1985 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1985 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date	Event	Ref
1–22 January	7th Dakar Rally	^[1]
2–3 February	23rd 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
17 February	27th Daytona 500	^[3]
19 May	43rd Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
26 May	69th Indianapolis 500	^[5]
1–7 June	68th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
15–16 June	53rd 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
22–23 June	13th 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[8]
27–28 July	37th 24 Hours of Spa	^[9]
28 July	8th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[10]
6 October	26th James Hardie 1000	^[11]
24 November	32nd Macau Grand Prix	^[12]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
7	January	Lewis Hamilton	British	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion (-,)	^[14]
9	March		Venezuelan	Racing driver	2012 Spanish Grand Prix winner.	^[15]
27	June	Nico Rosberg	German	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion .	^[16]
25	July	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Brazilian	Racing driver	Formula E champion (2014–15).	^[17]
19	August	Tom Sykes	British	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion .	^[18]
16	October	Casey Stoner	Australian	Motorcycle racer	MotoGP World champion .	^[19]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
11	March	Lee Shepherd	40	American	Drag racer		^[20]
1	October	Ninian Sanderson	60	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[21]
8	November	Masten Gregory	53	American	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[22]
23	December	Birabongse Bhanudej	71	Thai	Racing driver	The first Thai Formula One driver.	^[23]
27		Jean Rondeau	39	French	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[24]

See also

• List of 1985 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1985 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212006/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1985.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1985 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1985 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1985 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1985 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 1985. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1985. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1985 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095429/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/858h.html. dead.
11. Web site: 1985 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: 1985 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: 1985 INTERNATIONAL TROPHY. 22 April 2018. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine.
14. Web site: Lewis Hamilton — Biography. Grand Prix History. 10 May 2017.
15. Web site: Pastor Maldonado. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
16. Web site: Nico Rosberg. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
17. Web site: Nelson Piquet Jr.. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
18. Web site: Tom Sykes. eurosport.co.uk. Eurosport. 18 April 2018.
19. Web site: Casey Stoner. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
20. http://www.nhra.com/news/2017/high-profile-first-wins-winternationals NHRA.com
21. Web site: Ninian Sanderson. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
22. Web site: Masten Gregory. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
23. Web site: Prince Bira. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
24. Web site: Jean Rondeau. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.