The 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship season was the 34th season of
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World Sportscar Championship
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The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and ...
" 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
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History
The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill ...
cars. The Drivers Championship was won by
Derek Bell and the Teams Championship by
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Schedule
The 1986 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship was contested over a nine race series.
† - Race counted for Drivers Championship but not for Teams Championship.
Entries
Group C1
Group C2
Season results
Points 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
Results
Drivers Championship
The 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.
[Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 299]
FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers
The FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers was awarded jointly to Raymond Bellim and Gordon Spice, who shared an
Ecosse.
Teams Championship
All 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.
FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams
References
External links
World Sportscar Championship, www.classicscars.com
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Sports
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