Spanish GP - Round 1, Jarama, Spain, Sunday, May 4th 1986.
Interest had rarely been greater in a 500 cc world championship than when the season opened at Jarama in Spain. After the long lay-off , the fastest men on two wheels lined up. And all eyes were on Freddie Spencer, the Rothmans Honda rider from Louisiana, aiming for his third title, having won in 1983 and 1985.
Alongside him was new team-mate Australian Wayne Gardner, both men equipped with the fabulous new four-cylinder NSR500 Hondas.
Opposition was provided by the Yamaha duo of 1984 champion Eddie Lawson and Briton Rob McElnea, while a host of others enjoyed semi-official works backing, including Frenchman Raymond Roche, re-joining Honda after a lean 1985 season with Yamaha.
This video vividly captures the action on the sweeping curves of Jarama, and takes a look at the equally interesting 250 cc class, where reigning champion Freddie Spencer's decision to opt out left the prospect of a return to the tightly-packed fields fighting it out at the front. Prominent was former double world champion Toni Mang.
But it was the larger class that the crowds eagerly awaited the curtain-call upon. Could Kenny Roberts' pairing Randy Mamola and Mike Baldwin cause the upset they predicted? Watch this exciting tape and find out for yourself!
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