1985 1000 km of Fuji

The 1985 Fuji 1000 Kilometres was the ninth round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship as well as the fifth round of the 1985 All Japan Endurance Championship. It took place at the Fuji Speedway, Japan on October 6, 1985.

Rain

Prior to the start of the race, heavy rain fell on the Fuji circuit. Several racing teams were concerned with the safety of the circuit under such conditions, even leading to the Italian Lancia withdrawing just prior to the warm-up laps. Although the race started, the first ten laps were held under caution in order for the drivers to adapt to the wet circuit. Three teams chose to immediately withdraw before the first lap was even completed, including the two Rothmans Porsches. Within the next several laps, both Tom Walkinshaw Jaguars also returned to the pits to withdraw. The first Japanese squad to withdraw after the race began was the Alpha Cubic Porsche, stopping after only six laps, and followed two laps later by both Mazdas. By time caution was withdrawn at the beginning of the eleventh lap, fifteen cars had already returned to the pits to withdraw. They were joined a lap later by the Bartlett Chevron, the last remaining European entry.

Eighteen cars remained in the event, all Japanese squads. The torrential rain continued however, and after two hours of racing, the organisers chose to end the event after completing only a fourth of the scheduled distance. As the race was shortened, half points were awarded in the Teams Championship, as well as the Drivers Championship, but only to those drivers who had actually had a chance to drive during the race.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	C1	28	Hoshino Racing	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara Keiji Matsumoto	March 85G	?	62
1	C1	28	Hoshino Racing	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Akira Hagiwara Keiji Matsumoto	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	?	62
2	C1	12	Panasport Japan	Osamu Nakako Akio Morimoto Emanuele Pirro	LeMans LM05C [ja]	?	61
2	C1	12	Panasport Japan	Osamu Nakako Akio Morimoto Emanuele Pirro	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	?	61
3	C1	36	Tom's	Satoru Nakajima Masanori Sekiya	Tom's 85C	B	61
3	C1	36	Tom's	Satoru Nakajima Masanori Sekiya	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	61
4	C1	45	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Naoki Nagasaka Taku Akaike	Tom's 85C	?	61
4	C1	45	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Naoki Nagasaka Taku Akaike	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	?	61
5	C1	50	Hasemi Motor Sport [ja]	Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada	March 85G	?	60
5	C1	50	Hasemi Motor Sport [ja]	Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	?	60
6	C1	60	Trust Racing Team [ja]	Vern Schuppan George Fouché Keiichi Suzuki	Porsche 956	?	60
6	C1	60	Trust Racing Team [ja]	Vern Schuppan George Fouché Keiichi Suzuki	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	?	60
7	C1	35	Misaki Speed	Toshio Suzuki Kaoru Hoshino	Tom's 85C	?	59
7	C1	35	Misaki Speed	Toshio Suzuki Kaoru Hoshino	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	?	59
8	C1	30	Central 20 Racing Team	Aguri Suzuki Haruhito Yanagida	Lola T810	D	59
8	C1	30	Central 20 Racing Team	Aguri Suzuki Haruhito Yanagida	Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	59
9	C1	38	Dome Motorsport	Geoff Lees Eje Elgh	Dome 85C	D	58
9	C1	38	Dome Motorsport	Geoff Lees Eje Elgh	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	58
10	C1	37	Team Ikuzawa	Tiff Needell James Weaver	Tom's 85C	?	57
10	C1	37	Team Ikuzawa	Tiff Needell James Weaver	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	?	57
11	GTU	175	Trust Racing Team	Mitsutake Koma Ryuusaku Hitomi	Toyota Celica	?	57
11	GTU	175	Trust Racing Team	Mitsutake Koma Ryuusaku Hitomi	Toyota 2.0 L I4	?	57
12	GTP	172	Top Fuel Racing	Norimasa Sakamoto Hironobu Tatsumi	Mazda RX-7 855	?	56
12	GTP	172	Top Fuel Racing	Norimasa Sakamoto Hironobu Tatsumi	Mazda 13B 1.3 L Turbo 2-Rotor	?	56
13	C1	57	Rays Racing Division	Hitoshi Ogawa Tsunehisa Asai	Tom's 84C	?	56
13	C1	57	Rays Racing Division	Hitoshi Ogawa Tsunehisa Asai	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	?	56
14	C2	84	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Kazuo Mogi Toshio Motohashi	Lotec M1C	?	55
14	C2	84	Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Kazuo Mogi Toshio Motohashi	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	?	55
15	GTX	174	OZ Racing	Kenji Seino Mutsuo Kazama	Mazda RX-7 254	?	54
15	GTX	174	OZ Racing	Kenji Seino Mutsuo Kazama	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	?	54
16	GTX	173	Mazda Sport Car Club	Iwao Sugai Hiroshi Sugai	Mazda RX-7 254	?	50
16	GTX	173	Mazda Sport Car Club	Iwao Sugai Hiroshi Sugai	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	?	50
17 DNF	C2	96	Mr. S Racing Product	Syuuji Fujii Seiichi Sodeyama Tooru Sawada	Mishima Auto 84C	?	51
17 DNF	C2	96	Mr. S Racing Product	Syuuji Fujii Seiichi Sodeyama Tooru Sawada	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	?	51
18 DNF	C1	25	Advan Sports Nova [ja]	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenji Takahashi	Porsche 962C	Y	34
18 DNF	C1	25	Advan Sports Nova [ja]	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kenji Takahashi	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	34
19 WD	C2	100	Barlett Chevron Racing	Robin Smith Kenneth Leim Martin Birrane	Chevron B62	A	11
19 WD	C2	100	Barlett Chevron Racing	Robin Smith Kenneth Leim Martin Birrane	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	A	11
20 WD	C1	27	FromA [ja] Racing [ja]	Jiro Yoneyama Hideki Okada	Porsche 956	?	10
20 WD	C1	27	FromA [ja] Racing [ja]	Jiro Yoneyama Hideki Okada	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	?	10
21 DNF	C2	98	Roy Baker Promotion Ford	Roy Baker David Andrews	Tiga GC285	A	10
21 DNF	C2	98	Roy Baker Promotion Ford	Roy Baker David Andrews	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4	A	10
22 WD	C1	7	New Man [fr] Joest Racing	"John Winter" Paolo Barilla Marc Duez	Porsche 956B	D	9
22 WD	C1	7	New Man [fr] Joest Racing	"John Winter" Paolo Barilla Marc Duez	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9
23 WD	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Kenny Acheson Johnny Dumfries	Porsche 956 GTi	G	9
23 WD	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Kenny Acheson Johnny Dumfries	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	9
24 WD	C1	34	Kreepy Krauly [za] Racing Cosmik Racing	Christian Danner Costas Los Anders Olofsson	March 84G	Y	9
24 WD	C1	34	Kreepy Krauly [za] Racing Cosmik Racing	Christian Danner Costas Los Anders Olofsson	Porsche Type-956 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	9
25 WD	C2	85	Mazdaspeed	Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino	Mazda 737C	D	8
25 WD	C2	85	Mazdaspeed	Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	D	8
26 WD	C2	86	Mazdaspeed	Yojiro Terada David Kennedy	Mazda 737C	D	8
26 WD	C2	86	Mazdaspeed	Yojiro Terada David Kennedy	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	D	8
27 WD	C1	33	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Jo Gartner Michael Roe	Porsche 956B	Y	6
27 WD	C1	33	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Jo Gartner Michael Roe	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	6
28 WD	C1	48	Alpha Cubic Racing Team [ja]	Noritake Takahara Chiyomi Totani	Porsche 956B	?	6
28 WD	C1	48	Alpha Cubic Racing Team [ja]	Noritake Takahara Chiyomi Totani	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	?	6
29 WD	C1	51	TWR Jaguar	John Nielsen Mike Thackwell	Jaguar XJR-6	D	4
29 WD	C1	51	TWR Jaguar	John Nielsen Mike Thackwell	Jaguar 6.2 L V12	D	4
30 WD	C1	52	TWR Jaguar	Hans Heyer Steve Soper	Jaguar XJR-6	D	4
30 WD	C1	52	TWR Jaguar	Hans Heyer Steve Soper	Jaguar 6.2 L V12	D	4
31 WD	C1	23	Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Bernard de Dryver Laurent Ferrier	Cheetah G604	D	3
31 WD	C1	23	Cheetah Automobiles Switzerland	Bernard de Dryver Laurent Ferrier	Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3 L V8	D	3
32 WD	C1	8	New Man [fr] Joest Racing	"John Winter" Paul Belmondo Mauricio de Narváez	Porsche 956	D	2
32 WD	C1	8	New Man [fr] Joest Racing	"John Winter" Paul Belmondo Mauricio de Narváez	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	2
33 WD	C1	1	Rothmans Porsche	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Porsche 962C	D	0
33 WD	C1	1	Rothmans Porsche	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	0
34 WD	C1	2	Rothmans Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell	Porsche 956	D	0
34 WD	C1	2	Rothmans Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell	Porsche Type-935 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	0
35 WD	C2	74	Gebhardt Motorsport	Stanley Dickens Frank Jelinski John Graham	Gebhardt JC853	A	0
35 WD	C2	74	Gebhardt Motorsport	Stanley Dickens Frank Jelinski John Graham	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	A	0
DNS	C1	47	Garage Italiya [ja]	Henri Pescarolo Lucio Cesario	Lancia LC2	?	-
DNS	C1	47	Garage Italiya [ja]	Henri Pescarolo Lucio Cesario	Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8	?	-
DNQ	C2	99	Roy Baker Promotion Ford	Roy Baker Bill Bean	Tiga GC284	A	-
DNQ	C2	99	Roy Baker Promotion Ford	Roy Baker Bill Bean	Ford Cosworth BDT 1.8 L Turbo I4	A	-
DNQ	GTU	176	Norikura Engineering	Yoshimasa Fujiwara Makio Nonaka Junichi Igura	Nissan Silvia	?	-
DNQ	GTU	176	Norikura Engineering	Yoshimasa Fujiwara Makio Nonaka Junichi Igura	Nissan 2.0 L I6	?	-