CART-Saison 1986
| Bobby Rahal 2004 | |
| Meister | |
|---|---|
| Fahrer: | Bobby Rahal |
| Konstrukteur: | March |
| Hersteller: | Cosworth |
| Rookie of the Year: | Chip Robinson |
| Nationenwertung: | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Saisondaten | |
| Anzahl Rennen: | 17 |
| < Saison 1985 | Saison 1987 > |
Die CART-Saison 1986 war die 8. Saison der CART-Rennserie und die 65. Meisterschaftssaison im US-amerikanischen Formelsport.
Hintergrund
Die Saison 1986 begann am 6. April in Phoenix und endete nach 17 Rennen am 9. November in Miami.
Das Indianapolis 500 war für den 25. Mai geplant, musste aber wegen Regens auf den 31. Mai verschoben werden. Das Rennen auf der Milwaukee Mile rückte deshalb vom 1. Juni auf den 8. Juni nach hinten.
Das Rennen in Road America startete am 21. September und musste nach wenigen Runden wegen Regens abgebrochen werden. Am 4. Oktober fuhr man das Rennen zu Ende.
Saisonverlauf
Das erste Rennen der Saison in Phoenix gewann Kevin Cogan und das zweite in Long Beach Michael Andretti. Für beide war es der erste Sieg in der CART-Serie.
Das Indianapolis 500 entschied Bobby Rahal für sich, ebenso die Fahrer-Meisterschaft. Andretti kämpfte mit Rahal bis zum letzten Saisonrennen um den Titel. Nach einem Ausfall von Andretti beim letzten Rennen in Miami stand Rahal als Gesamtsieger fest. Die beiden Kontrahenten trennten nur acht Meisterschaftspunkte. Rahal gewann sechs von den 17 ausgetragenen Rennen während der Saison, Andretti deren drei.
Der Titel „Rookie of the Year“ ging an den US-Amerikaner Chip Robinson. Er belegte in der Fahrer-Meisterschaft den 26. Platz mit sechs Punkten.
Teams und Fahrer
| Team | Chassis | Motor | Nr. | Fahrer | Rennen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bignotti-Cotter Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 2 | Roberto Guerrero | 1–17 |
| Curb–All American Racers | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 33 | Tom Sneva | 1–17 |
| 66 | Ed Pimm | 1–7, 9–10, 13, 15–17 | |||
| Derek Daly | 8, 11–12, 14 | ||||
| Eagle 86GC | 98 | Jan Lammers | 1–3 | ||
| Dick Simon Racing | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX | 22 | Raul Boesel | 1–17 |
| 23 | Dick Simon | 3, 10, 12 | |||
| Chip Robinson | 6–7, 17 | ||||
| Ian Ashley | 8, 11, 14 | ||||
| Galles Racing | Lola T86/00 (2–11, 13–17) March 86C (1, 12) |
Cosworth DFX (1–4, 12–17) Honda/Judd (5–11) |
8 | Geoff Brabham | 1–17 |
| Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX | 9 | Roberto Moreno | 1–11, 13–17 | |
| Pancho Carter | 12 | ||||
| 15 | 3, 9–10 | ||||
| Hemelgarn Racing | March 86C (1, 3, 9–10, 13) | Cosworth DFX (1, 9–10, 13) Buick V6 (3) |
71 | Scott Brayton | 1, 3, 9–10, 13 |
| Cosworth DFX | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | 2, 4–8, 11–12, 14–17 | |||
| 81 | 3 | ||||
| Kraco Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 18 | Michael Andretti | 1–17 |
| Leader Card Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 24 | Gary Bettenhausen | 1, 3–4, 9–10, 12–13, 16 |
| Dominic Dobson | 2, 5–8, 11, 14–15, 17 | ||||
| March 85C | 42 | Phil Krueger | 3 | ||
| Machinists Union Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 55 | Josele Garza | 1–11, 17 |
| Johnny Parsons | 12–13, 16 | ||||
| Desiré Wilson | 14–15 | ||||
| 59 | 11 | ||||
| Chip Ganassi | 1, 3 | ||||
| Johnny Parsons | 4, 7, 9–10 | ||||
| 95 | 3 | ||||
| Alex Morales Motorsports | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 6 | Rich Vogler | 3 |
| 21 | Johnny Rutherford | 1–17 | |||
| Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX | 5 (2) | Mario Andretti | 1–17 |
| Patrick Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 7 | Kevin Cogan | 1–17 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1–17 | |||
| Penske Racing | March 86C (1, 3–5, 7–11, 13–16) Penske PC–15 (2, 6, 12, 17) |
Cosworth DFX (1, 3–5, 7–10) Chevy 265A (2, 6, 11–17) |
1 / 86 (4) | Rick Mears | 1–17 |
| March 86C (1–16) Penske PC–15 (17) |
Cosworth DFX (1–16) Chevy 265A (17) |
4 (1) | Danny Sullivan | 1–17 | |
| March 86C (9–10, 17) Penske PC–15 (1, 3) |
Chevy 265A (1, 3, 9–10, 17) | 11 | Al Unser | 1, 3, 9–10, 17 | |
| Doug Shierson Racing | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX | 30 | Al Unser Jr. | 1–17 |
| Truesports | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 3 | Bobby Rahal | 1–17 |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 1, 3–4, 9–10, 13, 16–17 |
| Chevy V6 | 44 | Mike Nish | 3 | ||
| Cosworth DFX | 84 | George Snider | 3, 9 | ||
| Sammy Swindell | 10 | ||||
| Arciero Racing | March 86C March 85C (11, 13) |
Cosworth DFX | 12 | Randy Lanier | 1–9 |
| Steve Chassey | 11, 14–16 | ||||
| Eddie Cheever | 17 | ||||
| Jeff MacPherson | 13 | ||||
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 3 |
| Lola T86/00 / March 86C | 61 | Arie Luyendyk | 1–4, 6–11, 13–17 | ||
| Dale Coyne Racing | Coyne DC–1 | Chevy | 19 | Dale Coyne | 1–2, 5–17 |
| Gohr Racing | March 86C | Buick V6 (nur Mid–Ohio) Cosworth DFX |
56 | Steve Chassey | 3–4, 9 |
| Rocky Moran | 6–7, 10–11, 13–17 | ||||
| John Morton | 8 | ||||
| March 85C | Buick V–6 | 65 | Rupert Keegan | 3 | |
| J.P. Racing | Lola T900 | Cosworth DFX | 10 | Spike Gehlhausen | 3, 9–10, 13 |
| March Engineering | March 86C | Buick V–6 | 25 | Danny Ongais | 3 |
| 31 | Jim Crawford | 3 | |||
| Mosquito Autosport | March 85C | Cosworth DFX | 16 (19) | Rick Miaskiewicz | 2–4, 6–8 |
| Pace Racing | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX | 36 | Randy Lewis | 2, 6–8, 11, 14–15, 17 |
| Dennis Firestone | 3, 9–10, 12, 13, 16 | ||||
| Team Menard | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 28 | Herm Johnson | 3 |
Anmerkung: Alle Teams starteten auf Goodyear-Reifen.
Statistik
Rennergebnisse
Fahrer-Meisterschaft
| Pos. | Fahrer | PHX1 | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC1 | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | ROA | LAG | PHX2 | MIA | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Rahal | 16 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 179 |
| 2 | Michael Andretti | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 171 |
| 3 | Danny Sullivan | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 147 |
| 4 | Al Unser Jr. | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 137 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | 7 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 136 |
| 6 | Kevin Cogan | 1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 115 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 3 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 103 |
| 8 | Rick Mears | 19 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 89 |
| 9 | Roberto Guerrero | 8 | DNS | 4 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 87 |
| 10 | Tom Sneva | 2 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 82 |
| 11 | Johnny Rutherford | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 78 |
| 12 | Geoff Brabham | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 64 |
| 13 | Raul Boesel | 13 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 |
| 14 | Josele Garza | 23 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 45 | |||||
| 15 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | 8 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | Roberto Moreno | 20 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 30 | |
| 17 | Arie Luyendyk | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 18 | Ed Pimm | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 12 | DNS | 15 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 | ||||
| 19 | Pancho Carter | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Randy Lanier | 11 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||
| 21 | A. J. Foyt | 17 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 16 | |||||||||
| 22 | Jan Lammers | 9 | 14 | DNQ | 8 | 23 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Derek Daly | DNQ | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Johnny Parsons | 27 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
| 25 | Randy Lewis | 10 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
| 26 | Chip Robinson (R) | 14 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Spike Gehlhausen | DNQ | 7 | 22 | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Ian Ashley | 15 | 9 | 23 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | Sammy Swindell | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Mike Nish (R) | DNQ | DNS | 10 | 24 | 22 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Dominic Dobson (R) | 12 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||
| 32 | Rick Miaskiewicz (R) | 21 | DNQ | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Gary Bettenhausen | 21 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
| 34 | Dale Coyne | DNQ | 23 | 21 | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | 26 | 23 | 12 | DNQ | 17 | DNS | DNQ | 25 | 2 | ||
| 35 | John Morton | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Rocky Moran (R) | 13 | 16 | 25 | 25 | DNQ | 21 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | Jeff MacPherson | 22 | 15 | 13 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Desiré Wilson | 13 | 19 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Scott Brayton | 24 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Dennis Firestone | DNS | 17 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Al Unser | 18 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Dick Simon | 14 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | Chip Ganassi | 14 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | Steve Chassey | DNQ | 17 | 28 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | Danny Ongais | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Tom Phillips | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Rich Vogler | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 48 | George Snider | 26 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | Eddie Cheever | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Jim Crawford | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Phil Krueger | 31 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Rupert Keegan (R) | DNQ | - | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Herm Johnson | DNQ | - | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Steve Bren (R) | DNQ | - | ||||||||||||||||
| - | John Paul Jr. | DNS | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Fahrer | PHX1 | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC1 | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | ROA | LAG | PHX2 | MIA | Pt. |
(R)=Rookie
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ champcarstats.com: 1986 PPG Indy Car World Series, abgerufen am 2. Mai 2025