1986 24 Hours of Le Mans

1986 24 Hours of Le Mans

Le Mans Races
Previous = 1985
Current = 1986
Next = 1987The 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 May 31 and June 1, 1986.

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. The sole remaining Kremer Racing Porsche retired soon after the accident.

Official results

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

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

tatistics

* Pole Position - #2 Rothmans Porsche - 3:15.990
* Fastest Lap - #7 Joest Racing - 3:23.300
* Distance - 4972.731km
* Average Speed - 207.197km/h

References

:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1986.html#3 | title = FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship 1986 - 24 h Le Mans | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2008-05-08:* citeweb | url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Le_Mans-1986-06-01-photo.html | title = Le Mans 24 Hours 1986 | publisher = Racing Sports Cars | date = 11 March 2006 | accessdate = 2008-05-08

Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 1986
Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship
Previous_race_in_season = 1986 1000km of Silverstone
Next_race_in_season = 1986 100 Miles of Norisring


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