Alain Prost becomes the first French Formula 1 world champion • Niki Lauda retires from the sport for good. • Nigel Mansell takes maiden grand prix victory at Brands Hatch • Former F1 driver David Purley dies in a plane crash • Michele Alboreto becomes the last Italian to win a grand prix for Ferrari • Stefan Bellof and Manfred Winkelhock killed within in a month of each other in Porsche 956s • Joest beats the factory Porsches for the second year running at Le Mans • Danny Sullivan 'spins and wins' to a famous Indianapolis 500 success • Christian Danner wins the inaugural International F3000 championship • Timo Salonen and Peugeot win the Group B-dominated World Rally Championship, while Ari Vatanen is badly injured in a shunt in Argentina
1985
Alain Prost finally wins his first world championship
Stefan Bellof is killed in the World Sportscar Championship round at Spa
Timo Salonen wins Peugeot's first World Rally Championship
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