1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
| 1986 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |
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The 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 38th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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Season summary
A second world championship for the consistent Eddie Lawson. After a dominating 1985 season, the future looked bright for Honda's Freddie Spencer. However, once the season started, be began to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome. The talented American would never win another Grand Prix after his spectacular 1985 season. Australian Wayne Gardner stepped up to become Honda's lead rider. Randy Mamola, riding for the newly-formed Kenny Roberts-Yamaha team continued to post good results and finished third in the points chase.
Venezuelan Carlos Lavado earned his second world championship for Yamaha with a strong performance. Garelli team-mates Fausto Gresini and Luca Cadalora battled it out for the 125 title, each taking four wins with Cadalora coming out on top. Spain's Jorge Martinez ended Stefan Dörflinger's streak of title wins at four. Angel Nieto announced he was retiring after twenty-three years in Grand Prix racing. He continued to be competitive up to the end with a second place finish in the Italian 125 race and a second in Spain in the 80cc class. His 90 Grand Prix victories ranked him second only to Giacomo Agostini.
For 125cc and 80cc, an additional post-season event on the Hockenheimring (located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg) was designated as the Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix and counted towards the championships in these classes.
Grands Prix
Final standings
500cc standings[1][2]
| Place | Rider | Number | Team | Machine | Points | Wins | Poles | F.Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Lawson |
2 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 139 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 |  Wayne Gardner |
4 | Rothmans-Honda | NSR500 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Randy Mamola |
6 | Lucky Strike-Yamaha | YZR500 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Baldwin |
11 | Lucky Strike-Yamaha | YZR500 | 78 | 1 | ||
| 5 |  Rob McElnea |
47 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 60 | |||
| 6 |  Christian Sarron |
3 | Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | 58 | |||
| 7 |  Didier de Radiguès |
8 | Rollstar-Honda | Chevallier-NS500 | 42 | |||
| 8 | Raymond Roche |
7 | Katayama-Honda | NSR500 | 35 | |||
| 9 | Ron Haslam |
5 | Elf-Honda | Elf3-NS500 | 18 | |||
| 10 |  Pier-Francesco Chili |
46 | HB-Suzuki | RG500 | 18 |
250cc standings[3][4]
| Place | Rider | Number | Team | Machine | Points | Wins | P.Pos. | F.Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Lavado |
3 | HB Venemotos-Yamaha | YZR250 | 114 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 |  Sito Pons |
19 | Campsa-Honda | NSR250 | 108 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dominique Sarron |
42 | Rothmans-Honda | NSR250 | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Anton Mang |
2 | Rothmans-Honda | NSR250 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jean-François Baldé |
17 | Katayama-Honda | NSR250 | 63 | |||
| 6 | Martin Wimmer |
4 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR250 | 56 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Jacques Cornu |
10 | Parisienne-Elf-Honda | RS250 | 32 | |||
| 8 | Fausto Ricci |
5 | MC Bielle Roventi-Honda | NSR250 | 30 | |||
| 9 |  Tadahiko Taira |
57 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR250 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Donnie McLeod |
15 | Silverstone-Armstrong | CF250 | 27 |
125cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Cadalora |
Italy | Garelli | 122 | 4 | |
| 2 | Fausto Gresini |
1 | Italy | Garelli | 114 | 4 |
| 3 | Domenico Brigaglia |
6 | Italy | MBA | 80 | 1 |
| 4 |  August Auinger |
3 | Austria | Bartol | 60 | 2 |
| 5 | Ezio Gianola |
4 | Italy | MBA | 57 | 0 |
| 6 | Bruno Kneubühler |
5 | Switzerland | LCR[disambiguation needed  ] |
54 | 0 |
| 7 | Lucio Pietroniro |
Belgium | MBA | 37 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
2 | Italy | Seel | 34 | 0 |
| 9 |  Johnny Wickström |
Finland | Tunturi | 33 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Willy Perez |
Argentina | Zanella | 26 | 0 |
80cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martínez |
2 | Spain | Derbi | 94 | 4 |
| 2 | Manuel Herreros |
4 | Spain | Derbi | 85 | 1 |
| 3 | Stefan Dörflinger |
1 | Switzerland | Krauser | 82 | 1 |
| 4 |  Hans Spaan |
Netherlands | Huvo | 57 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Waibel |
5 | West Germany | Real | 51 | 1 |
| 6 | Ian McConnachie |
6 | United Kingdom | Krauser | 50 | 1 |
| 7 | Angel Nieto |
9 | Spain | Derbi | 45 | 0 |
| 8 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
Italy | Seel | 44 | 1 | |
| 9 | Josef Fischer |
Austria | Krauser | 13 | 0 | |
| 10 | Gerd Kafka |
Austria | Krauser | 9 | 0 |
Further reading
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
References
External links
- "The Official MotoGP website". http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1986/NAT/500cc/World+Standing. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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