1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 1986 500 cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama |  Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 2 |  Nations Grand Prix |
Monza |  Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 |  West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 6 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 7 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Randy Mamola |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 |  French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 |  British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Wayne Gardner |
Honda | Report |
| 10 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 |  San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Eddie Lawson |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1986 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Lawson |
2 | United States | Marlboro-Yamaha | 139 | 7 |
| 2 | Wayne Gardner |
4 | Australia | Rothmans-Honda | 117 | 3 |
| 3 | Randy Mamola |
6 | United States | Kool-Yamaha | 105 | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Baldwin |
11 | United States | Kool-Yamaha | 78 | 0 |
| 5 | Rob McElnea |
47 | United Kingdom | Marlboro-Yamaha | 60 | 0 |
| 6 | Christian Sarron |
3 | France | Gauloises-Yamaha | 58 | 0 |
| 7 | Didier de Radiguès |
8 | Belgium | Rollstar-Honda | 42 | 0 |
| 8 | Raymond Roche |
7 | France | Katayama-Honda | 35 | 0 |
| 9 | Ron Haslam |
5 | United Kingdom | Elf-Honda | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Pier-Francesco Chili |
46 | Italy | HB-Suzuki | 18 | 0 |
[edit] 1986 250 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama |  Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Anton Mang |
Honda | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Sito Pons |
Honda | Report |
| 8 | French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Dominique Sarron |
Honda | Report |
| 10 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano |  Tadahiko Taira |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1986 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Lavado |
Venezuela | Yamaha | 114 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sito Pons |
Spain | Honda | 108 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dominique Sarron |
France | Yamaha | 72 | 1 | |
| 4 | Anton Mang |
5 | West Germany | Honda | 65 | 1 |
| 5 | Jean-François Baldé |
France | Honda | 63 | 0 | |
| 6 | Martin Wimmer |
4 | Germany | Yamaha | 56 | 0 |
| 7 |  Jacques Cornu |
10 | Switzerland | Honda | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | Fausto Ricci |
5 | Italy | Honda | 30 | 0 |
| 9 | Tadahiko Taira |
Japan | Yamaha | 28 | 0 | |
| 10 | Donnie McLeod |
United Kingdom | Armstrong | 27 | 0 |
[edit] 1986 125 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Luca Cadalora |
Garelli | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Luca Cadalora |
Garelli | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Luca Cadalora |
Garelli | Report |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Domenico Brigaglia |
MBA | Report |
| 7 | French Grand Prix |
Le Mans | Luca Cadalora |
Garelli | Report |
| 8 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | August Auinger |
Bartol | Report |
| 9 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
| 10 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | August Auinger |
Bartol | Report |
| 11 | Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Fausto Gresini |
Garelli | Report |
[edit] 1986 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final 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 | 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 |
[edit] 1986 80 cc Season Review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning Rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Stefan Dörflinger |
Krauser | Report |
| 3 | West German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring | Manuel Herreros |
Derbi | Report |
| 4 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 5 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Rijeka | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jorge Martinez |
Derbi | Report |
| 7 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Ian McConnachie |
Krauser | Report |
| 8 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
Seel | Report |
| 9 | Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Gerhard Waibel |
Real | Report |
[edit] 1986 80 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Martinez |
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 |
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