1985 European Rallycross Championship

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.

Mikael Nördstrom at the Finnish round of the championship

The champions were Anders Norstedt (Division 1) who defended his title and Matti Alamäki (Division 2).

Calendar

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Round Date Venue City Country Winner (Div 1) Winner (Div 2)
1 March 31 Thermoton-Ring Melk   Austria   Friedrich Hainz   Olle Arnesson
2 May 19 Ahvenisto Race Circuit Hämeenlinna   Finland   Audun Ove Olsen   Matti Alamäki
3 May 26 Svampabanan Tomelilla   Sweden   Anders Norstedt   Olle Arnesson
4 June 23 Circuit de Marville Marville   France   Jouko Kallio   Matti Alamäki
5 August 11 Duivelsbergcircuit Maasmechelen   Belgium   Anders Norstedt   Matti Alamäki
6 September 8 Lyngås Motorbane Tranby i Lier   Norway   Anders Norstedt   Martin Schanche
7 September 21 Lydden Circuit Wootton   United Kingdom   Trevor Reeves   Martin Schanche
8 October 6 Estering Buxtehude   Germany   Anders Norstedt   Martin Schanche
9 October 13 Eurocircuit Valkenswaard   Netherlands   Lars Nyström   Matti Alamäki

Drivers

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Div.1

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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

Div. 2

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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

Standings

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Div 1

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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

References

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Season overview