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1986 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAdelaide, 82 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1986 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 436th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Adelaide
  • 1986 Drivers’ title decider
More 1986 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Next race1987 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG821hr 54m 20.388s9
2 (BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda82+4.205s6
3+9(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari81+1 lap4
4+12(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault81+1 lap3
5+5(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault80DNF2
6+8(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault80+2 laps1
7-2(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault79+3 laps 
8 (FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault79+3 laps 
9+12(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed77+5 laps 
10+3(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW77+5 laps 
NC (FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth70+12 laps 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda63DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW63DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG62DNF 
NC (CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo61+21 laps 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW57DNF 
R (DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW52DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW50DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault43DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW40DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni40DNF 
R (NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed29DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni10DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo2DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari0DNF 

Notes

  • Philippe Streiff ended lap 80 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Keke Rosberg ended lap 62 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG
5(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW
7(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG
8(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
10(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault
11(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni
12(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari
13(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW
14(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault
15(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault
17(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth
18(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni
19(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
20(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
22(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW
23(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed
24(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo
26  
Started from the pit lane
 (CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:18.403 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:18.7140.311
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:18.9060.503
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:19.6541.251
5(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault1:19.9761.573
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:20.5542.151
7(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG1:20.7782.375
8(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault1:20.9812.578
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:21.7093.306
10(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:21.7203.317
11(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni1:22.0123.609
12(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:22.0503.647
13(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:22.1293.726
14(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:22.6644.261
15(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth1:22.7964.393
16(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:23.0044.601
17(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth1:23.0084.605
18(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:23.0524.649
19(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:23.2304.827
20(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:23.3134.910
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:23.4765.073
22(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:24.2955.892
23(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:25.1816.778
24(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW1:25.2336.830
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:25.2576.854
26(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:27.2088.805

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost72
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell70
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet69
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna55
5(SWE) Stefan Johansson23
6(FIN) Keke Rosberg22
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite14
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto14
10(FRA) Rene Arnoux14
11(GBR) Martin Brundle8
12(AUS) Alan Jones4
13(FRA) Philippe Streiff3
=(GBR) Johnny Dumfries3
15(ITA) Teo Fabi2
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
17(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
18(DEU) Christian Danner1
=(FRA) Philippe Alliot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Honda141
2McLaren-TAG96
3Lotus-Renault58
4Ferrari37
5Ligier-Renault29
6Benetton-BMW19
7Tyrrell-Renault11
8Lola-Ford Cosworth6
9Brabham-BMW2
10Arrows-BMW1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Allen Berg (last Canadian driver to start a race until 1996)
Johnny Dumfries
Alan Jones (last Australian driver to start a race until 1990)
Keke Rosberg (last Finnish driver to start a race until 1989)
Huub Rothengatter (last Dutch driver to start a race until 1992)
Patrick Tambay
World Champion
2nd title for Alain Prost (10th driver to win two championships, 1st French driver; last French champion until 1989)
Wins
25th for Alain Prost
52nd for McLaren
Podiums
48th for Alain Prost
39th for Nelson Piquet
6th for Stefan Johansson (last for Ferrari)
306th for Ferrari
134th for McLaren
81st for Williams
Poles
4th for Nigel Mansell
17th for Williams
1-2 start
3rd for Williams
Fastest laps
19th for Nelson Piquet
33rd for Williams
Front row starts
38th for Nelson Piquet
14th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
2nd and last for Johnny Dumfries