| 2nd (scored 29 points) in the Europaen Formel 3000 Championship, Onyx March 86B- Cosworth. Champion was Ivan Capelli (38 points), GenoaRacing March 86B-Cosworth Pirro scored in the following events |
| April 13 |
Daily Express Trophy, Silverstone |
2nd |
| May 4 |
Gran Premio di Roma, Vallelunga |
3rd |
| May 19 |
Grand Prix de Pau, Pau |
2nd |
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pole position 1:11,83 |
| June 29 |
Euro Mugello, Mugello |
6th |
| September 28 |
Le Mans F3000, Le Mans |
1st |
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pole position 1:27,31, fastest lap 1:29,20 |
| October 5 |
Jarama F3000, Jarama |
2nd |
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pole position 1:18,17 |
Le Mans: The race had actually been won by Pierluigi Martini who was disqualified afterwards because his team had worked on the car after the race had been suspended after 43 of 58 laps, followed by a re-start. This disqualification gained the points for Pirro - who had come in on 2nd position - which were necessary to become the overall second in the championship. Pirro participated in the Macao Formula 3 Grand Prix for the Marlboro Theodore Racing Team for the third year in a row. Formula 1 tests for Benetton in a Benetton-BMW B186 Turbo |
