The 1985 Australian GT Championship was the eighth

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and the fourth to be decided over a series of races. It was open to GT Cars complying with CAMS Group D regulations with

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and superseded

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competing by invitation. The title was contested over six rounds from 24 March to 25 August 1985. The championship was won by Bryan Thomson driving a

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and a

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for Thomson-Fowler Motorsport. The Australian GT Championship was discontinued after 1985 however the title was reinstated for 2005.Australian Titles, 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
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Schedule

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

Points system

For rounds contested over a single race, i.e. 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, i.e. 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)

Championship standings

References

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

External links

*www.camsmanual.com.au Australian GT Championship GT Championship {{Motorsport-stub