1986 Japanese Formula Two Championship

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The 1986 Japanese Formula Two Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 12 teams, 19 drivers, 3 chassis, 3 engines, and 3 tires competed.

## Teams and drivers

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Team  | #  | Driver  | Chassis  | Engine  | Tyre  | Rounds

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Heros Racing | 1  |  Satoru Nakajima | March 86J  | Honda | B | All
Hoshino Racing | 2  |  Kazuyoshi Hoshino | March 86J  | Honda | B | All
Speed Box Motor Sports  | 3  |  Eje Elgh | March 86J  | Yamaha | D | All
Speed Star Wheel Racing Team  | 5  |  Masahiro Hasemi | March 85J
March 86J  | Yamaha | D | All
6  |  Yoshiyasu Tachi | March 86J  | All
Takuya Racing  | 7  |  Geoff Lees | March 85J
March 86J  | Yamaha | B | All
11  |  Aguri Suzuki | March 85J  | 8
Team LeMans | 8  |  Keiji Matsumoto | March 86J  | Yamaha | B | All
18  |  Akio Morimoto | March 86J  | 8
Team Nova  | 9  |  Mike Thackwell | March 85J
March 86J  | Honda | B | All
Takeshi Project Racing  | 10  |  Hideshi Matsuda | March 85J  | BMW | Y | 1-2, 4-8
Team Equipe  | 12  |  Kengo Nakamoto | Maurer MM81  | BMW | D | 1, 4
Leyton House Racing | 16  |  Akira Hagiwara | March 86J  | Yamaha | B | 1
Ivan Capelli | 5-6, 8
Masanori Sekiya | 7
Advan Sports Racing
Team JPS Advan
Advan Sports Shigeyama Racing  | 24  |  Kenji Takahashi | March 86J  | Yamaha | Y | All
25  |  Kunimitsu Takahashi | All
26  |  Takao Wada | All
Shimizu Racing  | 33  |  Masatomo Shimizu | March 85J  | Yamaha | D | 1-2, 4, 7-8

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## Results

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Date  | Round  | Circuit  | Winning driver  | Winning team  | Winning car

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10/03/85  | Rd.1 | Suzuka |  Keiji Matsumoto | Team LeMans | March-Yamaha 86J
20/04/86  | Rd.2 | Fuji |  Geoff Lees | Takuya Racing  | March-Yamaha 86J
11/05/86  | Rd.3 | Mine |  Keiji Matsumoto | Team LeMans | March-Yamaha 86J
25/05/86  | Rd.4 | Suzuka |  Satoru Nakajima | Heros Racing | March-Honda 86J
06/07/86  | Rd.5 | Suzuka |  Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Hoshino Racing | March-Honda 86J
10/08/86  | Rd.6 | Fuji |  Mike Thackwell | Team Nova  | March-Honda 86J
28/09/86  | Rd.7 | Suzuka |  Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Hoshino Racing | March-Honda 86J
02/11/86  | Rd.8 | Suzuka |  Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Hoshino Racing | March-Honda 86J

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## Final point standings

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### Driver

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For every race points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, 3 for eighth place, 2 for ninth place and 1 for tenth place. No additional points were awarded. The best six results count. Five drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total Points

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1 | Satoru Nakajima |  Japan | Heros Racing | March | Honda | 15 | 15 | (10) | 20 | 15 | 12 | 15 | (10) | 92
2 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |  Japan | Hoshino Racing | March | Honda | - | 12 | - | 15 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | 87
3 | Geoff Lees |  United Kingdom | Takuya Racing | March | Yamaha | - | 20 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | (1) | 15 | 79
4 | Keiji Matsumoto |  Japan | Cabin Racing | March | Yamaha | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 72
5 | Mike Thackwell |  New Zealand | Team Nova | March | Honda | 10 | (3) | 6 | (4) | 12 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 68
6 | Eje Elgh |  Sweden | Speed Box Motor Sports | March | Yamaha | 8 | (1) | 15 | 2 | 3 | (1) | 10 | 4 | 42
7 | Ivan Capelli |  Italy | Leyton House Racing | March | Yamaha | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | - | 12 | 33
8 | Takao Wada |  Japan | Advan Sports Racing | March | Yamaha | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | 32
9 | Masahiro Hasemi |  Japan | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | March | Yamaha | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | (2) | 28
10 | Kunimitsu Takahashi |  Japan | Team Nova | March | Honda | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | - | 22
11 | Yoshiyasu Tachi |  Japan | Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | March | Yamaha | - | 2 | - | 10 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 21
12 | Kenji Takahashi |  Japan | Advan Sports Racing | March | Yamaha | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 16
13 | Masanori Sekiya |  Japan | Leyton House Racing | March | Yamaha | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6
| Masatomo Shimizu |  Japan | Shimizu Racing | March | Yamaha | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6
| Aguri Suzuki |  Japan | Takuya Racing | March | Yamaha | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6
16 | Hideshi Matsuda |  Japan | Takeshi Project Team | March | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4

## References

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1. ^ "1986 All-Japan F2 Championship | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
2. ^ it:Formula 2 giapponese 1986

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