The following is an overview of the events of 1986 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref | |
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1–22 January | 8th Dakar Rally | [1] | |
1–2 February | 24th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] | |
16 February | 28th Daytona 500 | [3] | |
11 May | 44th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] | |
31 May | 70th Indianapolis 500 | [5] | |
31 May-6 June | 69th Isle of Man TT | [6] | |
31 May-1 June | 54th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] | |
21–22 June | 14th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] | |
27 July | 9th Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] | |
2–3 August | 38th 24 Hours of Spa | [10] | |
5 October | 27th James Hardie 1000 | [11] | |
23 November | 33rd Macau Grand Prix | [12] |