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Calendar

The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round. Round 3 was declared a "non-event" after all drivers were excluded from the results for failing to slow sufficiently following an accident.

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round.

Series standings

Note: Australian

regulations in 1985 required cars to be powered by a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.Formula Ford, CAMS Manual of MotorSport 1985, page 270

References

{{reflist Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Series