1985 Australian GT Championship season

Sportscar season
Sportscar_series = Australian GT Championship
Current = 1985
Next = 2005
Previous = 1984The 1985 Australian GT Championship was the eighth Australian GT Championship and the fourth to be decided over a series of races. It was open to GT Cars complying with CAMS Group D regulations with Group B Sports Sedans competing by invitation. The title was contested over six rounds from March 24 to August 25, 1985.

This was the final season before the series would be cancelled. It would later be resurrected in 2005.

chedule

Note : Rounds were run concurrently with those of the 1985 Australian Sports Car Championship.

Results

For rounds contested over a single race, ie Rounds 1, 4, 5 & 6, championship points were awarded on a 30-27-24-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis to the top twenty finishers in the round.

For rounds contested over two races, ie Rounds 2 & 3, championship points were awarded by allocating race points on a 30-27-24-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 basis to the top twenty finishers in each race, aggregating the points from the two races and then dividing the result by two. (Race points allocated for these races are shown in the table below within brackets)

References

*Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1985/86
*CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1985
*Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 30 June 1985
*www.camsmanual.com.au