1986 European Touring Car Championship

The 1986 European Touring Car Championship, known in 1986 as the FIA Touring Car Championship, was the 24th season of the European Touring Car Championship. The championship was run to the FIA's international Group A touring car regulations.

The 1986 season had all the signs of being a classic year for the championship. Never before or since have were so many works cars entered. 1985 champion team Eggenberger Motorsport switched from Volvo to Ford, becoming their works team with the fast but fragile, turbocharged Ford Sierra XR4Ti. Defending champion manufacturer Volvo turned to Belgian outfit RAS Sport to run the factory Volvo 240T turbo's, while Tom Walkinshaw Racing again entered three (or sometimes more) Rover Vitesse's on behalf of Austin Rover. The 3.5 litre V8 Rovers had been on a steady development path since 1982 and were still surprisingly competitive. Schnitzer Motorsport found some extra horsepower during the winter and their factory backed BMW 635 CSi's became a force once again, while 1986 also saw Australian marque Holden racing in Europe for the first time. The Aussie charge was led by Allan Grice's privateer Australian National Motor Racing Team and Peter Brock's famed Holden Dealer Team who entered some races with their 4.9 L V8 Commodore's ahead of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship season. And this was only Division 3.

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