1986 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 23 March 1986 |
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| Circuit | Jacarepagua, 61 laps |
| Round | 1 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1985 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 61 | 1hr 39m 32.583s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 61 | +34.827s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 61 | +59.759s | 4 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 61 | +1m 28.429s | 3 | |
| 5 | +12 |  Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 60 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +10 |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 59 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +6 |  Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +2 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +2 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 56 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 30 | DNF | ||
| R |  Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 16 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Renault |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW |
| 16 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola-Hart |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
| 25 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:25.501 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:26.266 | 0.765 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:26.749 | 1.248 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 1:27.133 | 1.632 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:27.190 | 1.689 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.485 | 1.984 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 1:27.705 | 2.204 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.711 | 2.210 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.099 | 2.598 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:29.294 | 3.793 |
| 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 1:29.503 | 4.002 |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 1:29.748 | 4.247 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart | 1:30.594 | 5.093 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.074 | 5.573 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:31.244 | 5.743 |
| 16 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 1:31.313 | 5.812 |
| 17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:32.009 | 6.508 |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:32.388 | 6.887 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 1:33.236 | 7.735 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:33.781 | 8.280 |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:33.784 | 8.283 |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:34.646 | 9.145 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:35.988 | 10.487 |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:36.558 | 11.057 |
| 25 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:37.466 | 11.965 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1986 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 4 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Honda | 9 |
| 2 | Ligier-Renault | 7 |
| 3 | Lotus-Renault | 6 |
| 4 | Tyrrell-Renault | 2 |
| 5 | Benetton-BMW | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Johnny Dumfries, Alessandro Nannini
- Benetton
- Wins
- 14th for Nelson Piquet (first for Williams)
- 23rd for Williams
- Podiums
- 31st for Jacques Laffite, 30th for Nelson Piquet (13th driver to score 30 podiums, 2nd Brazilian driver; first for Williams), 10th for Ayrton Senna (44th driver to score ten podiums, 3rd Brazilian driver)
- 154th for Lotus, 63rd for Williams, 41st for Ligier
- Poles
- 8th for Ayrton Senna
- 99th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 13th for Nelson Piquet (first since 1984; first for Williams)
- 23rd for Williams
- Front row starts
- 31st for Nelson Piquet (first for Williams), 11th for Ayrton Senna
- Points finishes
- 1st for Martin Brundle (225th different point scorer, 46th British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 6th for Nelson Piquet (first since 1984; first for Williams)