1986 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 6 - Surfers Paradise, QLD (18/5/1986)
Circuit Length: 3.2 km
Race Distance: 25 laps
Weather: Sunny
Although the results show a pole followed by a lights-to-flag victory for Peter Brock, it wasn't quite that easy. Brock made a dreadful start and found himself holding Francevic for fourth into turn one, behind Fury, Seton and Crosby. Crosby had a run on Seton heading down to Kelly-Springfield, while Brock closed on the pair of them. Crosby nosed the Systime car inside the Skyline, while Brock dove below both to make it three-wide. It couldn't work... Brock clattered into Crosby, sending both Croz and Seton into the barriers. Up front, Fury looked into his mirrors expecting to see Seton, saw Brock, and speared off! Brock didn't need to be asked twice, and blitzed off into the distance. It would be the last ATCC race victory for a Commodore until 1992. Fury would rejoin in 12th, working his way back up to fourth by the finish, while championship rival Francevic extended his lead with a second.
| Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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| 1 | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock | Holden Commodore VK | C | 32m19.6s | | 1m16.6s | 1m15.1s | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Volvo Dealer Team | Robbie Francevic | Volvo 240T | B | 25 laps | | 1m17.0s | 1m17.0s | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW 635CSi | C | 25 laps | | 1m17.2s | 1m16.1s | 4 |
| 4 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | B | 25 laps | | 1m17.4s | 1m15.3s | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | | Charlie O'Brien | BMW 635CSi | C | 25 laps | | 1m18.0s | 1m17.0s | 8 |
| 6 | 25 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW 325i | B | 25 laps | | 1m18.2s | 1m17.9s | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | | Graeme Bailey | Holden Commodore VK | C | 25 laps | | 1m18.6s | 1m16.9s | 7 |
| 8 | 22 | | Gregg Hansford | BMW 635CSi | C | 25 laps | | 1m18.3s | 1m17.8s | 12 |
| 9 | 10 | Volvo Dealer Team | John Bowe | Volvo 240T | B | 25 laps | | 1m19.2s | 1m17.1s | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson | Ford Mustang | C | 25 laps | | 1m18.4s | 1m17.4s | 10 |
| 11 | | | David Oxton | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | C | 24 laps | | 1m18.6s | 1m17.4s | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Dulux Auto Colour | Alf Grant | Holden Commodore VK | C | 24 laps | | 1m20.6s | 1m19.2s | 18 |
| 13 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | B | 23 laps | | 1m17.3s | 1m15.9s | 3 |
| 14 | 55 | Motorsport Pacific | Andrew Bagnall | Ford Escort RS1600i | A | 23 laps | | 1m25.0s | 1m25.2s | 21 |
| DNF | 77 | | Peter Williamson | Toyota Supra | B | | | | 1m19.2s | 17 |
| DNF | | | Graham Lusty | Holden Commodore VK | C | | | | 1m21.8s | 19 |
| DNF | | | Russell | Holden Commodore VK | C | | | | 1m22.9s | 20 |
| DNF | 6 | | Graeme Crosby | Holden Commodore VK | C | 2 laps | accident damage | | 1m16.2s | 5 |
| DNF | 50 | | John Donnelly | Rover Vitesse | C | 1 lap | lost wheel | | 1m35.8s | 22 |