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.
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.Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
1 | C1 | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert | Porsche 962C | 368 | |
1 | C1 | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 368 | |
2 | C1 | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja Joël Gouhier | Porsche 962C | 360 | |
2 | C1 | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja Joël Gouhier | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 360 | |
3 | C1 | 8 | Joest Racing | George Follmer John Morton Kenper Miller | Porsche 956 | 355 | |
3 | C1 | 8 | Joest Racing | George Follmer John Morton Kenper Miller | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 355 | |
4 | C1 | 33 | Danone Porsche España John Fitzpatrick Racing | Emilio de Villota Fermín Velez George Fouché | Porsche 956B | 349 | |
4 | C1 | 33 | Danone Porsche España John Fitzpatrick Racing | Emilio de Villota Fermín Velez George Fouché | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 349 | |
5 | C1 | 9 | Obermaier Racing | Jürgen Lässig Fulvio Ballabio Dudley Wood | Porsche 956 | 345 | |
5 | C1 | 9 | Obermaier Racing | Jürgen Lässig Fulvio Ballabio Dudley Wood | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 345 | |
6 | C1 | 63 | Ernst Schuster | Siegfried Brunn Ernst Schuster Rudi Seher | Porsche 936C | 344 | |
6 | C1 | 63 | Ernst Schuster | Siegfried Brunn Ernst Schuster Rudi Seher | Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 344 | |
7 | GTX | 180 | Porsche AG | René Metge Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche 961 | 321 | |
7 | GTX | 180 | Porsche AG | René Metge Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 321 | |
8 | C2 | 75 | ADA Engineering | Ian Harrower Evan Clements Tom Dodd-Noble | Gebhardt JC843 | 318 | |
8 | C2 | 75 | ADA Engineering | Ian Harrower Evan Clements Tom Dodd-Noble | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 318 | |
9 | C1 | 14 | Liqui Moly Equipe | Mauro Baldi Price Cobb Rob Dyson | Porsche 956 GTi | 318 | |
9 | C1 | 14 | Liqui Moly Equipe | Mauro Baldi Price Cobb Rob Dyson | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 318 | |
10 | C1 | 55 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Philippe Alliot Paco Romero Michel Trollé | Porsche 962C | 312 | |
10 | C1 | 55 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Philippe Alliot Paco Romero Michel Trollé | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 312 | |
11 | C2 | 90 | Jens Winther | Jens Winther David Mercer Lars Viggo Jensen | URD C83 | 310 | |
11 | C2 | 90 | Jens Winther | Jens Winther David Mercer Lars Viggo Jensen | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 310 | |
12 | C2 | 100 | WM Secateva | Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Pascal Pessiot | WM P83B | 301 | |
12 | C2 | 100 | WM Secateva | Claude Haldi Roger Dorchy Pascal Pessiot | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | 301 | |
13 | C1 | 47 | Graff Racing | Jean-Philippe Grand Jacques Goudchaux Marc Menant | Rondeau M482 | 299 | |
13 | C1 | 47 | Graff Racing | Jean-Philippe Grand Jacques Goudchaux Marc Menant | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 299 | |
14 | GTP | 21 | Richard Cleare Racing | Richard Cleare Lionel Robert Jack Newsum | March 85G | 299 | |
14 | GTP | 21 | Richard Cleare Racing | Richard Cleare Lionel Robert Jack Newsum | Porsche Type-962 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | 299 | |
15 | C2 | 78 | Ecurie Ecosse | Les Delano John Hotchkis Andy Petery | Ecosse C285 | 293 | |
15 | C2 | 78 | Ecurie Ecosse | Les Delano John Hotchkis Andy Petery | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 293 | |
16 | C1 | 32 | Nissan Motorsport | James Weaver Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada | Nissan R85V | 285 | |
16 | C1 | 32 | Nissan Motorsport | James Weaver Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6 | 285 | |
17 | C2 | 102 | Lucien Rossiaud | Noël del Bello Lucien Rossiaud Bruno Sotty | Rondeau M379C | 278 | |
17 | C2 | 102 | Lucien Rossiaud | Noël del Bello Lucien Rossiaud Bruno Sotty | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 278 | |
18 | C1 | 13 | Primagaz Team Cougar | Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Cougar C12 | 267 | |
18 | C1 | 13 | Primagaz Team Cougar | Yves Courage Alain de Cadenet Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 267 | |
19 | C2 | 70 | Spice Engineering | Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Jean-Michel Martin | Spice SE86C | 257 | |
19 | C2 | 70 | Spice Engineering | Gordon Spice Ray Bellm Jean-Michel Martin | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 257 | |
20 NC | C1 | 38 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Eje Elgh Beppe Gabbiani Toshio Suzuki | Dome 86C-L | 296 | |
20 NC | C1 | 38 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Eje Elgh Beppe Gabbiani Toshio Suzuki | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | 296 | |
21 NC | B | 111 | MK-Motorsport | Michael Krankenberg Pascal Witmeur Jean-Paul Libert | BMW M1 | 265 | |
21 NC | B | 111 | MK-Motorsport | Michael Krankenberg Pascal Witmeur Jean-Paul Libert | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 265 | |
22 NC | C2 | 72 | Bartlett/Goodmans Sound | Robin Donovan Richard Jones Nick Adams | Bardon DB1 | 211 | |
22 NC | C2 | 72 | Bartlett/Goodmans Sound | Robin Donovan Richard Jones Nick Adams | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 211 | |
23 NC | C2 | 95 | Roland Bassaler | Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy | Sauber SHS C6 | 201 | |
23 NC | C2 | 95 | Roland Bassaler | Roland Bassaler Dominique Lacaud Yvon Tapy | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 201 | |
24 DNF | C1 | 51 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Derek Warwick Eddie Cheever Jean-Louis Schlesser | Jaguar XJR-6 | 239 | |
24 DNF | C1 | 51 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Derek Warwick Eddie Cheever Jean-Louis Schlesser | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | 239 | |
25 DNF | C1 | 7 | Joest Racing | Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter" | Porsche 956B | 196 | |
25 DNF | C1 | 7 | Joest Racing | Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla "John Winter" | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 196 | |
26 DSQ† | C2 | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | David Leslie Ray Mallock Mike Wilds | Ecosse C286 | 181 | |
26 DSQ† | C2 | 79 | Ecurie Ecosse | David Leslie Ray Mallock Mike Wilds | Austin-Rover V64V 3.0L V6 | 181 | |
27 DNF | C1 | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Jochen Mass Bob Wollek Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962C | 180 | |
27 DNF | C1 | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Jochen Mass Bob Wollek Vern Schuppan | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 180 | |
28 DNF | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Jo Gartner Sarel van der Merwe Kunimitsu Takahashi | Porsche 962C | 169 | |
28 DNF | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Jo Gartner Sarel van der Merwe Kunimitsu Takahashi | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 169 | |
29 DSQ† | C1 | 66 | Cosmik Racing Promotions | Costas Los Raymond Touroul Neil Crang | March 84G | 169 | |
29 DSQ† | C1 | 66 | Cosmik Racing Promotions | Costas Los Raymond Touroul Neil Crang | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 169 | |
30 DNF | C1 | 12 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Pierre Yver Hubert Striebig Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 956 | 160 | |
30 DNF | C1 | 12 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Pierre Yver Hubert Striebig Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 160 | |
31 DNF | C1 | 53 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy Hurley Haywood | Jaguar XJR-6 | 154 | |
31 DNF | C1 | 53 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Gianfranco Brancatelli Win Percy Hurley Haywood | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | 154 | |
32 DNF | GTP | 170 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy Mark Galvin | Mazda 757 | 137 | |
32 DNF | GTP | 170 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy Mark Galvin | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor | 137 | |
33 DNF | C1 | 41 | WM Secateva | Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard François Migault | WM P86 | 132 | |
33 DNF | C1 | 41 | WM Secateva | Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard François Migault | Peugeot PRV 2.6L Turbo V6 | 132 | |
34 DNF | C2 | 99 | Roy Baker Racing Tiga | Nick Nicholson John Sheldon Thorkild Thyrring | Tiga GC286 | 125 | |
34 DNF | C2 | 99 | Roy Baker Racing Tiga | Nick Nicholson John Sheldon Thorkild Thyrring | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 125 | |
35 DNF | C1 | 45 | Vetir Racing | Patrick Oudet Jean-Claude Justice | Rondeau M382 | 110 | |
35 DNF | C1 | 45 | Vetir Racing | Patrick Oudet Jean-Claude Justice | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 110 | |
36 DNF | C1 | 36 | Tom's Co. Ltd. | Satoru Nakajima Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya | Tom's 86C-L | 105 | |
36 DNF | C1 | 36 | Tom's Co. Ltd. | Satoru Nakajima Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1L Turbo I4 | 105 | |
37 DNF | C2 | 97 | Ray Baker Racing Tiga | Tom Frank Val Musetti Mike Allison | Tiga GC285 | 95 | |
37 DNF | C2 | 97 | Ray Baker Racing Tiga | Tom Frank Val Musetti Mike Allison | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 95 | |
38 DNF | C1 | 19 | Brun Motorsport | Thierry Boutsen Didier Theys Alain Ferté | Porsche 956 | 89 | |
38 DNF | C1 | 19 | Brun Motorsport | Thierry Boutsen Didier Theys Alain Ferté | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 89 | |
39 DNF | C1 | 62 | Kouros Racing Team | Henri Pescarolo Christian Danner Dieter Quester | Sauber C8 | 86 | |
39 DNF | C1 | 62 | Kouros Racing Team | Henri Pescarolo Christian Danner Dieter Quester | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | 86 | |
40 DNF | C1 | 18 | Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Massimo Sigala Frank Jelinski | Porsche 962C | 75 | |
40 DNF | C1 | 18 | Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Massimo Sigala Frank Jelinski | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 75 | |
41 DNF | C2 | 83 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Luigi Taverna Toni Palma Marco Vanoli | Alba AR3 | 74 | |
41 DNF | C2 | 83 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Luigi Taverna Toni Palma Marco Vanoli | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 74 | |
42 DNF | C2 | 74 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Stanley Dickens Pierre de Thoisy Jean-François Yvon | Gebhardt JC853 | 68 | |
42 DNF | C2 | 74 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Stanley Dickens Pierre de Thoisy Jean-François Yvon | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 68 | |
43 DNF | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsport | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Keiji Matsumoto Aguri Suzuki | Nissan R86V | 64 | |
43 DNF | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsport | Kazuyoshi Hoshino Keiji Matsumoto Aguri Suzuki | Nissan VG30ET 3.0L Turbo V6 | 64 | |
44 DNF | C1 | 61 | Kouros Racing Team | John Nielsen Mike Thackwell | Sauber C8 | 61 | |
44 DNF | C1 | 61 | Kouros Racing Team | John Nielsen Mike Thackwell | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0L Turbo V8 | 61 | |
45 DNF | GTP | 171 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama | Mazda 757 | 59 | |
45 DNF | GTP | 171 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama | Mazda 13G 2.0L 3-Rotor | 59 | |
46 DNF | C1 | 52 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Brian Redman Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood | Jaguar XJR-6 | 53 | |
46 DNF | C1 | 52 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Brian Redman Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood | Jaguar 6.0L V12 | 53 | |
47 DNF | C1 | 3 | Rothmans Porsche | Vern Schuppan Drake Olson | Porsche 962C | 41 | |
47 DNF | C1 | 3 | Rothmans Porsche | Vern Schuppan Drake Olson | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 41 | |
48 DNF | C2 | 92 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin | ALD 02 | 41 | |
48 DNF | C2 | 92 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Louis Descartes Jacques Heuclin | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | 41 | |
49 DNF | C2 | 89 | Lucky Strike Schanche Racing | Martin Birrane Torgye Kleppe Martin Schanche | Argo JM19 | 1 | |
49 DNF | C2 | 89 | Lucky Strike Schanche Racing | Martin Birrane Torgye Kleppe Martin Schanche | Zakspeed 1.8L Turbo I4 | 1 | |
50 DNF | C2 | 98 | Roy Baker Racing Tiga | David Andrews Mike Hall Duncan Bain | Tiga GC286 | 1 | |
50 DNF | C2 | 98 | Roy Baker Racing Tiga | David Andrews Mike Hall Duncan Bain | Ford Cosworth BDT 1.7L Turbo I4 | 1 | |
DNQ | C1 | 20 | Tiga Team | Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang John Gimbel | Tiga GC86 | - | |
DNQ | C1 | 20 | Tiga Team | Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang John Gimbel | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L Turbo V8 | - | |
DNQ | C2 | 106 | Bo Strandell | Kenneth Leim Lars Hellberg Peter Fritsch | Strandell 85 | - | |
DNQ | C2 | 106 | Bo Strandell | Kenneth Leim Lars Hellberg Peter Fritsch | 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
- Fastest Lap - Klaus Ludwig, #7 Joest Racing - 3:23.300
- Distance - 4972.731 km
- Average Speed - 207.197 km/h