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1986 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitOsterreichring, 52 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1986 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 432nd World Championship race
  • 18th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 17th World Championship race at Osterreichring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG521hr 21m 22.531s9
2+7(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari51+1 lap6
3+11(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari50+2 laps4
4+12(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps3
5+8(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps2
6+16(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW49+3 laps1
7-5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW49+3 laps 
8+16(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed48DNF 
9-6(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG47DNF 
10+2(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault47+5 laps 
11+14(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo46+6 laps 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda32DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda29DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW25DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW17DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault16DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni13DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni13DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault13DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault12DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault10DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault9DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed8DNF 
R (CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo6DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW2DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW   

Notes

  • Huub Rothengatter ended lap 48 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Keke Rosberg ended lap 47 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Derek Warwick did not start the Grand Prix. Riccardo Patrese raced his car instead.
  • Patrese almost failed to start due to a broken gearbox before the decision was made to give him Warwick‘s car.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:23.549 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:23.7430.194
3(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG1:23.9030.354
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:24.0440.495
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:24.3460.797
6(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:24.6351.086
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:24.6971.148
8(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:25.2491.700
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:25.5612.012
10(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:25.7262.177
11(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault1:25.9172.368
12(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault1:26.3122.763
13(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth1:26.4892.940
14(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:26.6463.097
15(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:27.2123.663
16(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth1:27.4203.871
17(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:28.0184.469
18(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:28.5985.049
19(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:28.6455.096
20(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:28.9515.402
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:29.0735.524
22(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW1:29.4305.881
23(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni1:29.6156.066
24(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:32.5128.963
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:33.98810.439
26(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:36.15012.601

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell55
2(FRA) Alain Prost53
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna48
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet47
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg19
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite14
7(SWE) Stefan Johansson14
8(FRA) Rene Arnoux14
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto12
10(AUT) Gerhard Berger6
11(GBR) Martin Brundle5
12(AUS) Alan Jones3
13(ITA) Teo Fabi2
=(GBR) Johnny Dumfries2
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
16(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
17(FRA) Philippe Streiff1
=(DEU) Christian Danner1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Honda102
2McLaren-TAG72
3Lotus-Renault50
4Ligier-Renault28
5Ferrari26
6Benetton-BMW8
7Tyrrell-Renault6
8Lola-Ford Cosworth5
9Brabham-BMW2
10Arrows-BMW1

Stats & milestones

Wins
24th for Alain Prost
51st for McLaren
Podiums
45th for Alain Prost
16th for Michele Alboreto
4th for Stefan Johansson
303rd & 304th for Ferrari
131st for McLaren
Poles
2nd for Teo Fabi (first for Benetton)
1st for Benetton (30th different polesitter)
1-2 start
1st for Benetton (17th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
Fastest laps
2nd for Gerhard Berger
2nd for Benetton
Front row starts
2nd for Teo Fabi (first for Benetton) & Gerhard Berger
Points finishes
32nd and last for Patrick Tambay
1st for Christian Danner (227th different point scorer, 11th German driver)