The 1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group A Touring Cars of under 2.0 litre engine capacity. The championship was won by John Smith, driving a Toyota Corolla.[2]
The title was the first of three Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championships to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport with the second held in 1987.[1] The championship was revived in 1993[1] for drivers of cars in the 2 Litre division of the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship.
The championship was contested over a five-round series.[3]
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car | Note | |
| 1 | Sandown | Victoria | 13 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Support to Round 3 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship[4] | |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway[5] | South Australia | 27 April | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Staged concurrently with Round 4 of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| 3 | Calder Park | Victoria | 1 June | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | ||
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 13 July | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | ||
| 5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 27 July | John Smith | Toyota Corolla | Stand alone round |
| Position[6] | Driver | Team | Car | Points[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smith | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | 150 | |
| 2 | David Ratcliff | Ratcliff Transport Spares | Toyota Levin | 114 | |
| 3 | Bob Holden | Bob Holden | Toyota Sprinter | 97 | |
| 4 | Drew Price | Toyota Team Australia | Toyota Corolla | 51 | |
| 5 | Daryl Hendrick | Daryl Hendrick | Isuzu Gemini ZZ[8] | 47 | |
| 6 | John White | John White | Isuzu Gemini ZZ | 37 | |
| 7 | John Giddings | Nissan Gazelle | 27 | ||
| Mike Quinn | Bob Holden Motors | Toyota Sprinter | 27 | ||
| 9 | Mike Freeman | Colin Spencer | Toyota Celica | 20 |