This list of 1986 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Series	Champion	Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Steve Kinser
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Don Garlits	1986 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Kenny Bernstein
	Pro Stock: Bob Glidden

Series	Driver	Season article
World Formula K Championship 135 cc	Augusto Ribas
World Formula E SuperKart Championship 250 cc	Wade Nelson
Juniors World Cup 125 cc	Fabrizio De Simone
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FK: Yvan Muller
	ICC: Lamberto di Ferdinando
	ICA: Linus Lundberg

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Eddie Lawson	1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship	Carlos Lavado
125cc World Championship	Luca Cadalora
80cc World Championship	Jorge Martínez
Speedway World Championship	Hans Nielsen	1986 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship	Fred Merkel
Australian Superbike Series	Malcolm Campbell

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Alain Prost	1986 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: Williams-Honda
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Bobby Rahal	1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth
	Rookies: Chip Robinson
American Racing Series	Fabrizio Barbazza	1986 American Racing Series season
Australian Drivers' Championship	Graham Watson	1986 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Atlantic East Coast	Scott Goodyear	1986 Formula Atlantic East Coast season
Formula Atlantic West Coast	Ted Prappas	1986 Formula Atlantic West Coast season
Barber Saab Pro Series	Willy Lewis	1986 Barber Saab Pro Series
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Václav Lim	1986 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: East Germany
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Didier Theys	1986 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African National Drivers Championship	Wayne Taylor	1986 South African National Drivers Championship
Formula Two
International Formula 3000	Ivan Capelli	1986 International Formula 3000 Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship	Satoru Nakajima	1986 Japanese Formula Two Championship
Australian Formula 2 Championship	Jonathan Crooke	1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship
South American Formula Two Championship	Guillermo Maldonado	1986 South American Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Akio Morimoto	1986 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Team LeMans
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Franz Theuermann	1986 Austria Formula 3 Cup
British Formula Three Championship	Andy Wallace	1986 British Formula Three Championship
	National: Steve Kempton
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Giuseppe Bacigalupo	1986 Chilean Formula Three Championship
Finnish Formula Three Championship	Jorma Airaksinen	1986 Finnish Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Bisse Racing
French Formula Three Championship	Yannick Dalmas
German Formula Three Championship	Kris Nissen	1986 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Nicola Larini	1986 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Coloni Racing
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Alexander Potekhin	1986 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Gregor Foitek
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Érik Comas	1986 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina	Gabriel Furlán	1986 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Warwick Rooklyn	1986 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	Jefferson Elias
British Formula Ford Championship	Jason Eliott	1986 British Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Bertrand Gachot
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Svend Hansen
European Formula Ford Championship	JJ Lehto	1986 European Formula Ford Championship
Finnish Formula Ford Championship	JJ Lehto
Formula Ford 2000 Europe	Mark Blundell
German Formula Ford Championship	Michael Bartels	1986 German Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands	Jan Bokhoven
Spanish Formula Ford Championship	Antonio Albacete	1986 Spanish Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden	Reine Andersson
Formula Ford Junior Sweden	Kenny Bräck
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Craig Coleman	1985–86 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Scottish Formula Ford Championship	Cameron Binnie

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Juha Kankkunen	1986 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Juha Pirronen
	Manufacturers: Peugeot
African Rally Championship	Alain Ambrosino	1986 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship	Barry Lowe	1986 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Kate Officer
British Rally Championship	Mark Lovell	1986 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Roger Freeman
Canadian Rally Championship	Bo Skowronnek	1986 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Terry Epp
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Michèle Mouton
Estonian Rally Championship	Mihhail Orlov	1986 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Hannes Vares
European Rally Championship	Fabrizio Tabaton	1986 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Luciano Tedeschini
Finnish Rally Championship	Group A: Risto Buri	1986 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen
	Group B: Timo Heinonen
French Rally Championship	Didier Auriol
Hungarian Rally Championship	László Németh
	Co-Drivers: András Jójárt
Italian Rally Championship	Dario Cerrato
	Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
	Manufacturers: Lancia
	Open: Dario Cerrato
	Open Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri
	Open Manufacturers: Lancia
Middle East Rally Championship	Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship	Neil Allport	1986 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship	Mariusz Kostrzak
Romanian Rally Championship	Ludovic Balint
Scottish Rally Championship	Ken Wood
	Co-Drivers: Peter Brown
South African National Rally Championship	Hannes Grobler
	Co-Drivers: Piet Swanepoel
	Manufacturers: Nissan
Spanish Rally Championship	Salvador Servia
	Co-Drivers: Victor Sabater

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Anders Norstedt
	Div 2: Olle Arnesson
British Rallycross Championship	John Welch

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sports Prototype Championship	C1: Derek Bell	1986 World Sportscar Championship season
	C1 Teams: Brun Motorsport
	C2: Gordon Spice C2: Ray Bellm
	C2 Teams: Ecurie Ecosse
IMSA GT Championship	GTP: Al Holbert	1986 IMSA GT Championship season
	Lights: Jim Downing
	GTO: Scott Pruett
	GTU: Tommy Kendall
ADAC Supercup	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1986 ADAC Supercup
	Teams: Blaupunkt Joest Racing
All Japan Endurance Championship	Kunimitsu Takahashi	1986 All Japan Endurance Championship
	Manufacturers: Porsche
Australian Sports Car Championship	John Bowe	1986 Australian Sports Car Championship
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup	Joachim Winkelhock	1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
	Teams: Winkelhock Motorsport

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Dale Earnhardt	1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Larry Pearson	1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series
	Manufacturers: Pontiac
NASCAR Winston West Series	Hershel McGriff	1986 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series	Lee Raymond	1986 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
Turismo Carretera	Oscar Angeletti	1986 Turismo Carretera

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Touring Car Championship	Roberto Ravaglia	1986 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship	Robbie Francevic	1986 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship	John Smith	1986 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship	Jim Richards	1986 Australian Endurance Championship
British Saloon Car Championship	Chris Hodgetts	1986 British Saloon Car Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos	Armando Balbi Xandy Negrão	1986 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft	Kurt Thiim	1986 Deutschen Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo	Massimo Sigala	1986 Europa Cup Renault Alpine V6 Turbo
French Supertouring Championship	Xavier Lapeyre
Japanese Touring Car Championship	Aguri Suzuki	1986 Japanese Touring Car Championship
	JTC-2: Yoshinari Takasugi
	JTC-3: Kaoru Ito
New Zealand Touring Car Championship	Graeme Bowkett
South Pacific Touring Car Championship	Allan Grice
AMSCAR Series	Tony Longhurst
Stock Car Brasil	Marcos Gracia	1986 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship	Juan María Traverso	1986 TC2000 Championship

Series	Driver	Season article
European Truck Racing Championship	Class A: Mel Lindsay	1986 European Truck Racing Championship
	Class B: Slim Borgudd
	Class C: Curt Göransson

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