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1985

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 956 B 956-118 D Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) 4th 4th 4th 83 laps

14 April 1985 - Mugello 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 956 B 956-115 C1 Klaus Ludwig (D)/George Fouché (ZA)/Gianni Mussato (I) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) 5th 5th 8th 184 laps

28 April 1985 - Monza 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 956 B 956-115 C1 George Fouché (ZA)/Bruno Giacomelli (I)/Sarel van der Merwe (ZA) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) 8th 7th 9th 126 laps
33 Porsche 956 B 956-114 C1 Jo Gartner (A)/Kenny Acheson (GB) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) 16th 10th 10th 104 laps - Gearbox

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 956 B 956-118 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) 1st 1st 2nd 227 laps

12 May 1985 - Silverstone 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 956 B 956-115 C1 George Fouché (ZA)/Almo Coppelli (I)/Sarel van der Merwe (ZA) Kremer Porsche Racing (D) 8th 8th 11th 195 laps
33 Porsche 956 B 956-114 C1 Jo Gartner (A)/David Hobbs (GB) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) DNF 10th 106 laps - Engine

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 B 956-117 C1 Klaus Ludwig (D)/Paolo Barilla (I)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) New-Man-Joest Racing (D) 1st 1st 4th 374 laps
33 Porsche 956 B 956-114 C1 David Hobbs (GB)/Jo Gartner (A)/Guy Edwards (GB) Fitzpatrick Porsche Team (GB) 4th 4th 12th 366 laps
10 Porsche 956 B 956-115 C1 Sarel van der Merwe (ZA)/George Fouché (ZA)/Mariio Hytten (CH) Kremer Porsche Racing (D) 5th 5th 7th 361 laps

14 July 1985 - Hockenheim 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 B 956-117 C1 Klaus Ludwig (D)/Paolo Barilla (I) New Man Joest Racing (D) 3rd 3rd 5th 145 laps
19 Porsche 956 B 956-116 C1 Stefan Bellof (D)/Thierry Boutsen (B) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 3rd 99 laps - Out of fuel

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 956 B 956-115 LD-1 Toshio Suzuki (J)/Noritake Takahara (J)/Chiyomi Totani (J) Alpha Cubic Racing Team (J) 5th 5th 10th 171 laps
1 Porsche 956 B 956-118 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) DNF 11th 39 laps - Fire

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
1 Porsche 956 B 956-118 D Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) 4th 4th 6th 167 laps
2 Porsche 956 B 956-115 D Noritake Takahara (J)/Chiyomi Totani (J)/Toshio Suzuki (J) Alpha Cubic Racing Team (J) 8th 8th 7th 160 laps

1 September 1985 - Spa 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 B 956-117 C1 Klaus Ludwig (D)/Paolo Barilla (I) New Man Joest Racing (D) 3rd 3rd 4th 121 laps
19 Porsche 956 B 956-116 C1 Stefan Bellof (D)/Thierry Boutsen (B) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 3rd 77 laps - Fatal Accident

6 October 1985 - Fuji 1000 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 B 956-117 C1 Paolo Barilla (I)/Marc Duez (B)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Newman Joest Racing (D) DNF 5th 9 laps - Withdrawn due to weather
33 Porsche 956 B 956-114 C1 Jo Gartner (A)/Michael Roe (IRL) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) DNF 8th 6 laps - Withdrawn due to weather
48 Porsche 956 B 956-115 C1 Noritake Takahara (J)/Chiyomi Totani (J) Alpha Cubic Racing Team (J) DNF 21st 6 laps - Withdrawn due to weather

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

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
2 Porsche 956 B 956-115 LD-1 Noritake Takahara (J)/Chiyomi Totani (J)/Toshio Suzuki (J) Alpha Cubic Racing Team (J) 3rd 3rd 7th 83 laps

1 December 1985 - Selangor 800 km - World Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
33 Porsche 956 B 956-114 C1 Franz Konrad (A)/Andrew Miedecke (AUS) John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) 4th 4th 6th 205 laps


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