title: 1986 Individual Long Track World Championship
text: # 1986 Individual Long Track World Championship
  
  The 1986 Individual Long Track World Championship was the 16th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 14 September 1986 in Pfarrkirchen, Germany, which was West Germany at the time.
  
  The world title was won by Erik Gundersen of Denmark for the second time.
  
  ## Final Classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Heat Pts | Total Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Erik Gundersen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
  | 2 | Peter Collins | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
  | 3 | Marcel Gerhard | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
  | 4 | Gerd Riss | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ef | 17 |
  | 5 | Hans Nielsen | 5 | x | 5 | 4 | ef | 14 |
  | 6 | Karl Maier | 4 | 3 | 4 | ef | ef | 11 |
  | 7 | Bernd Diener | ef | 5 | 1 | 4 | E | 10 |
  | 8 | Kai Niemi | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | E | 10 |
  | 9 | Petr Vandirek | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | E | 9 |
  | 10 | Shawn Moran | 5 | 3 | ef | ef | E | 8 |
  | 11 | Hans Otto Pingel | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | E | 8 |
  | 12 | Emil Sova | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | 8 |
  | 13 | Phil Collins | 2 | 2 | 1 | E | E | 5 |
  | 14 | Pavel Karnas | 3 | 1 | 0 | E | E | 4 |
  | 15 | Roland Dannö | 0 | 0 | 4 | E | E | 4 |
  | 16 | Heinrich Diener | 2 | 1 | 1 | E | E | 4 |
  | 17 | Trevor Banks | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | E | 3 |
  | 18 | Alois Wiesböck | 0 | ef | ef | E | E | 0 |
  
  * E = eliminated (no further ride)
  * f = fell
  * ef = engine failure
  * x = excluded
  