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1985

7 April 1985 - Suzuka 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 D Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) 7th 7th 6th 80 laps

14 April 1985 - Mugello 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Mike Thackwell (NZ)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jürgen Lässig (D) Obermaier Racing Team (D) 6th 6th 9th 179 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 6th 101 laps - Spun

28 April 1985 - Monza 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
3 Porsche 956 956-009 C1 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)/Derek Bell (GB) Rothmans Porsche (D) 2nd 2nd 6th 138 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Jonathan Palmer (GB)/Jan Lammers (NL) Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche (GB) 5th 5th 3rd 132 laps
19 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Renzo Zorzi (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) 6th 6th 7th 129 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Paolo Barilla (I)/Hans Heyer (D) New Man Joest Racing (D) 9th 8th 11th 125 laps
55 Porsche 956 956-102 C1 Dudley Wood (GB)/Klaus Niedzwiedz (D)/Manuel Lopez (PE) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) 11th 9th 14th 123 laps
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jésus Pareja (E) Obermaier Racing Team (D) DNF 12th 78 laps - Engine

5 May 1985 - All Japan Fuji 1000 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) 2nd 2nd 7th 221 laps

12 May 1985 - Silverstone 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 956 956-009 C1 Derek Bell (GB)/Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Rothmans Porsche (D) 2nd 2nd 3rd 211 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Jonathan Palmer (GB)/Jan Lammers (NL) Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche (GB) 5th 5th 5th 207 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Klaus Ludwig (D)/Paolo Barilla (I)/Paul Belmondo (F) New Man Joest Racing (D) 6th 6th 9th 206 laps
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jésus Pareja (E) Obermaier Racing Team (D) 7th 7th 13th 204 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 8th 172 laps - Accident
69 Porsche 956 956-004 C1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/James Weaver (GB) Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche (GB) DNF 14th 150 laps - Out of fuel
55 Porsche 956 956-102 C1 Dudley Wood (GB)/Guy Edwards (GB)/Manuel Lopez (PE) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) DNF 12th 37 laps - Accident

16 June 1985 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Jonathan Palmer (GB)/James Weaver (GB)/Richard Lloyd (GB) Richard Lloyd Racing (GB) 2nd 2nd 9th 371 laps
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jésus Pareja (E) Obermaier Racing Team (D) 8th 8th 14th 357 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Gabriele Tarquini (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 10th 323 laps - Engine
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Mauricio DeNarváez (COL)/Kenper Miller (USA)/Paul Belmondo (F) New Man Joest Racing (D) DNF 8th 277 laps - Accident

14 July 1985 - Hockenheim 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
18 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) 2nd 2nd 9th 147 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Jonathan Palmer (GB)/David Hobbs (GB) Richard Lloyd Racing (GB) 5th 5th 7th 143 laps
20 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Gerhard Berger (A)/Walter Brun (CH) Brun Motorsport (CH) 6th 6th 11th 142 laps
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jésus Pareja (E) Obermaier Racing Team (D) 7th 7th 13th 136 laps
10 Porsche 956 956-105 C1 Klaus Niedzwiedz (D)/Kees Kroesemeijer (NL) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) DNF 10th 55 laps - Gearbox oil pump
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Franz Konrad (A)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Volker Weidler (D) New Man Joest Racing (D) DNF 12th 55 laps - Accident

28 July 1985 - Fuji 500 Miles - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) 8th 7th 9th 166 laps

11 August 1985 - Mosport 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 956 956-105 C1 Ludwig Heimrath, Jr (CDN)/Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN)/Kees Kroesemeijer (NL) Kremer Porsche Racing (D) 4th 4th 6th 234 laps

25 August 1985 - Suzuka 1000 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 D Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) 5th 5th 8th 167 laps

1 September 1985 - Spa 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 "John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Marc Duez (B)/Volker Weidler (D) New Man Joest Racing (D) 6th 6th 9th 120 laps
26 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Jésus Pareja (E) Obermaier Racing Team (D) 8th 8th 12th 113 laps
10 Porsche 956 956-105 C1 Marc Surer (CH)/Kees Kroesemeijer (NL) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) 11th 10th 7th 108 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 10th 70 laps - Electrics

22 September 1985 - Brands Hatch 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
3 Porsche 956 956-010 C1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Al Holbert (USA) Rothmans Porsche (D) 5th 5th 7th 224 laps

6 October 1985 - Fuji 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
60 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Vern Schuppan (AUS) Trust Racing Team (J) 6th 6th 11th 60 laps
27 Porsche 956 956-101 C1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) DNF 12th 10 laps - Withdrawn due to weather
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Kenny Acheson (GB)/Johnny Dumfries (GB) Richard Lloyd Racing with Porsche (GB) DNF 9th 9 laps - Withdrawn due to weather
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Mauricio DeNarváez (COL)/Paul Belmondo (F)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Newman Joest Racing (D) DNF 14th 2 laps - Withdrawn due to weather

24 November 1985 - Fuji 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J) From A Racing (J) 5th 5th 12th 80 laps
1 Porsche 956 956-111 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) 6th 6th 5th 78 laps

1 December 1985 - Selangor 800 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
69 Porsche 956 956-007 C1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/James Weaver (GB) Rothmans Porsche (D) 3rd 3rd 8th 208 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 5th 5th 3rd 195 laps
2 Porsche 956 956-010 C1 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)/Derek Bell (GB) Rothmans Porsche (D) DNF 2nd 183 laps - Driveshaft



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