1985 Paris–Dakar Rally
# 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally

1985 Dakar Rally also known as the 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally was the seventh running of the Dakar Rally event. The race began at Versailles. Patrick Zaniroli and Jean Da Silva won the car class for the Mitsubishi team. Gaston Rahier won his second successive motorcycle class.

## Final standings

### Bikes

| | Driver | Vehicle |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Gaston Rahier | BMW |
| 2. | Jean Claude Olivier | Yamaha |
| 3. | Franco Picco | Yamaha |

### Cars

| | Driver | Vehicle |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Patrick Zaniroli | Mitsubishi Pajero |
| 2. | Andrew Cowan | Mitsubishi Pajero |
| 3. | Pierre Fougerouse | Toyota FJ 60 |
