1985 Japanese Formula 2 Championship
Appearance
The 1985 Japanese Formula Two Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 15 teams, 23 drivers, 5 chassis and 3 engines competed.
Teams and drivers
Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
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Heros Racing | 1 | Satoru Nakajima | March 85J | Honda | All |
Hoshino Racing | 2 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | March 85J | Honda | All |
Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | 3 | Eje Elgh | March 842 | BMW | 1-3 |
Yoshiyasu Tachi | March 842 | 4-8 | |||
5 | Masahiro Hasemi | March 85J | All | ||
6 | Yoshiyasu Tachi | March 85J | Honda | 1-3 | |
Eje Elgh | March 85J | 4-8 | |||
Takuya Racing | 7 | Geoff Lees | March 85J | Yamaha | All |
Team LeMans | 8 | Keiji Matsumoto | March 85J | BMW | 1-4 |
Yamaha | 5-8 | ||||
Gear Racing | 9 | Akio Morimoto | March 842 | BMW | 1-5, 7 |
Team Nova | 10 | Roberto Moreno | March 842 | Honda | 4-8 |
11 | Kenny Acheson | March 85J | All | ||
Team Equipe | 12 | Kengo Nakamoto | Maurer MM81 | BMW | 7-8 |
Tomei Racing | 16 | Akira Hagiwara | March 85J | BMW | All |
Takeshi Project Racing | 17 | Hideshi Matsuda | March 832 | BMW | All |
Maribu Motorsport | 18 | Hironobu Tatsumi | Ralt RH6/84 | BMW | 1 |
Norimasa Sakamoto | Ralt RH6/84 | 4 | |||
Osamu Nakako | Ralt RH6/84 | 5-8 | |||
Advan Sports Tomei | 24 | Kenji Takahashi | March 85J | BMW | 1-2, 4-8 |
26 | Takao Wada | March 842 | BMW | 1-2, 4-8 | |
Advan Sports Nova | 25 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | March 85J | BMW | 1-2, 4-8 |
Shimizu Racing | 33 | Masatomo Shimizu | Ralt RH6/84 | BMW | 1 |
March 842 | 4-5, 7-8 | ||||
NC Speed | 34 | Aguri Suzuki | March 842 | BMW | 6-8 |
Results
Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
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10/03/85 | Rd.1 | Suzuka | Keiji Matsumoto | Team LeMans | March-BMW 85J |
21/04/85 | Rd.2 | Fuji | Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 85J |
12/05/85 | Rd.3 | Mine | Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 85J |
26/05/85 | Rd.4 | Suzuka | Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 85J |
06/07/86 | Rd.5 | Suzuka | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Hoshino Racing | March-Honda 85J |
11/08/85 | Rd.6 | Fuji | Kenny Acheson | Team Nova | March-Honda 85J |
29/09/85 | Rd.7 | Suzuka | Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 85J |
03/11/85 | Rd.8 | Suzuka | Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 85J |
Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, 3 for eighth place, 2 for ninth place and 1 for tenth place. No additional points were awarded. The best six results count.
Finishing results
R=retired NC=not classified DNS=did not start