The 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 38th
F.I.M.Road Racing World Championship season.
This would be the last season where the premier class was held only in Europe until
2020.
Season summary
A second world championship for the consistent
Eddie Lawson. After a dominating
1985 season, the future looked bright for
Honda'sFreddie Spencer. However, once the season started, he 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 teammates
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 at the time ranked him second only to
Giacomo Agostini.
The 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 38th
F.I.M.Road Racing World Championship season.
This would be the last season where the premier class was held only in Europe until
2020.
Season summary
A second world championship for the consistent
Eddie Lawson. After a dominating
1985 season, the future looked bright for
Honda'sFreddie Spencer. However, once the season started, he 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 teammates
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 at the time ranked him second only to
Giacomo Agostini.