Notes made from a VHS of the '86 Wellington 500, showing the presence of about 40 cars for the race.
| # | Car | Crew | Colour |
| | Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 | LAMONT GULSON | white |
| 31 | BMW 635CSi | CROWE LONGHURST | black |
| 72 | BMW 635CSi | O'BRIEN MCINTYRE | |
| 6 | BMW 635CSi | CROZ MACKINNON | |
| 3 | BMW 635CSi | MORTON RICHARDS | white |
| 20 | BMW 635CSi | | black |
| 33 | Fiat Ritmo | | black |
| 28 | Ford Capri | | red/black |
| 64 | Ford Escort RS1600i | BAGNALL RADISICH | red/blue |
| 84 | Ford Escort RS1600i | TOMS RATTENBURY | red |
| 35 | Ford Escort RS1600i | MYHRE LORIMER | blue |
| 48 | Ford Escort RS1600i | CLARK MABEE | beige |
| 17 | Ford Mustang | JOHNSON CHRICHTON | black |
| 32 | Ford Mustang | ANDERSON ? | yellow |
| 18 | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | OXTON ROUSE | white/blue |
| | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | blue |
| 26 | Holden Commodore VK | CASTLE BILLINGTON | white |
| 8 | Holden Commodore VK | | blue |
| 5 | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | white/red/blue |
| 16 | Holden Commodore VK Evo | GRICE CAMERON | red |
| 2 | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | |
| | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | |
| 24 | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | white/blue |
| 7 | Holden Commodore VK Evo | | white/red/blue |
| 11 | Jaguar XJS | | white |
| 23 | Nissan Bluebird | HALLIDAY CROFT | white |
| 9 | Rover Vitesse | WALKINSHAW PERCY | brown |
| 10 | Rover Vitesse | DICKSON HAHNE | brown |
| 42 | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | BARROW JENNINGS | white/blue |
| 41 | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | ADAMS WOOLF | white/blue |
| 91 | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | | white |
| | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | | red |
| 51 | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | ? LAINO | red |
| | Toyota Corolla GT [AE86] | | white/red |
| 44 | Toyota Corolla 1600 GT [TE71] | | white |
| 46 | Toyota Corolla 1600 GT [TE71] | WILLY JANES | white |
| | Toyota Starlet | | white |
| 1 | Volvo 240 Turbo | FRANCEVIC LINDSTRÖM | white/yellow/blue |
| 4 | Volvo 240 Turbo | ANDERSSON MCMILLAN | white |
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