1985 - Interserie

1985  FIA EUROPE INTERSERIE CHAMPIONSHIP

The 1985 participating teams, cars and drivers

PORSCHE

Porsche Kremer Racing
      Kees Kroesemeijer               Porsche CK5 02
               Read more about this car from 1984
                                                Porsche 956 chassis 105

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Marc Surer                           Porsche 956C chassis 114
           * only last race Nurburgring

Photo below: Surer (#4) and Barilla
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Joest Racing
        Jochen Mass                     
        Paolo Barilla                      Porsche 956  chassis 117
                                                 Blaupunkt livery

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        John Winter                      Porsche 956   chassis 104

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Brun Motorsport
         Hans-Joachim Stuck         Porsche 956 B chassis 116

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         Walter Brun                     Porsche 956    chassis 106

Deutsch Brothers Racing Team
        Kurt Hild            Deutsch Special Porsche 908/0218
                                       same as previous years; car from 1975

Heinz-Jörgen Dahmen
               Dahmen DC884 Porsche
                 car from 1984  - more info here

 

ZAKSPEED 

read also about it here

Klaus Niedzwiedz
                                Zakspeed C1/8 Ford  ( C100-003)

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GWB Ford Zakspeed Team
     Franz Konrad 
     Klaus Ludwig        Zakspeed C1/4 Ford

 

Kumsan-Tiger Team
    Jan Thoelke            Zakspeed C1/8 Ford

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MARCH

Team Lechner Racing School
    Walter Lechner                    March 821 – Ford CanAm Chassis RM08
                ex March F1 used by Jochen Mass and Raoel Boesel from 1982
                car raced interserie from 1983

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Meister Motorsport
     Karl Hasembichler             March 821- Ford CanAm  Chassis RM08

      F2 car from 1982. Sold it  later to Eddie McLurg (1992~2005)
     

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Rolf Götz
            March 832 -BMW CanAm  (chassis 832-22)
               He will use this car until 1991 - photo below: #60 ; #72 J.Weiler

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Ralf Walter
            March RWR – BMW (CanAm)
                  Car entered in Interserie and DRM

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Peter Stürz
      March BMW CanAm

Ecurie Basilik
      Kurt Buess            March 802 Horag - BMW

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OSELLA

Dieter Bergermann

            BGN Osella PA8 BMW chassis 7 (PA1-007)
             same car as in 1984

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SAUBER

Alfred Guldi
                  Sauber C5 BMW chassis 001
                   His usual car since the 1982 season

OTHER CARS ENTERED

Heinz Hardt
          Peter Hardt     Ralt RT2 BMW CanAm chassis 181
          Same car as in 1984. Hardt will use it until 1987.
          It was bought by Roland Binder for the 1990 season.
          In 1991 it was Rolf Götz who entered the car in one race of the Interserie championship
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Kumsan-Tiger Team

         Jan Thoelke 
         Jurgen Weiler  
                                   Gebhardt  GCA 85- 01
                                    ex F2 Maurer MM88 from 1984

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Sachs Sporting
         Frank Jelinski         Gebhardt JC853 Ford  chassis 840-3

 

Gebhardt Racing Cars
        Miroslav Adamek     Gebhardt JC 853 Ford

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More information on the Gebhardt Racing cars can you find on:  

Karl-Heinz Becker
            Lola T600 BMW Turbo  Chassis HU12  
                  see the 1984 article on the LolaT600

 

Ruedi Jauslin
            Ensign N180B – Ford CanAm  chassis MN14
            See interserie 1984. Jan Lammers car from 1980. Raced British F1 by Guiseppe Castellani.
            Later this ex-Jauslin MN14 was converted back to F1 specification and has moved to France

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Hubert Striebig
                        Maurer – MM82 Audi CanAm  chassis 05

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The Maurer MM82 is a ground-effect open-wheel racing car designed for the European Formula 2 Championship, developed and built by the German manufacturer Maurer Motorsport in 1982. Featuring an aluminum monocoque chassis reinforced with carbon-fiber inserts, the car was engineered by Paul Brown under the design direction of Gustav Brunner.
The MM82 represented a shift toward advanced aerodynamics, including underbody tunnels optimized for low ride heights via an innovative suspension locking mechanism.

Four chassis were produced for the 1982 season, with notable drivers including Stefan Bellof and Beppe Gabbiani.
Money problems were the cause of Maurer’s F2 campaign ending.
Some chassis, including MM82/05, were later repurposed for other series, such as sports car events in 1985–1986.


Marco Deutsch
           Martini F2 -BMW (CanAm)

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Ronald Binder
          Percy 85-01- BMW  (CanAm)
                = original Maurer MM83

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Peter Hoffmann
          Holbert CAC2- Chevrolet

           Al Holbert constructed CanAm car from 1981. This was the ex-Frank Joyce car.
           Hofmann would enter the car in Interserie until 1988

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Sachs Sporting
   Udo Wagenhäuser      Spirit 201- BMW chassis 04 (CanAm)

Jim McGaughay
         Toleman TG280 – BMW  chassis 10

 

Built new for Chris Cramer (Stroud, Gloucestershire) and fitted with a 2.5-litre Hart engine to be used in the British Hill Climb Championship in 1981. Won at Fintray and had a string of second places during the season. Retained by Cramer for 1982 and won at Le Val des Terres and Craigantlet. Sold to Jimmy Jack (Evanton, Scotland) and Jim McGaughey for 1983 and converted to a GT by shortening the car by four inches and adding kevlar Lancia 037 bodywork from Lancia's competition department. The "Lancia" was powered by McGaughey's ex-Norman Dickson BMW F2 engine. Debuted by Jack at Doune at the end of 1983, and raced by McGaughey in a GT race at Ingliston a week later. Raced by McGaughey in British GT racing in 1984 and 1985.
In June 1985, McGaughey further upgraded the car to Can-Am specification, Group 5 to enter select rounds of the Interseries.

In 1994, the car reappeared in Finland where it was raced by Ahti Juusela with a Ford engine, and in 1995 with a Mazda engine. It was then acquired by Jari Kämäräinen's team and raced by him, still with the Mazda engine, from 1996 to 2000, winning the Finnish championship in 1997. After a change to the rules, the car was stored until 2006 when it was raced again under Estonian rules. The engine broke after a race in 2007 and it has not been heard of since then. Still with Jari Kämäräinen in July 2020.

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Motorsport Club Wasserburg
      Martin Wagenstetter                   Lotec C302 (Toj) - Ford
       * The Bruno Sotty car that not got qualified for the 24h Le Mans 1985

Siegfried Rieger                                Rieger C2

 

Interserie 1985 - Date, Races and Results.

7.4.1985  ADAC 300 km Nürburgring

  1. Hans-Joachim Stuck        Porsche 956 – 50 laps
    2. Jochen Mass               Porsche 956B
    3. Rolf Götz                    March 832- BMW
    4. Klaus Niedzwiedz        Zakspeed C1/8
    5. Walter Lechner           March 821 Ford
    6. Roland Binder             Percy 85-01

Race  1 (25 laps)                Race 2
 1.  H-J Stuck                1. H-J Stuck          
 2.  J.Mass                    2. J. Mass
 3.  W.Lechner               3. H.Thoelke

 

21.4.1985  Jim Clarck Rennen Hockenheim

  1. Jochen Mass                        Porsche 956B – 24 laps
    2. Hans-Joachim Stuck         Porsche 956
    3. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    4. Klaus Niedzwiedz             Zakspeed C1/8
    5. Peter Hoffmann               Holbert CAC-2 chevrolet
    6. John Winter                     Porsche 956
    7. Hans Jurgen Dahmen       Dahmen DC884 Porsche
    8. Peter Stürz                       March BMW

Race  1 (25 laps)                Race 2
 1.  J.Mass                         1. HJ Stuck        
 2.  HJ Stuck                      2. J.Mass
 3.  K. Niedzwieds               3. W.lechner

Interserie 1985
#7: J.Mass/Porsche 956B; Brun Porsche HJ. Stuck; # 1 K.Niedzwiedz:
left black car: Roland Binder/Persey next to Marco Deutsch:
#8 J.Winter/Porsche 956 next to J.Weiler/Gebhardt

 

05.5.1985  ADAC Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf


1. Hans-Joachim Stuck        Porsche 956B -24 laps
2. Jochen Mass                     Porsche 956B
3. Klaus Niedzwiedz        Zakspeed C1/8
4. Roland Binder              Percy 85-01
5. John Winter                  Porsche 956
6. Marco Deutsch             Martini BMW

Race  1 (25 laps)                Race 2
 1.  J.Mass                         1. J.Mass          
 2.  W.Lechner                    2. HJ Stuck
 3.  HJ Stuck                      3. K.Niedzwiedz

 

12.5.1985  ADAC Avus Rennen

  1. John Winter                         Porsche 956 – 14 laps
    2. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    3. Peter Stürz                       March BMW
    4. Jurgen Weidler                 Gebhardt GCA BMW
    5. Peter Hoffmann                Holbert CAC-2 chevrolet
    6. John Winter                      Porsche 956
    7. Hans Jurgen Dahmen        Dahmen DC884 Porsche
    8. Peter Stürz                       March BMW

Race  1 (7 laps)                Race 2  (7 laps)
 1.  K.Niedzwiedz               1. J. Winter        
 2.  J.Winter                      2.  F.Konrad
 3.  W.Lechner                   3. W.lechner

 

26.5.1985  ADAC Hessen Cup Zeltweg

  1. Hans-Joachim Stuck            Porsche 956B -24 laps
    2. Jochen Mass                   Porsche 956B
    3. Kees Kroesemeijer          Porsche 956
    4. Roland Binder                 Percy 85-01
    5. John Winter                   Porsche 956
    6. Rolf Götz                       March 832 BMW

Race  1 (12 laps)                Race 2
 1.  HJ Stuck                         1. J.Mass          
 2.  J.Mass                             2. HJ Stuck
 3.  K. Niedzwiedz                3. J.Winter

 

09.6.1985  ADAC Flugplatzrennen Erding

  1. Hans-Joachim Stuck           Porsche 956B -24 laps
    2. Klaus Niedzwiedz            Zakspeed C1/8
    3. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    4. Peter Hoffmann               Holbert CAC-2 chevrolet
    5. Jan Thoelke                    Zakspeed C1/8
    6. Kees Kroesemeijer          Porsche 956
    7. Rolf Götz                        March 832 BMW

Race  1 (12 laps)                Race 2
 1.  HJ Stuck                         1. HJ Stuck         
 2.  K.Niedzwiedz                 2. K.Niedzwiedz
 3.  W.Lechner                       3. W.Lechner

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4.8.1985  GP Deutschland - interserie Nürburgring

  1. Jochen Mass                        Porsche 956B - 26 laps
    2. Walter Brun                     Porsche 956
    3. Kees Kroesemeijer           Porsche 956
    4. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    5. Hans-Joachim Stuck        Porsche 956B
    6. Jan Thoelke                     Zakspeed C1/8
    7. Roland Binder                  Percy 85-01
    8. Peter Stürtz                     March – BMW CanAm

Race  1 (14 laps)                Race 2 (12 laps)
 1.  J.Mass                           1. J.Mass         
 2.  W.Brun                          2. HJ Stuck
 3.  K.Kroesemeijer              3. W.Brun

 

18.8.1985  Interserie Most

  1. Paolo Barilla                       Porsche 956B - 30 laps
    2. Kees Kroesemeijer          Porsche 956
    3. John Winter                    Porsche 956
    4. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    5. Jan Thoelke                     Zakspeed C1/8
    6. Roland Binder                 Percy 85-01
    7. Jurgen Weiler                  Gebhardt GCA 85-01 BMW
    8. Marco Deutsch                Martini– BMW CanAm

Race  1 (15 laps)                Race 2 (12 laps)
 1.  P.Barilla                               1. P.Barilla         
 2.  John Winter                         2. K.Kroesemeijer             
 3.  K.Kroesemeijer                    3. W. Lechner

 

8.9.1985  ADAC flughafenrennen Siegerland

  1. Jochen Mass                        Porsche 956B - 30 laps
    2. Walter Lechner                March 821 Ford
    3. Klaus Ludwig                  Zakspeed C1/4
    4. Peter Hoffmann               Holbert CAC-2 Chevrolet
    5. Jan Thoelke                     Zakspeed C1/8
    6. Jurgen Weiler                  Gebhardt GCA 85-01 BMW
    7. Roland Binder                 Percy 85-01


Race  1 (15 laps)                Race 2 (125 laps)
 1.  J.Mass                           1. J.Mass         
 2.  K.Ludwig                         2. W.Lechner
 3.  W.Lechner                       3. P.Hoffmann

 

22.9.1985  ADAC Super Sprint  Nürburgring

  1. Paolo Barilla                     Porsche 956B – 35 laps
    2. Marc Surer                   Porsche 956C
    3. Klaus Ludwig                Zakspeed C1/4
    4. Walter Lechner             March 821 Ford
    5. Kees Kroesemeijer        Porsche 956
    6. John Winter                  Porsche 956
    7. Karl Hasenbichler          March 812 Ford CanAm 


Interserie 1985 - Championship standings

Champion: ROLAND BINDER    - 119.5 points

2. JOCHEN MASS (see also)      - 110 points

3. ROLF  GOTZ                        - 104 points

4. HANS - JOACHIM STUCK      - 99 points

5. JURGEN WEILER                  - 93 points

6. WALTER LECHNER                - 80.5 points

7. PETER STURTZ                     - 73 points

8. MARCO DEUTSCH                 - 72 points

9. KLAUS NIEDZWIEDZ             - 65,5 points

10 'JOHN WINTER' / Louis Krages -61,5 points