1985 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 1984 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31st New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| File:Pukekohe Park Raceway (1967-1989).png | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 December 1984 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 32 laps, 90.24 km (56.32 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Rick Shea Racing | ||
| Time | 0.57.360 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | United States Davy Jones | Rick Shea Racing | |
| Time | 0.57.560 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | John Brandon Team | ||
| Second | Apple Car Company | ||
| Third | Allan McCall Racing | ||
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The 1985 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 16 December 1984. It was the 31st running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was won by American Ross Cheever. The podium was completed by New Zealander Ken Smith and fellow American Jeff MacPherson.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States Davy Jones | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD | 0.57.36 | 1 |
| 2 | 41 | New Zealand Dave McMillan | More Magazine | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.57.36 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | United States Ross Cheever | John Brandon Team | Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD | 0.58.01 | 3 |
| 4 | 70 | United States Jeff MacPherson | Allan McCall Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.20 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | New Zealand Ken Smith | Apple Car Company | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.29 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | New Zealand Brett Riley | Eric Morgan Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.32 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Australia Charlie O'Brien | Charlie O'Brien Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.47 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | New Zealand Ross Cameron | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.58.60 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | United States Tom Blackaller | Rick Shea Racing | Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.59.40 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | United States Riley Hopkins | Riley Hopkins Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.59.76 | 10 |
| 11 | 54 | New Zealand Peter Haskett | JCL Group | Chevron B49 / Ford BDD | 1.00.23 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Australia Ross Zampatti | Ross Zampatti Racing | Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 1.01.23 | 12 |
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Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | United States Ross Cheever | John Brandon Team | 32 | 37min 20.22sec | 3 | |
| 2 | 11 | New Zealand Ken Smith | Apple Car Company | 32 | + 24.83 s | 5 | |
| 3 | 70 | United States Jeff MacPherson | Allan McCall Racing | 32 | + 39.49 s | 4 | |
| 4 | 19 | United States Riley Hopkins | Riley Hopkins Racing | 32 | + 1:31.31 s | 10 | |
| 5 | 5 | United States Tom Blackaller | Rick Shea Racing | 31 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
| 6 | 54 | New Zealand Peter Haskett | JCL Group | 29 | + 3 laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 41 | New Zealand Dave McMillan | More Magazine | 22 | + 10 laps | 2 | |
| Ret | 7 | Australia Ross Zampatti | Ross Zampatti Racing | 17 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 3 | Australia Charlie O'Brien | Charlie O'Brien Racing | 10 | Throttle | 7 | |
| Ret | 1 | United States Davy Jones | Rick Shea Racing | 6 | Accident | 1 | |
| DNS | 4 | New Zealand Ross Cameron | Rick Shea Racing | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | 6 | New Zealand Brett Riley | Eric Morgan Racing | Did Not Start | |||
| DNP | 12 | New Zealand Heather Spurle | Heather Spurle Racing | Did Not Participate | |||
| Source(s): [1] | |||||||
References
- ↑ "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, Dec 1984". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.