John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, was a Scottish peer and racing driver, best known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1988. He was known as Johnny Dumfries, or, after he succeeded
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The 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 40th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1986 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1986 Formula One World Champion
John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute
…Engineering before switching to Lola Motorsport. It was a disappointing season, with a sixth-place finish in Vallelunga being the highlight of the year. In 1986, Bute made his breakthrough into F1, and raced a single season for the JPS Team Lotus. He was a late addition to the team, apparently as a result of…
Alain Prost (pictured in 1985) won his second consecutive Drivers' Championship, driving for McLaren. The first driver in 26 years to win consecutive titles.
Nigel Mansell, driving for Williams, finished runner-up to Prost by two points after dramatically retiring from the final race.
Williams-Honda won the World Constructors' Championship with the Williams FW11.
McLaren-TAG finished runner-up in the Constructors' Championship with the McLaren MP4/2.