1985 All Japan Endurance Championship

The 1985 All Japan Endurance Championship was the third season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1985 champion was the #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C driven by Kunimitsu Takahashi.

Entry list

D/C/LD-1/LD-2
  • For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Trust Racing Team Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 1 Vern Schuppan D All
Keiichi Suzuki All
George Fouché 5
Alpha Cubic Racing Team MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 2 Noritake Takahara B 1–2
Chiyomi Totani 1–2
Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 Noritake Takahara 3–6
Chiyomi Totani 3–6
Keiichi Suzuki 3–4, 6
Auto Beaurex Motorsport[N 1] Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 3 Naoki Nagasaka D 2–6
Taku Akaike 2–6
Lotec Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 84 Kazuo Mogi Y All
Toshio Motohashi All
Garage Italya Lancia Lancia LC2/84 Lancia 268C 2.6 L Twin Turbo V8 6 Alessandro Nannini D 2–3
Henri Pescarolo 2, 4–5
Lucio Cesario 3, 5
Rays Racing Division Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 8 Hitoshi Ogawa D 2–6
Tsunehisa Asai 2–6
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 11 Masahiro Hasemi D 1–2
Takao Wada 1–2
Nissan R85V Nissan VG30T/C 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Masahiro Hasemi 3–6
Takao Wada 3–6
Panasport Japan[N 2] LeMans LeMans LM04C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 12 Keiji Matsumoto B 1–2
Osamu Nakako 1–2
LeMans LM05C Nissan FJ23T 2.3 L Turbo I4 Osamu Nakako 3–6
Akio Morimoto 3–6
Emanuele Pirro 5
Central 20 Racing Team LeMans LeMans LM04C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 20 Haruhito Yanagida D 1–2
Takamasa Nakagawa 1–2
Lola Lola T810 Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Haruhito Yanagida 3–6
Takamasa Nakagawa 3–6
Hoshino Racing Nissan Nissan Silvia Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino B 1–2
Akira Hagiwara 1–2
Nissan R85V Nissan VG30T/C 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 3–6
Keiji Matsumoto 3–6
Akira Hagiwara 3–6
ADVAN Sports Nova Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 25 Kunimitsu Takahashi Y All
Kenji Takahashi All
From A Racing Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 27 Jiro Yoneyama D All
Hideki Okada All
Misaki Speed Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 35 Kiyoshi Misaki B 5
Toshio Suzuki 5
Kaoru Hoshino 5
TOM'S Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 36 Satoru Nakajima B All
Masanori Sekiya All
Kaoru Hoshino 2–6
Team Ikuzawa Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 37 Tiff Needell D 2–6
James Weaver 2–6
Dome Motorsport Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 38 Eje Elgh D 1
Geoff Lees 1
TOM'S 85C Geoff Lees 2–6
Toshio Suzuki 2
Eje Elgh 3–6
Mazdaspeed Mazda Mazda 737C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 85 Yoshimi Katayama D 3–6
Takashi Yorino 3–6
86 Yojiro Terada All
Yoshimi Katayama 1–2
Takashi Yorino 2
David Kennedy 3–6
Top Fuel Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 845 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 88 Norimasa Sakamoto B 1–4
Takayuki Imazu 1
Hironobu Tatsumi 2–4
Mr S Racing Product MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 96 Shuji Fujii D 5
Seiichi Sodeyama 5
Toru Sawada 5

B
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Meiwa MSC Honda Honda Civic Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 5 Masami Fujita B 1
Ken Mizokawa 1
Toru Hirano West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 5 Toru Hirano B 4
Genshoku Nakagawa 4
Akihiro Matsuda 4
West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Toru Hirano 1
Hirofumi Nishi 1
Shinryo Auto West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Akihiro Masuda D 1
Seabreeze Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Hajime Oshiro D 4
Hideshi Matsuda 4
Eiji Yamada 4
Auto Kamida West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 8 Masaharu Kinoshita D 1
West 83S-II 9 Shuji Fujii 1
West 85S 17 Masako Fujiwara 4
Michiko Okuyama 4
Hideki Ogawa 4
Ishida Racing West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 10 Nobuyuki Saka B 1
Nobuo Naka 1
West 85S 14 Nobuyuki Saka 4
Nobuo Naka 4
Auto European West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 13 Katsunori Iketani B 4
Hideo Hosoya 4
Ryuji Nakajima 4
Capris Enterprise Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 15 Kazuyoshi Sakamoto B 4
Hiroshi Noda 4
Kenji Iya 4
Daiichi Hanbai Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16 Ichiro Mizuno B 1
Taido Hashimoto 1
24 Ichiro Mizuno 4
Taido Hashimoto 4
Yoshinori Sakurai 4
Tokico Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 18 Kazuhiko Oda D 2–4
Akira Watanabe 2–4
Makoto Ohto 3
Samejima SS West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 19 Takamasa Nakagawa D 4
Shuji Hyodo 4
KanBS Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 21 Yukinobu Mizutani D 1
Yoshinori Sakurai 1
Target 1/Cosmos Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22 Yukinobu Mizutani D 4
Masaki Ohashi 4
Yoshifumi Yamazaki 4
Cream Matsugae West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 29 Norihiro Takeda D 1
Shinji Yamauchi 1
Hiro Racing Hiro Hiro HRS-1 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Kozo Okumura D 4
Fuminori Shimogishi 4
Horii Racing West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 31 Nobuyoshi Horii B 1, 4
Kenji Abe 1, 4
Central Supply West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 32 Kazuo Emi B 4
Toshiharu Suzuki 4
Daimyojin West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Keiichi Mizutani D 1
Hiroyuki Kondo 1
Cockpit Inazawa Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 37 Tetsuya Kasai B 1
Koji Sato 1
THK Bearing Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 37 Tetsuya Kasai B 4
Koji Sato 4
Fumiko Shinoda 4
First Morlding Collage Collage FM45 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 45 Makio Nonaka D 1, 4
Masuo Takada 4
Team A-One Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 46 Keiichi Mizutani D 4
Sadayumi Nakajima 4
Shuroku Sasaki Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 47 Shuroku Sasaki D 4
Hisatoyo Goto 4
Seiichi Sodeyama Maxim Maxim 61S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 61 Seiichi Sodeyama D 4
Shigeki Matsui 4
Motul West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 66 Masashi Kitagawa B 1, 4
Toshiharu Murata 1, 4
Team Yamato Honda Honda Ballade Sports CR-X Honda D16A 1.6 L I4 67 Tsuguo Ohba B 1–4, 6
Katsuaki Sato 1–2, 4
Ken Mizokawa 2–4, 6
Tuning Shop First Toyota Toyota Sprinter Trueno Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 68 Satoshi Fujita D 4
Shuzo Harako 4
Toshio Fujimura 4
Senki West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 77 Senkichiro Takeuchi D 4
Seiji Omura 4
NEF BMW BMW 320i BMW S14 2.0 L I4 80 Adrian Fu D 4
Michael Liu 4

A
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Kawamura Bankin[N 3] Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 10 Yasumi Fukao D 1
Koichi Nishikawa 1
Ogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 15 Shigehito Hirabayashi D 1
Hideki Iida 1
Car Shop Kakogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 18 Kiyotaka Nonomura D 1
Mitsuo Yamamoto 1
Nagao Fukushima Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 98 Nagao Fukushima D 1
Kazuhiro Tokuda 1

GTX
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Norikura Engineering Nissan Nissan Silvia Nissan FJ20 2.1 L I4 176 Yoshimasa Fujiwara B 5
Makio Nonaka 5
Junichi Igura 5

LD-2
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Sansho Kogyo Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Yoshimasa Matsumoto D 6
Kenichi Kaneko 6
All by Tabata Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Kenji Shiono D 3
Masami Yoshino 3
RE Amemiya Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 14 Satoshi Egura D 3
Isao Itagaki 3
Yasuo Inoue 3
ERC Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16 Masaatsu Oya D 3, 6
Kinji Suzuki 3, 6
OZ Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 24 Kenji Seino D 2, 6
Mutsuo Kazama 2, 6
Mazda Sport Car Club Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Iwao Sugai D 2–3, 6
Hiroshi Sugai 2–3, 6
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Toshiyuki Abe D 2, 6
Toshihiro Fukazawa 2, 6
Shigeru Miura 2, 6
gains/OPTION Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 56 Eiji Yamada Y 2–3, 6
Nobuo Komiya 2–3, 6
Shinichi Katsura 2
AMRC Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 61 Shinya Nishizawa D 3
Fumio Suzuki 3
81 Shinya Nishizawa 3
Fumio Suzuki 3
Build Factory Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 68 Tetsuya Kawasaki D 3, 6
Shuji Fujii 3, 6
Tomei Jidosha Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 71 Yoshiaki Jitsukawa D 3, 6
Motoji Sekine 3
Hiroyuki Nodi 6
Koyata Engei Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 80 Shigeru Yokoyama Y 2–3, 6
Akio Yokoyama 2–3, 6
Hachiro Saeki 2
Kenichi Suzuki 3

LD-3
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Myspeed Toyota Toyota Sprinter Trueno Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 5 Koichi Tahara D 2
"A. Kharn"[N 4] 2
Toshio Aoyama Toyota Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 19 Toshio Aoyama D 6
Yoshio Shimada 6
Trust Racing Team Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 21 Ryusaku Hitomi D 2–3, 6
Mitsutake Koma 2–3, 6
Shinichi Katsura 3
Asano Racing Service Toyota Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 47 Takeo Asano B 6
Yuji Nihei 6
Kaneshin Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 48 Masanori Kimura B 6
Terumi Kuwahara 6
Sinzan Tyre Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 50 Hirofumi Sada Y 6
Masahiro Akiyama 6

LD-4
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Chubu Jidosha Racing Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 10 Hiroyuki Nodi Y 1
Masami Ishikawa 1
Makoto Nakamura 1
Matsuoka Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 31 Yuji Furuya B 3
"S. Sumitashachi" 3
SCCN Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 50 Masao Endo B 3
Michie Shinbori 3

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

Round Race Circuit Date
1 International Suzuka 500 km Suzuka Circuit 7 April
2 All Japan Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 5 May
3 All Japan Fuji 500 Miles Fuji Speedway 28 July
4 International Suzuka 1000 km Suzuka Circuit 25 August
5 WEC-Japan Fuji Speedway 10 October
6 All Japan Fuji 500 km Fuji Speedway 24 November

Season results

Season results are as follows:[1]

Round Circuit Winning Team
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit
Report		 #38 Dome Motorsport Dome 84C-Toyota
Geoff Lees
Eje Elgh
2 Mt. Fuji
Report		 #1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956
Vern Schuppan
Keiichi Suzuki
3 Mt. Fuji #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kenji Takahashi
4 Suzuka Circuit
Report		 #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kenji Takahashi
5 Mt. Fuji
Report		 #28 Hoshino Racing March 85G
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Akira Hagiwara
Keiji Matsumoto
6 Mt. Fuji #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kenji Takahashi

Point Ranking

Drivers
Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins
1 Kunimitsu Takahashi #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C 72 3
2 Kenji Takahashi 72 3
3 Vern Schuppan #1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956
#60 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956		 46 1
4 Geoff Lees #38 Dome Motorsport Dome 84C-Toyota
#38 Dome Motorsport Dome 85C-Toyota		 41 1
5 Eje Elgh 36 1

Notes
      1. 84 competed as #62 from Rd. 1–4
    2. Competed as #26 from Rd. 1–2
    3. Competed as #77 in Rd. 1
    4. Nationality unknown

      References
      1. "JSPC 1985". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.
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