1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
# 1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The 1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the third season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.

The championship was run under modified Group A regulations, which was won by Kurt Thiim driving a Rover Vitesse.

## Schedule and results

| Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium | Zolder | 30 March | Harald Grohs | Kurt Thiim | Kurt Thiim | ATN Autotechnik Nickel | Report |
| 2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 13 April | Kurt Thiim | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Team Beckers | Report |
| 3 | Germany | Nürburgring | 27 April | Manuel Reuter | Kurt Thiim | Volker Weidler | RSM Marko | Report |
| 4 | Germany | AVUS | 11 May | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Roland Asch | Volker Weidler | RSM Marko | Report |
| 5 | Germany | Mainz-Finthen | 1 June | Franz Klammer | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Ford Rennsport HWRT | Report |
| 6 | Germany | Wunstorf | 8 June | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Volker Weidler | Kurt Thiim | ATN Autotechnik Nickel | Report |
| 7 | Germany | Nürburgring | 13 July | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Volker Weidler | Kurt Thiim | ATN Autotechnik Nickel | Report |
| 8 | Belgium | Zolder | 17 August | Jörg van Ommen | Kurt König | Kurt König | | Report |
| 9 | Germany | Nürburgring | 21 September | Klaus Niedzwiedz | Manuel Reuter | Manuel Reuter | Ringshausen ABR Motorsport | Report |

## Championship standings

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top eighteen classified finishers. Only the best eight round results were retained.

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Standings

| Pos | Driver | ZOL1 | HOC | NÜR1 | AVU | MAI | WUN | NÜR2 | ZOL2 | NÜR3 | Punkte |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kurt Thiim | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 130 |
| 2 | Volker Weidler | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 113 |
| 3 | Kurt König | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 104 |
| 4 | Per Stureson | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | (13) | 102 |
| 5 | Volker Strycek | 12 | (13) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 89 |
| 6 | Klaus Niedzwiedz | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 83 |
| 7 | Anton Goeser | 20 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 76 |
| 8 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 2 | 1 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | Ret | | 10 | 75 |
| 9 | Manuel Reuter | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | | 4 | 1 | 69 |
| 10 | Fritz Müller | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | | 19 | 58 |
| 11 | Beate Nodes | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 56 |
| 12 | Franz Klammer | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 54 |
| 13 | Johannes Breuer | 11 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | | | 50 |
| 14 | Walter Prüser | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | (18) | 12 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 15 | Walter Mertes | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 43 |
| 15 | Olaf Manthey | 8 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | | | 17 | | 43 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
