1986 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 54th Grand Prix of Endurance as well as the third round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place on 31 May and 1 June 1986.

1986 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races | Winners

Derek Bell in the victorious Porsche 962C passing through the Ford chicane near the end of the race

Pre-race

Due to construction of a new roundabout at the Mulsanne corner, a new portion of track had to be built in order to avoid the roundabout. This created a right hand kink prior to the new Mulsanne turn.

Race

For 1986, the new works 962C of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Derek Bell and Al Holbert was able to overcome the two-time defending winners at Joest Racing. The race itself was marred by the death of Jo Gartner in a crash on the Mulsanne Straight early on Sunday morning while running in 8th place. The sole remaining Kremer Racing Porsche retired soon after the accident. The Joest/Ludwig car suffered from engine bearing failure following the extended pace car laps.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Le Mans in 1986

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	C1	1	Rothmans Porsche	Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert	Porsche 962C		368
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
2	C1	17	Brun Motorsport	Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja Joël Gouhier	Porsche 962C	M	360
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
3	C1	8	Joest Racing	George Follmer John Morton Kenper Miller	Porsche 956	G	355
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
4	C1	33	Danone Porsche España John Fitzpatrick Racing	Emilio de Villota Fermín Velez George Fouché	Porsche 956B	G	349
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
5	C1	9	Obermaier Racing	Jürgen Lässig Fulvio Ballabio Dudley Wood	Porsche 956	G	345
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
6	C1	63	Ernst Schuster	Siegfried Brunn Ernst Schuster Rudi Seher	Porsche 936C		344
					Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
7	GTX	180	Porsche AG	René Metge Claude Ballot-Léna	Porsche 961		321
					Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
8	C2	75	ADA Engineering	Ian Harrower Evan Clements Tom Dodd-Noble	Gebhardt JC843	A	318
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
9	C1	14	Liqui Moly Equipe	Mauro Baldi Price Cobb Rob Dyson	Porsche 956 GTi	G	318
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
10	C1	55	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Philippe Alliot Paco Romero Michel Trollé	Porsche 962C	G	312
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
11	C2	90	Jens Winther	Jens Winther David Mercer Lars Viggo Jensen	URD C83	A	310
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
12	C2	100	WM Secateva	Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Pascal Pessiot	WM P83B	M	301
					Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6
13	C1	47	Graff Racing	Jean-Philippe Grand Jacques Goudchaux Marc Menant	Rondeau M482	G	299
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
14	GTP	21	Richard Cleare Racing	Richard Cleare Lionel Robert Jack Newsum	March 85G	G	299
					Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
15	C2	78	Ecurie Ecosse	Les Delano John Hotchkis Andy Petery	Ecosse C285	A	293
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
16	C1	32	Nissan Motorsport	James Weaver Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada	Nissan R85V		285
					Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6
17	C2	102	Lucien Rossiaud	Noël del Bello Lucien Rossiaud Bruno Sotty	Rondeau M379C	A	278
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
18	C1	13	Primagaz Team Cougar	Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Cougar C12	M	267
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
19	C2	70	Spice Engineering	Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Jean-Michel Martin	Spice SE86C	A	257
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
20 NC	C1	38	Dome Co. Ltd.	Eje Elgh Beppe Gabbiani Toshio Suzuki	Dome 86C-L		296
					Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4
21 NC	B	111	MK-Motorsport	Michael Krankenberg Pascal Witmeur Jean-Paul Libert	BMW M1		265
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
22 NC	C2	72	Bartlett/Goodmans Sound	Robin Donovan Richard Jones Nick Adams	Bardon DB1	A[1]	211
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
23 NC	C2	95	Roland Bassaler	Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy	Sauber SHS C6	A	201
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
24 DNF	C1	51	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Derek Warwick Eddie Cheever Jean-Louis Schlesser	Jaguar XJR-6		239
					Jaguar 6.0L V12
25 DNF	C1	7	Joest Racing	Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter" (Louis Krages)	Porsche 956B	G	196
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
26 DSQ^†	C2	79	Ecurie Ecosse	David Leslie Ray Mallock Mike Wilds	Ecosse C286	A	181
					Austin-Rover V64V 3.0L V6
27 DNF	C1	2	Rothmans Porsche	Jochen Mass Bob Wollek Vern Schuppan	Porsche 962C		180
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
28 DNF	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Jo Gartner Sarel van der Merwe Kunimitsu Takahashi	Porsche 962C	Y	169
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
29 DSQ^†	C1	66	Cosmik Racing Promotions	Costas Los Raymond Touroul Neil Crang	March 84G	A	169
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
30 DNF	C1	12	Porsche Kremer Racing	Pierre Yver Hubert Striebig Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 956	Y	160
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
31 DNF	C1	53	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-6		154
					Jaguar 6.0L V12
32 DNF	GTP	170	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy Mark Galvin	Mazda 757		137
					Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor
33 DNF	C1	41	WM Secateva	Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard François Migault	WM P86	M	132
					Peugeot PRV 2.6L Turbo V6
34 DNF	C2	99	Roy Baker Racing Tiga	Nick Nicholson John Sheldon Thorkild Thyrring	Tiga GC286	A	125
					Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4
35 DNF	C1	45	Vetir Racing	Patrick Oudet Jean-Claude Justice	Rondeau M382		110
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
36 DNF	C1	36	Tom's Co. Ltd.	Satoru Nakajima Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya	Tom's (Dome) 86C-L	B	105
					Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4
37 DNF	C2	97	Ray Baker Racing Tiga	Tom Frank Val Musetti Mike Allison	Tiga GC285	A	95
					Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4
38 DNF	C1	19	Brun Motorsport	Thierry Boutsen Didier Theys Alain Ferté	Porsche 956	M	89
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
39 DNF	C1	62	Kouros Racing Team	Henri Pescarolo Christian Danner Dieter Quester	Sauber C8	G	86
					Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8
40 DNF	C1	18	Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Massimo Sigala Frank Jelinski	Porsche 962C	M	75
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
41 DNF	C2	83	Luigi Taverna Technoracing	Luigi Taverna Toni Palma Marco Vanoli	Alba AR3	A	74
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
42 DNF	C2	74	Gebhardt Motorsport	Stanley Dickens Pierre de Thoisy Jean-François Yvon	Gebhardt JC853	A	68
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
43 DNF	C1	23	Nissan Motorsport	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Keiji Matsumoto Aguri Suzuki	Nissan R86V	B	64
					Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6
44 DNF	C1	61	Kouros Racing Team	John Nielsen Mike Thackwell	Sauber C8	G	61
					Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8
45 DNF	GTP	171	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama	Mazda 757		59
					Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor
46 DNF	C1	52	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Brian Redman Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-6		53
					Jaguar 6.0L V12
47 DNF	C1	3	Rothmans Porsche	Vern Schuppan Drake Olson	Porsche 962C		41
					Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6
48 DNF	C2	92	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin	ALD 02	A	41
					BMW M88 3.5L I6
49 DNF	C2	89	Lucky Strike Schanche Racing	Martin Birrane Torgye Kleppe Martin Schanche	Argo JM19	G	1
					Zakspeed 1.8L Turbo I4
50 DNF	C2	98	Roy Baker Racing Tiga	David Andrews Mike Hall Duncan Bain	Tiga GC286	A	1
					Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4
DNQ	C1	20	Tiga Team	Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang John Gimbel	Tiga GC86		-
					Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L Turbo V8
DNQ	C2	106	Bo Strandell	Kenneth Leim Lars Hellberg Peter Fritsch	Strandell 85	A[2]	-
					Porsche Type-934 3.3L Turbo Flat-6

† - #66 Cosmik Racing and #79 Ecurie Ecosse were both disqualified for receiving outside assistance.

Statistics

• Pole Position - Jochen Mass, #2 Rothmans Porsche - 3:15.990 (154.402 mph/248.492 km/h)
• Fastest Lap - Klaus Ludwig, #7 Joest Racing - 3:23.300
• Distance - 4972.731 km
• Average Speed - 207.197 km/h

Notes

1. "24 heures du Mans - Banque d'images". lemans.sqwib.org. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
2. "de 1986". www.lemans-history.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

References

• "FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1986 - 24 h Le Mans". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
• "Le Mans 24 Hours 1986". Racing Sports Cars. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

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