1986 in motorsport

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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.

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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 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]

See also

References

  1. "1986 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "Daytona 24 Hours 1986 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "1986 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "1986 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "1986 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "TT 1986". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Le Mans Register - 1986". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1986". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. "Suzuka 8 Hours 1986 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. "1986 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. "1986 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.