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1986

6 April 1986 - Suzuka 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 C Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 2nd 2nd 4th 84 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-111 C Vern Schuppan (AUS)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) 5th 5th 8th 83 laps

20 April 1986 - Monza 360 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Massimo Sigala (I)/Walter Brun (CH) Brun Motorsport (CH) 3rd 3rd 11th 61 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Fulvio Ballabio (I)/Richard Hamann (D) Obermaier Racing (D) 7th 7th 14th 61 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 "John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Marc Duez (B) Joest Racing (D) DNF 8th 60 laps - Out of Fuel

4 May 1986 - All Japan Fuji 1000 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) DNF 7th 140 laps - Accident
7 Porsche 956 956-111 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) DNF 5th 15 laps - Engine

4 May 1986 - Silverstone 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 James Weaver (GB)/Klaus Niedzwiedz (D) Liqui Moly Equipe (GB) 4th 4th 10th 206 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 George Follmer (USA)/John Morton (USA)/Paolo Barilla (I) Joest Racing (D) 6th 6th 6th 205 laps
10 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Walter Brun (CH)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 9th 9th 22nd 203 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Fulvio Ballabio (I)/Dudley Wood (GB) Obermaier Racing (D) 12th 12th 13th 195 laps

1 June 1986 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 George Follmer (USA)/John Morton (USA)/Kenper Miller (USA) Joest Racing (D) 3rd 3rd 11th 355 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Fulvio Ballabio (I)/Dudley Wood (GB) Obermaier Racing (D) 5th 5th 19th 345 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Mauro Baldi (I)/Price Cobb (USA)/Rob Dyson (USA) Liqui Moly (GB) 9th 7th 16th 318 laps
12 Porsche 956 956-105 C1 Pierre Yver (F)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Hubert Striebig (F) Porsche Kremer Racing (D) DNF 22nd 160 laps - Withdrawn After Gartner's Accident
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Thierry Boutsen (B)/Didier Theys (B)/Alain Ferté (F) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 4th 89 laps - Accident

29 June 1986 - Norisring 100 Mile - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D) Hans Obermaier (D) 7th 7th 15th 77 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 "John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Sachs-Joest Racing (D) 8th 8th 13th 76 laps
18 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Thierry Boutsen (B) Brun Motorsport (CH) 10th 9th 5th 76 laps
11 Porsche 956 956-105 C1 Franz Konrad (A) SAT Porsche Kremer Team (D) 12th 11th 12th 73 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Bob Wollek (F) Liqui Moly Equipe (GB) DNF 3rd 60 laps - DSQ - Lost Bodywork

20 July 1986 - Brands Hatch 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Bob Wollek (F)/Mauro Baldi (I) Liqui Moly (GB) 1st 1st 6th 236 laps
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Thierry Boutsen (B)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 3rd 3rd 4th 231 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Paolo Barilla (I)/Klaus Ludwig (D)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Joest Racing (D) 5th 5th 8th 230 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Dudley Wood (GB)/Fulvio Ballabio (I) Obermaier Racing (D) 8th 7th 13th 220 laps

20 July 1986 - Fuji 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 956-111 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) 1st 1st 9th 180 laps
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 6th 6th 6th 169 laps

20 July 1986 - Brands Hatch 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Bob Wollek (F)/Mauro Baldi (I) Liqui Moly (GB) 1st 1st 6th 236 laps
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Thierry Boutsen (B)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 3rd 3rd 4th 231 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Paolo Barilla (I)/Klaus Ludwig (D)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Joest Racing (D) 5th 5th 8th 230 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Dudley Wood (GB)/Fulvio Ballabio (I) Obermaier Racing (D) 8th 7th 13th 220 laps

20 July 1986 - Fuji 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 956-111 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) 1st 1st 9th 180 laps
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 6th 6th 6th 169 laps

20 July 1986 - Brands Hatch 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Bob Wollek (F)/Mauro Baldi (I) Liqui Moly (GB) 1st 1st 6th 236 laps
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Thierry Boutsen (B)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 3rd 3rd 4th 231 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Paolo Barilla (I)/Klaus Ludwig (D)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Joest Racing (D) 5th 5th 8th 230 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Dudley Wood (GB)/Fulvio Ballabio (I) Obermaier Racing (D) 8th 7th 13th 220 laps

3 August 1986 - Jerez 360 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
17 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Walter Brun (CH)/Frank Jelinski (D) Brun Motorsport (CH) 2nd 2nd 1st 86 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Dudley Wood (GB)/Fulvio Ballabio (I) Obermaier Racing (D) 4th 4th 9th 82 laps

24 August 1986 - Suzuka 1000 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
27 Porsche 956 956-101 C Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 1st 1st 4th 170 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-111 C Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)/George Fouché (ZA) Trust Racing Team (J) DQ 7th 170 laps

24 August 1986 - Nürburgring 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Mauro Baldi (I)/Klaus Niedzwiedz (D) Liqui Moly (GB) 2nd 2nd 4th 119 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Harald Grohs (D)/Fulvio Ballabio (I) Obermaier Racing (D) 4th 4th 14th 115 laps
7 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)/Kris Nissen (DK)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D) Joest Racing (D) DNF 10th 22 laps - Withdrawn Due To Conditions
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Frank Jelinski (D)/Stanley Dickens (S) Brun Motorsport (CH) DNF 8th 21 laps - Withdrawn Due To Conditions

15 September 1986 - Spa 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 "John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Kris Nissen (DK) Joest Racing (D) 8th 8th 12th 139 laps
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Didier Theys (B)/Walter Brun (CH)/Massimo Sigala (I) Brun Motorsport (CH) 9th 9th 9th 139 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Mauro Baldi (I)/James Weaver (GB) Liqui Moly Equipe (GB) 10th 10th 6th 135 laps
9 Porsche 956 956-109 C1 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Hervé Regout (B)/Dudley Wood (GB) Obermaier Racing (D) DNF 15th 11 laps - Turbocharger

5 October 1986 - Fuji 1000 km - World Sports-Prototype Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
19 Porsche 956 956-106 C1 Frank Jelinski (D)/Stanley Dickens (S) Brun Motorsport (CH) 2nd 2nd 2nd 225 laps
8 Porsche 956 956-104 C1 Kris Nissen (DK)/"John Winter" Louis Krages (D)/Harald Grohs (D) Joest Racing (D) 5th 5th 21st 223 laps
60 Porsche 956 956-111 C1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/George Fouché (ZA)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) 6th 6th 10th 223 laps
27 Porsche 956 956-101 C1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 21st 17th 14th 209 laps
14 Porsche 956 956GTi-106B C1 Mauro Baldi (I)/Klaus Niedzwiedz (D) Liqui Moly (GB) DNF 8th 207 laps - Accident

23 November 1986 - Fuji 500 km - All Japan Endurance Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
7 Porsche 956 956-111 LD-1 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Keiichi Suzuki (J) Trust Racing Team (J) 1st 1st 9th 113 laps
27 Porsche 956 956-101 LD-1 Jiro Yoneyama (J)/Hideki Okada (J)/Tsunehisa Asai (J) From A Racing (J) 3rd 3rd 7th 111 laps



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