The 1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to Australian Formula 2 cars. The title, which was the 19th Australian Formula 2 Championship, was won by Jonathan Crooke, driving a Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen.
Calendar
The 1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship was contested over a nine round series.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round format | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 9 March | One race | Arthur Abrahams | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 2 | Baskerville | Tasmania | 16 March | Two races | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 18 May | One race | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 8 June | One race | Mark McLaughlin | Elfin 852 Volkswagen |
| 5 | Lakeside | Queensland | 15 June | One race | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 6 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 6 July | One race | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 3 August | Two races | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 8 | Winton | Victoria | 31 August | Two races | Jonathan Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
| 9 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 14 September | One race | Jonathon Crooke | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen |
Points system
Points were awarded to the first 20 placegetters in each race as per the following table:
| Race position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
- Where a round was contested over two races, each driver's points were aggregated and then divided by the two to determine the championship points allocation for that round.
- Only the best eight round results counted towards a driver's total.
Championship results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Sym. | Bas. | Sur. | Ora. | Lak. | Ade. | Mal. | Win. | San. | Total |
| 1 | Jonathan Crooke | 71 & 18 | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen | Jonathan Crooke | 27 | 30 | 30 | (15) | 30 | 30 | 28.5 | 30 | 30 | 235.5 |
| 2 | Mark McLaughlin | 9 & 14 | Elfin 852 Volkswagen | Elfin Sports Cars | - | 27 | 21 | 30 | - | 21 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 168 |
| 3 | Derek Pingel | 5 | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen | Derek Pingel | 15 | 10.5 | 27 | - | 27 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 163.5 |
| 4 | Bob Power | 8 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Bob Power | 19 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 17 | - | 14 | 163 |
| 5 | Arthur Abrahams | 19 | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen | Arthur Abrahams | 30 | 8.5 | 13 | - | 19 | - | - | - | 21 | 91.5 |
| 6 | Grahame Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk.6GE Toyota | Grahame Blee | 10 | 6 | - | 21 | - | 14 | 19 | 10 | - | 80 |
| 7 | Ian Richards | 11 | Richards 201C Volkswagen | Ian Richards | 17 | 9.5 | 15 | - | - | - | 25.5 | 9.5 | - | 76.5 |
| 8 | Hugh Gartley | 44 | HTG FII Toyota | Hugh Gartley | 12 | 10.5 | - | 17 | 15 | - | 13.5 | - | 7 | 75 |
| 9 | Steve Noble | 46 | Richards 201B Volkswagen | John Silman | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | 11.5 | 13 | 15 | 63.5 |
| 10 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen | Macrow Motors | 24 | 20 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 |
Note:
- The above table lists only the top ten championship positions.
- Only the best eight round results counted towards a driver's total. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
References
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport 1986, pages 88 to 95
- Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport 2006, page 14-6
- ^ Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1986/87, pages 236 to 255
- ^ 1986 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1986/87, pages 316 to 317
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 6 July 1986, page 24
- Official Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 3 August 1986, page 28