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1986 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBrands Hatch, 75 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1986 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 429th World Championship race
  • 37th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 14th and last World Championship race at Brands Hatch
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda751hr 30m 38.471s9
2-1(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda75+5.574s6
3+3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG74+1 lap4
4+4(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault73+2 laps3
5+6(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault72+3 laps2
6+10(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault72+3 laps1
7+3(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault72+3 laps 
8+1(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW72+3 laps 
9+13(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed69+6 laps 
NC (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW62+13 laps 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari51DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni50DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW45DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW39DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault27DNF 
R (NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed24DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni23DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW22DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari20DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG7DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault0DNF 
R (DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW0DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 
R (CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:06.961 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:07.3990.438
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:07.5240.563
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:08.1961.235
5(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG1:08.4771.516
6(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:09.3342.373
7(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:09.4092.448
8(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault1:09.5432.582
9(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:10.2093.248
10(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:10.3043.343
11(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:10.3343.373
12(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:10.3383.377
13(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:10.9413.980
14(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth1:11.1214.160
15(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:11.2674.306
16(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:11.4504.489
17(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth1:11.4584.497
18(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:11.5004.539
19(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:12.2815.320
20(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:12.8485.887
21(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni1:12.9806.019
22(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:13.0096.048
23(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW1:13.2616.300
24(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:16.1349.173
25(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:16.8549.893
26(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:18.31911.358

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell47
2(FRA) Alain Prost43
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna36
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet29
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg17
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite14
7(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
8(SWE) Stefan Johansson7
9(AUT) Gerhard Berger6
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
11(GBR) Martin Brundle4
12(ITA) Teo Fabi2
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
14(FRA) Philippe Streiff1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Honda76
2McLaren-TAG60
3Lotus-Renault36
4Ligier-Renault25
5Ferrari13
6Benetton-BMW8
7Tyrrell-Renault5
8Brabham-BMW2

Stats & milestones

Last start
Jacques Laffite
Milestone race start
50th for Thierry Boutsen (60th driver to start 50 races, 2nd Belgian driver)
50th for Lola (24th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
6th for Nigel Mansell (3rd driver to win the British Grand Prix for Williams)
27th for Williams
Race 1-2
7th for Williams
Podiums
44th for Alain Prost
34th for Nelson Piquet
13th for Nigel Mansell
130th for McLaren
71st & 72nd for Williams
Poles
20th for Nelson Piquet (4th driver to take 20 pole positions, 1st Brazilian driver)
16th for Williams
1-2 start
2nd for Williams
Fastest laps
5th for Nigel Mansell
29th for Williams
Front row starts
35th for Nelson Piquet
12th for Nigel Mansell
Points finishes
50th for Nelson Piquet
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Nigel Mansell