1985 New Zealand Grand Prix

1984 New Zealand Grand Prix
31st New Zealand Grand Prix
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	Davy Jones	Rick Shea Racing
Time	0.57.360
Fastest lap
Driver	Davy Jones	Rick Shea Racing
Time	0.57.560
Podium
First	Ross Cheever	John Brandon Team
Second	Ken Smith	Apple Car Company
Third	Jeff MacPherson	Allan McCall Racing

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 run to Formula Pacific regulations. The race was won by American Ross Cheever, who would return to win the next event a month later. The podium was completed by New Zealander Ken Smith and fellow American Jeff MacPherson.

Despite being labelled the 1985 iteration of the event, it was actually held in December 1984. This marked the only time that two New Zealand Grands Prix were held in the same calendar year.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Grid
1	1	Davy Jones	Rick Shea Racing	Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD	0.57.36	1
2	41	Dave McMillan	More Magazine	Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD	0.57.36	2
3	2	Ross Cheever	John Brandon Team	Ralt RT4/85 / Ford BDD	0.58.01	3
4	70	Jeff MacPherson	Allan McCall Racing	Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD	0.58.20	4
5	11	Ken Smith	Apple Car Company	Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD	0.58.29	5
6	6	Brett Riley	Eric Morgan Racing	Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD	0.58.32	6
7	3	Charlie O'Brien	Charlie O'Brien Racing	Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD	0.58.47	7
8	4	Ross Cameron	Rick Shea Racing	Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD	0.58.60	8
9	5	Tom Blackaller	Rick Shea Racing	Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD	0.59.40	9
10	19	Riley Hopkins	Riley Hopkins Racing	Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD	0.59.76	10
11	54	Peter Haskett	JCL Group	Chevron B49 / Ford BDD	1.00.23	11
12	7	Ross Zampatti	Ross Zampatti Racing	Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD	1.01.23	12

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Ross Cheever	John Brandon Team	32	37min 20.22sec	3
2	11	Ken Smith	Apple Car Company	32	+ 24.83 s	5
3	70	Jeff MacPherson	Allan McCall Racing	32	+ 39.49 s	4
4	19	Riley Hopkins	Riley Hopkins Racing	32	+ 1:31.31 s	10
5	5	Tom Blackaller	Rick Shea Racing	31	+ 1 lap	9
6	54	Peter Haskett	JCL Group	29	+ 3 laps	11
7	41	Dave McMillan	More Magazine	22	+ 10 laps	2
Ret	7	Ross Zampatti	Ross Zampatti Racing	17	Accident	12
Ret	3	Charlie O'Brien	Charlie O'Brien Racing	10	Throttle	7
Ret	1	Davy Jones	Rick Shea Racing	6	Accident	1
DNS	4	Ross Cameron	Rick Shea Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	6	Brett Riley	Eric Morgan Racing		Did Not Start
DNP	12	Heather Spurle	Heather Spurle Racing		Did Not Participate
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