1986 World Sports Prototype Championship
The 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship season was the 34th season of FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing. It featured the 1986 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship which was contested over a nine race series that ran from 20 April to 5 October 1986. The championship was open to Group C Sports Prototypes, Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. The Drivers Championship was won by Derek Bell and the Teams Championship by Brun Motorsport.
Schedule
editThe 1986 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship was contested over a nine race series.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coppa Kouros (360km)†
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 20 April |
| 2 |  Kouros' 1000 km Silverstone
|
Silverstone Circuit | 5 May |
| 3 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | 31 May 1 June |
| 4 |  100 Meilen von Nürnberg†
|
Norisring | 29 June |
| 5 | Shell Gemini 1000 km Brands Hatch†
|
Brands Hatch | 20 July |
| 6 |  Trofeo Silk Cut (360 km)†
|
Circuito Permanente de Jerez | 3 August |
| 7 | ADAC Kouros 1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | 24 August |
| 8 |  Kouros 1000km Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 September |
| 9 |  Mount Fuji 1000 Kilometres
|
Fuji Speedway | 5 October |
† - Race counted for Drivers Championship but not for Teams Championship.
Entries
editGroup C1
edit
Group C2
editSeason results
editPoints 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 with no point awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Drivers Championship points were still awarded to the drivers of these cars.
- Neither driver nor teams scored points if they did not complete 90% of the winner's distance.
Races
editResults
editDrivers Championship
editThe Drivers Championship was awarded to Derek Bell, who drove a Porsche. Bell and Hans-Joachim Stuck both scored 82 championship points, however Bell was declared champion as he finished in a higher placing than Stuck at the Norisring round, the only event at which they did not compete together.[1]
FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers
editThe FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers was awarded jointly to Raymond Bellim and Gordon Spice, who shared an Ecosse.
Teams Championship
editAll cars were eligible to score points towards the Teams Championship, and Group C2 cars were also eligible to score points for the FIA Cup for C2 Teams.
No Teams Championship points were awarded for Rounds 1, 4, 5, and 6.
| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brun Motorsport
|
Porsche 956B Porsche 962C |
Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
52 | |
| 2 | Joest Racing
|
Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 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 | John Fitzpatrick Racing
|
Porsche 956B Porsche 962C |
Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 8 |
10 |
12 |
30 | ||
| 6 | Kouros Racing Team
|
Sauber C8 | Mercedes M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 7 | Richard Lloyd Racing
|
Porsche 956B GTi | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Porsche Kremer Racing
|
Porsche 956B Porsche 962C |
Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 |
12 |
10 |
22 | |||
| 9 | Obermaier Racing
|
Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 10 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Ecosse C285 Ecosse C286 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 Rover V64V 3.0L V6 |
8 |
8 | ||||
| 11= | Ernst Schuster Porsche
|
Porsche 936C | Porsche 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 11= | Gebhardt Motorsport
|
Gebhardt JC853 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 11= | Trust Racing Team
|
Porsche 956B | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 11= | ADA Engineering
|
Gebhardt JC843 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 15= | Porsche AG
|
Porsche 961 | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 15= | Spice Engineering
|
Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | Advan Sports Nova
|
Porsche 962C | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 18= |  Jens Winther
|
URD C83 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 18= | Tom's Toyota
|
Tom's 86C | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 20= | Hoshino Racing
|
March 86S | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L V6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 20= | Cosmik Racing
|
March 84G | Porsche 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 |
FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams
edit| Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | 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 | Automobiles Louis Descartes
|
ALD 02 | BMW 3.5L I6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Roy Baker Racing
|
Tiga GC285 Tiga GC286 |
Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 4 |
3 |
6 |
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 |
References
edit- ^ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 299