1985 in motorsport
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note
11 March Lee Shepherd 40 American Drag racer
1 October Ninian Sanderson 60 British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1956 )
8 November Masten Gregory 53 American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1965 )
23 December Birabongse Bhanudej 71 Thai Racing driver The first Thai Formula One driver
27 December Jean Rondeau 39 French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1980 )
Deaths
The following is an overview of the events of 1985 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.