1986 World Sportscar Championship season
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| 1986 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1986 World Sportscar Championship season was the 34th FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C formula, running cars in two classes known as C1 and C2. An invitational GTP class was also run for IMSA-spec cars. It ran from April 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986, and was comprised of 9 races.
Contents |
[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coppa Kouros (1000km) |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 20 |
| 2 |  Kouros' 1000km Silverstone |
Silverstone Circuit | May 4 |
| 3 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | May 31 June 1 |
| 4 |  100 Meilen von Nürnberg† |
Norisring | June 29 |
| 5 | Shell Gemini 1000km Brands Hatch† |
Brands Hatch | July 20 |
| 6 |  Trofeo Silk Cut (360km)† |
Circuito Permanente de Jerez | August 3 |
| 7 | ADAC Kouros 1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | August 24 |
| 8 |  Kouros 1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | September 15 |
| 9 |  Mount Fuji 1000 Kilometres |
Fuji Speedway | October 5 |
† - Non-points races for teams.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, with the following exceptions:
- Drivers failing to drive the car within a certain percentage of the laps in a race were not given points.
- Teams were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other team cars were merely skipped in the points standings. Points were still awarded to their drivers however.
- Neither driver nor teams scored points if they did not complete 90% of the winner's distance.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | C1 Winning Team | C2 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Winning Drivers | C2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Monza | Rothmans Porsche |
Gebhardt Motorsport |
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell |
Frank Jelinski Stanley Dickens |
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| 2 | Silverstone | Silk Cut Jaguar |
Spice Engineering |
Results |
 Eddie Cheever Derek Warwick |
Gordon Spice Ray Bellm |
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| 3 | La Sarthe | Rothmans Porsche |
ADA Engineering |
Results |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Al Holbert |
Ian Harrower Evan Clements Tom Dodd-Noble |
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| 4 | Norisring | Joest Racing |
Gebhardt Racing |
Results |
| Klaus Ludwig |
Stanley Dickens |
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| 5 | Brands Hatch | Richard Lloyd Racing |
Ecurie Ecosse |
Results |
| Bob Wollek Mauro Baldi |
Ray Mallock David Leslie |
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| 6 | Jerez |  Brun Motorsport |
Spice Engineering |
Results |
 Oscar Larrauri Jésus Pareja |
Gordon Spice Ray Bellm |
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| 7 | Nürburgring | Kouros Racing Team |
Ecurie Ecosse |
Results |
 Mike Thackwell Henri Pescarolo |
Ray Mallock Marc Duez |
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| 8 | Spa-Francorchamps | Brun Motorsport |
Ecurie Ecosse |
Results |
| Thierry Boutsen Frank Jelinski |
Ray Mallock Marc Duez |
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| 9 | Fuji | Joest Racing |
Ecurie Ecosse |
Results |
| Paolo Barilla Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Ray Mallock Marc Duez |
[edit] Teams Championship
[edit] Overall Teams Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but C2 class cars were scored separately for their own championship.
No points were awarded for Rounds 4, 5, and 6. Points were intended for Round 1, but were not awarded due to the race being stopped at less then 50% distance being covered.
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brun Motorsport |
Porsche 956 Porsche 962C |
Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
52 | ||
| 2 | Joest Racing |
Porsche 956 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 48 | ||
| 3= | TWR Silk Cut Jaguar |
Jaguar XJR-6 | Jaguar 6.5L V12 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 47 | |||
| 3= | Rothmans Porsche |
Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 |
15 |
20 |
12 |
47 | |||
| 5 | Kouros Racing Team |
Sauber C8 | Mercedes M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Richard Lloyd Racing |
Porsche 956 GTi | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Porsche 956 Porsche 962C |
Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 |
12 |
10 |
22 | ||||
| 8 | Obermaier Racing |
Porsche 956 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||||
| 9 | Ecurie Ecosse |
Ecosse C285 Ecosse C286 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 Rover V64V 3.0L V6 |
8 |
8 | |||||
| 10= | Ernst Schuster Porsche |
Porsche 936C | Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 10= | Gebhardt Motorsport |
Gebhardt JC853 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 10= | Trust Racing Team |
Porsche 956 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 10= | ADA Engineering |
Gebhardt JC843 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 14= | Porsche AG |
Porsche 961 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 14= | Spice Engineering |
Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | Advan Sports Nova |
Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 17= |  Jens Winther |
URD C83 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 17= | Tom's Toyota |
Tom's 86C | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 19= | Hoshino Racing |
March 86S | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L V6 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 19= | Cosmik Racing |
March 84G | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] C2 Teams Championship
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecurie Ecosse |
Ecosse C285 Ecosse C286 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 Rover V64V 3.0L V6 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
70 | ||
| 2 | Spice Engineering |
Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 68 | |
| 3 | ADA Engineering |
Gebhardt JC843 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 64 | |
| 4 | Jens Winther |
URD C83 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 43 | ||
| 5= | Kelmar Racing |
Tiga GC85 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 5= | Gebhardt Motorsport |
Gebhardt JC853 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| 7 | Lucien Rossiaud |
Rondeau M379C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| 8= | Roy Baker Racing |
Tiga GC285 Tiga GC286 |
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 4 |
3 |
6 |
13 | |||
| 8= | Automobiles Louis Descartes |
ALD 02 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 10= | WM Secateva |
WM P85 | Peugeot ZNS4 3.0L Turbo V6 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| 10= |  Martin Schanche Racing |
Argo JM19 | Zakspeed 1.8L Turbo I4 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| 12= | Shizumatsu Racing |
Mazda 737C | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 12= | John Bartlett Racing |
Bardon DB1 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 14= | Simpson Engineering |
Simpson C286 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 14= | Roland Bassaler |
Sauber SHS C6 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 16 | Chamberlain Engineering |
Tiga TS85 | Hart 1.8L Turbo I4 | 4 | 4 |
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