1985 European Rallycross Championship
# 1985 European Rallycross Championship

The 1985 European Rallycross Championship season was the tenth season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship under that name and the thirteenth season overall since it began as the Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship. It was held across nine rounds starting at the Thermoton-Ring in Austria on March 31 and ending at the Eurocircuit in the Netherlands on October 13.

The champions were Anders Norstedt (Division 1) who defended his title and Matti Alamäki (Division 2).

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Venue | City | Country | Winner (Div 1) | Winner (Div 2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | March 31 | Thermoton-Ring | Melk | Austria | Friedrich Hainz | Olle Arnesson |
| 2 | May 19 | Ahveniston Moottorirata | Hämeenlinna | Finland | Audun Ove Olsen | Matti Alamäki |
| 3 | May 26 | Svampabanan | Tomelilla | Sweden | Anders Norstedt | Olle Arnesson |
| 4 | June 23 | Circuit de Marville | Marville | France | Jouko Kallio | Matti Alamäki |
| 5 | August 11 | Duivelsbergcircuit | Maasmechelen | Belgium | Anders Norstedt | Matti Alamäki |
| 6 | September 8 | Lyngås Motorbane | Tranby i Lier | Norway | Anders Norstedt | Martin Schanche |
| 7 | September 21 | Lydden Circuit | Wootton | United Kingdom | Trevor Reeves | Martin Schanche |
| 8 | October 6 | Estering | Buxtehude | Germany | Anders Norstedt | Martin Schanche |
| 9 | October 13 | Eurocircuit | Valkenswaard | Netherlands | Lars Nyström | Matti Alamäki |

## Drivers

### Div.1

| Constructor | Car | Driver |
| - | - | - |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Risto Buri |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Jens Jacob Dynesen |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Trond Engebretsen |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Juhani Lammila |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Kari Pihlas |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Jacques Putzeys |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Roger Sandberg |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Bjørn Skogstad |
| Opel | Opel Ascona i2000 | Hannu Wallinheim |
| Opel | Opel Ascona 2.0 SR | Tino Ranftl |
| Opel | Opel Kadett D GT/E | Hermann Stoß |

### Div. 2

| Constructor | Car | Driver |
| - | - | - |
| Audi | Audi Quattro |
| Audi | Audi Quattro | Jacques Aïta |
| Audi | Audi Quattro | Olle Arnesson |
| Audi | Audi Quattro | Andy Bentza |
| Audi | Audi Quattro | Jan Hroar Bjørklund |
| Audi | Audi Quattro | Timo Virtanen |
| Audi | Audi Quattro 20V |
| Audi | Audi Quattro 20V | Kjetil Bolneset |
| Audi | Audi Quattro 20V | François Monten |
| Audi | Audi 80 Quattro Turbo | Reneé Vontsina |
| Audi | Audi 80 GTE | Sepp Gröbner |
| Ford | Ford Escort XR3 Turbo 4x4 | Martin Schanche |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Kjell Aaen |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Stig Emilsson |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Thor Holm |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Jarmo Lähteenmäki |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Mikael Nördstrom |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Leif Nyvall |
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen 1303 S Turbo 4x4 | Örjan Wahlund |

## Standings

### Div 1

| Pos | Driver | | | | | | | | | | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anders Norstedt | 15 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 8.5 | 20 | 17 | 138.5 |
| 2 | Lars Nyström | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 116 |
| 3 | Bjørn Skogstad | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 103 |
