Unofficial standings for 1986:
All rounds counting
Points for top-6 positions regardless of number of starters to the 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 scale
1 bonus point for fastest lap, marked *
[] denotes positions outside top-6
DNF Did not finish
DNS Did not start
Class A (2501-3600 cc):
| Pos. | Driver | BTCC points | My calculations | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 |
|---|
| 3. | Andy Rouse | 57 | 57 | 10* | 6 | 10* | 10* | DNF | DNF1* | 10* | 10* | DNF |
| 5. | Mike Newman | 39 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | [7] | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 6. | Pete Hall | 36 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | DNF | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 14. | Mike O'Brien | 11 | 11 | - | DNF | - | DNF | 1 | NC | 6 | 4 | DNF |
| 15. | Jeff Allam | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 15. | Dennis Leech | 10 | 10 | 6 | DNF1* | DNS | DNF | 3 | - | - | - | DNF |
| 20. | Jean-Louis Schlesser | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7* | - | - | - | - |
| 22. | Neil McGrath | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| 23. | David Sears | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 26. | Peter Lovett | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29. | Brian Chatfield | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | [8] | NC | - | - | - |
| 31. | Barry Barnes | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NC | David Brodie | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | 9 |
| NC | Barry Robinson | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
Two annomalies in class A:
-Jeff Allam has somehow received a bonus point for his only BTCC start of the year. My feeling is that he should only be credited for his 9 points for victory.
-Dave Brodie seems to have been a ghost winner at the final race, and with no known fastest lap point information, Brodie likely was the taker of that too. Brodie likely not registered for the championship but still seems to have received "9" points for the win as the tally of Pete Hall and Mike Newman fits perfectly with scores of 6 and 4 points for their second and third in the same race.
Just got to think that Barry Robinson must be the same Barry Robinson who appeared the previous year in a Production Saloon-and a bit Rover Vitesse at Bathurst.
Class B (1601-2500 cc)
| Pos. | Driver | BTCC points | My calculations | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 |
|---|
| 1. | Richard Longman | 70 | 68 | 9 | 5* | 10* | 9 | 10* | 9 | 6 | DNF1* | 9 |
| 4. | Rob Kirby | 42 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7. | Alan Curnow | 33 | 32 | DNF | 3 | 6 | DNF | 1 | 6 | 10* | DNF | 6 |
| 10. | Jon Dooley | 23 | 23 | - | 6 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 12. | Mark Hales | 21 | 20 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF1* | 2 | 5* | 3 | 9 | DNF |
| 20. | Colin Pearcy | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 27. | Roger Saunders | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| NC | David Grimshaw | | 0 | - | - | - | - | [7] | - | - | - | - |
| NC | David Gibson | | 0 | - | - | - | - | [8] | - | - | - | - |
| NC | Anthony Pownall | | 0 | - | - | - | - | [9] | - | - | - | - |
| NC | Martin Carroll | | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
2 bonus points still available in class B, but all in all 5 points missing in the total point scores! My bet is that Richard Longman took the bonus points and that Alan Curnow, Mark Hales and Colin Pearcy either scored to my calculations or that one or more race results were altered.
Class C (1301-1600 cc)
| Pos. | Driver | BTCC points | My calculations | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 |
|---|
| 1. | Chris Hodgetts | 85 | 83 | 9 | 10* | 9 | 10* | 10* | 10* | 6 | 10* | 9 |
| 7. | Paul Taft | 33 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | DNF | 6 | DNF | DNF | 6 |
| 10. | Tony Crudgington | 23 | 23 | 6 | - | 5* | 4 | DNF | DNS | 4 | DNF | 4 |
| 13. | Mikael Sundstrom | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 10* | - | - |
| 15. | Alan Minshaw | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 19. | Alistair Davidson | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 23. | Lionel Abbott | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. | Geoff Kimber-Smith | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27. | Nick Sismey | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 29. | Richard Belcher | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF | - | - | 2 |
| NC | Barry Sheene | | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Another 2 bonus points not distributed but would fit nicely with Chris Hodgetts. Barry Sheene seems to have been another ghost driver at the Silverstone finals.
Class D (under 1300 cc)
| Pos. | Driver | BTCC points | My calculations | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 |
|---|
| 9. | Tony Lanfranchi | 26 | 26 | - | - | 10* | - | 6 | 10* | - | - | - |
| 15. | James Kaye | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10* | - | - | - | - |
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Jesper