     Ford Escort             13h58m30

Group N 1600-2000cc
 1 Brian Wiggins/Tony Shepherd          Vauxhall Astra GTE      11h42m07
 2 Alec Cooper/David Chennells          Fiat Strada             12h54m09
 3 John Williams/Tony Phillips          Vauxhall Astra          13h54m33

Group N 1300-1600cc
 1 Pat Messer/Pete Messer               Peugeot 205 GTI         12h44m17
 2 Peter Banham/Gerrard Currid          Toyota Corolla          13h05m54

Leading Retirements
   Mikael Ericsson                      Audi 90 Quattro          9 stages/engine
   Bjorn Waldegard                      Toyota Celica Turbo     15 stages/accident
   Walter Rohrl                         Audi Quattro S1         SS16/accident
   Kalle Grundel                        Peugeot 205 Turbo 16    20 stages/accident
   Timo Salonen                         Peugeot 205 Turbo 16    21 stages/engine
   Hannu Mikkola                        Audi Quattro S1         22 stages/engine
   Malcolm Wilson                       MG Metro 6R4            23 stages/engine
   Mikael Sundstrom                     Peugeot 205 Turbo 16    49 stages/accident


Monte Carlo Rally
? 1985

 1     Ari Vatanen/Terry Harryman               Peugeot 205 T16


Acropolis Rally
? 1985

 1     Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Peugeot 205 T16


Swedish Rally
? 1985

 1     Ari Vatanen/Terry Harryman               Peugeot 205 T16
 8   8 Ingvar Carlsson				Mazda RX7


TAP Rally of Portugal
? 1985

 1     Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Peugeot 205 T16
 2   5 Walter Rohrl                             Audi Quattro S
 3     Miki Biasion                             Lancia 037


Safari Rally
? 1985

 1     Juha Kankkunen/Fred Gallagher            Toyota Celica Turbo


Tour de Corse
? 1985

 1     Jean Ragnotti/Pierre Thimonier           Renault 5 Turbo
 4  15 Billy Coleman				Porsche 911

Notes: Autosport 12st March 2002 suggests Alen won the Rally in a
       Lancia 037.


Argentina Rally
? 1985

 1     Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Peugeot 205 T16
 3     Carlos Reutemann				Peugeot 205 T16
       Trelles/Ivetich				Ford Escort
       Torras/Stella				Renault 12 TS


1000 Lakes Rally
21-25 August 1985

 1     Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Peugeot 205 T16         4h10m35
 2   4 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg           Audi S Quattro          4h11m23
 3     Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki               Lancia Rally            4h14m14
 4     Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen             Lancia Rally            4h22m01
 5     Kalle Grundel/Peter Diekmann             Peugeot 205 T16
 6     Per Eklund/Bruno Berglund                Audi Quatto             4m23m08
 7     Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius         Toyota Celica           4h30m08
 8     Mikael Eriksson/Michel Reinhard          Audi 80 Quattro         4h37m51
 9     Lars-Erik Torph/Jan Svanström            Volkswagen Golf         4h38m26
10     Sebastian Lindholm/Staffan Pettersson    Audi 80 Quattro         4h46m51
28     Kyösti Hämäläinen                        Ford Escort RS Turbo
 R   6 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz                 Audi S Quattro          SS31
 R     Juha Kankkunen/Fred Gallagher            Toyota Celica           SS14


San Remo Rally
? 1985

 1   5 Walter Rohrl/Christian Geistdorfer       Audi Quattro Sport
 ?   1 Henri Toivonen/Juha Piironen		Lancia 037


Ivory Coast Rally
? 1985

 1     Juha Kankkunen/Fred Gallagher            Toyota Celica Turbo
       Choteau/Claverie				Audi Quattro A1
       Thatti/Heather-Hayes			Nissan 240RS
       Braun/Fischer				Audi Sport Quattro


1985 International World Championship for Makes

 1     Peugeot


1985 World Rally Championship

 1     Timo Salonen                             Peuegot 205 T16




Source:
Autosport, 1985: 4 July, 5 December