The 1985 European Rallycross Championship season was the tenth season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship under that name and the thirteenth season overall since it began as the Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship. It was held across nine rounds starting at the Thermoton-Ring in Austria on March 31 and ending at the Eurocircuit in the Netherlands on October 13.
The champions were Anders Norstedt (Division 1) who defended his title and Matti Alamäki (Division 2).
| Round | Date | Venue | City | Country | Winner (Div 1) | Winner (Div 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 31 | Thermoton-Ring | Melk | Friedrich Hainz | Olle Arnesson | ||
| 2 | May 19 | Ahvenisto Race Circuit | Hämeenlinna | Audun Ove Olsen | Matti Alamäki | ||
| 3 | May 26 | Svampabanan | Tomelilla | Anders Norstedt | Olle Arnesson | ||
| 4 | June 23 | Circuit de Marville | Marville | Jouko Kallio | Matti Alamäki | ||
| 5 | August 11 | Duivelsbergcircuit | Maasmechelen | Anders Norstedt | Matti Alamäki | ||
| 6 | September 8 | Lyngås Motorbane | Tranby i Lier | Anders Norstedt | Martin Schanche | ||
| 7 | September 21 | Lydden Circuit | Wootton | Trevor Reeves | Martin Schanche | ||
| 8 | October 6 | Estering | Buxtehude | Anders Norstedt | Martin Schanche | ||
| 9 | October 13 | Eurocircuit | Valkenswaard | Lars Nyström | Matti Alamäki |
| Constructor | Car | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | |
 Risto Buri | ||
| Jens Jacob Dynesen | ||
 Trond Engebretsen | ||
| Juhani Lammila | ||
| Kari Pihlas | ||
 Jacques Putzeys | ||
| Roger Sandberg | ||
| Bjørn Skogstad | ||
| Hannu Wallinheim | ||
| Opel Ascona 2.0 SR |  Tino Ranftl | |
| Opel Kadett D GT/E | Hermann Stoß |
| Constructor | Car | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Audi | Audi Quattro | |
 Jacques Aïta | ||
 Olle Arnesson | ||
| Andy Bentza | ||
| Jan Hroar Bjørklund | ||
| Timo Virtanen | ||
| Audi Quattro 20V | ||
| Kjetil Bolneset | ||
| François Monten | ||
| Audi 80 Quattro Turbo | Reneé Vontsina | |
| Audi 80 GTE | Sepp Gröbner | |
| Ford | Ford Escort XR3 Turbo 4x4 | Martin Schanche |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Kjell Aaen |
| Stig Emilsson | ||
| Thor Holm | ||
| Jarmo Lähteenmäki | ||
| Mikael Nördstrom | ||
| Leif Nyvall | ||
| Örjan Wahlund |
| Pos | Driver | | | | | | |  | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Norstedt | 15 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 8.5 | 20 | 17 | 138.5 | |
| 2 | Lars Nyström | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 116 | |
| 3 | Bjørn Skogstad | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 103 |