1985 Dakar Rally also known as the 1985 Paris–Dakar Rally was the seventh running of the Dakar Rally event. The race began at Versailles. Patrick Zaniroli and Jean Da Silva won the car class for the Mitsubishi team. Gaston Rahier won his second successive motorcycle class.

Final standings Bikes DriverVehicle1. Gaston RahierBMW2. Jean Claude OlivierYamaha3. Franco PiccoYamaha

Cars DriverVehicle1. Patrick ZaniroliMitsubishi Pajero2. Andrew CowanMitsubishi Pajero3. Pierre FougerouseToyota FJ 60

References 2. https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/92684-rallye-paris-dakar-cars-1985/