1986 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 1986 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over an eleven-round series. A total of 28 different teams, 71 different drivers, 7 different chassis and 2 different engines competed.
Drivers and teams
Calendar
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Daily Express International Trophy |  Silverstone Circuit | 13 April | 12+12 | 4.719=113.256 km | 0'35:33.97 | 193.062 km/h |  Pascal Fabre | Pascal Fabre | Pascal Fabre |
| 2 | Gran Premio di Roma |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 4 May | 64 | 3.2=204.8 km | 1'14:24.22 | 165.153 km/h | Ivan Capelli | Ivan Capelli | Ivan Capelli |
| 3 | Pau Grand Prix | Pau Grand Prix | 19 May | 73 | 2.76=201.48 km | 1'31:17.92 | 132.409 km/h | Emanuele Pirro | Emanuele Pirro |  Mike Thackwell |
| 4 | Grand Prix de Belgique Formule 3000 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 May | 28 | 6.949=194.572 km | 1'02:03.562 | 187.872 km/h | Philippe Alliot |  John Nielsen | Philippe Alliot |
| 5 | Trofeo Elio de Angelis | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 8 June | 39 | 5.04=196.56 km | 1.05:48.56 | 179.209 km/h | Ivan Capelli | Michel Ferté | Pierluigi Martini |
| 6 | Euro Mugello | Mugello Circuit | 29 June | 38 | 5.245=199.31 km | 1'10:48.43 | 168.890 km/h | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini |
| 7 | Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | Autodromo di Pergusa | 20 July | 40 | 4.95=198.0 km | 1'01:42.72 | 192.507 km/h | Ivan Capelli | Mike Thackwell |  Luis Pérez-Sala |
| 8 | Österreichring F3000 |  Österreichring | 16 August | 34 | 5.942=202.028 km | 0'58:47.530 | 206.178 km/h | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Ivan Capelli |
| 9 | Halfords Birmingham Superprix | Birmingham | 25 August | 24 | 3.975=95.4 km | 0'42:24.40 | 134.979 km/h | Pierluigi Martini |  Eliseo Salazar | Luis Pérez-Sala |
| 10 | Le Mans F3000 | Bugatti Circuit | 28 September | 47 | 4.24=199.28 km | 1'30:36.4 | 170.141 km/h | Emanuele Pirro | Emanuele Pirro | Emanuele Pirro |
| 11 | Jarama F3000 | Circuito del Jarama | 5 October | 42+16 | 3.312=192.096 km | 1'18:05.49 | 147.593 km/h | Emanuele Pirro | Michel Ferté | Pierluigi Martini |
Note:
Race 1 stopped and restarted and stopped again earlier due to an accident involving Dominique Delestre and Thierry Tassin. Only half-points were awarded.
Race 9 stopped earlier due to an accident involving Andrew Gilbert-Scott and Alain Ferté in heavy rain. Only half-points were awarded.
Race 11 stopped and restarted. Pierluigi Martini was disqualified from victory as his mechanics had worked on his car between starts. He was later reinstated as the winner.
Championship standings
;Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |