1986 in motorsport explained

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.

Annual events

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.

DateEventRef
1–22 January8th Dakar Rally[1]
1–2 February24th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
16 February28th Daytona 500[3]
11 May44th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
31 May70th Indianapolis 500[5]
31 May-6 June69th Isle of Man TT[6]
31 May-1 June54th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
21–22 June14th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[8]
27 July9th Suzuka 8 Hours[9]
2–3 August38th 24 Hours of Spa[10]
5 October27th James Hardie 1000[11]
23 November33rd Macau Grand Prix[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212007/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1986.pdf. 2009-09-29. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1986 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1986 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1986 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1986 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1986. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1986. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1986. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1986 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: 1986 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 1986 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.