Nigel Mansell's tyre explodes in the season finale at Adelaide, handing Prost a second title • Frank Williams paralysed in a car crash near Paul Ricard • Hungaroring makes its debut on the F1 calendar • Elio de Angelis is killed testing a Brabham at Paul Ricard • Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg both compete in their last grands prix • Henri Toivonen killed on Tour de Corse in a WRC season marred by hideous accidents, which ultimately leads to the banning of Group B cars • Juha Kankkunen wins his first WRC crown • Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and Al Holbert lead a Porsche 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 at Le Mans • F3000 comes to the streets of Birmingham, the race is won by Luis-Perez Sala • TWR Jaguar XJR-6 takes first World Sports-Prototype Championship win in Silverstone 1000km, driven by Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever
1986
Four drivers go into the last two grands prix with a chance of the title, which Alain Prost wins
Henri Toivonen is killed in a crash on the Tour de Corse
Frank Williams (pictured with Patrick Head) is paralysed in a car crash near Paul Ricard
Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Al Holbert wins Le Mans as Porsche sweeps the first seven places
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