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1986 Detroit Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitDetroit, 63 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix was the:

  • 427th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Detroit Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Detroit
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault631hr 51m 12.847s9
2+4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault63+31.017s6
3+4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG63+31.824s4
4+7(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari63+1m 30.936s3
5-3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda62+1 lap2
6+2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW62+1 lap1
7+7(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault61+2 laps 
8+12(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed61+2 laps 
9+9(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault61+2 laps 
10+5(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW60+3 laps 
R (DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW51DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault46DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW44DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni43DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda41DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari40DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW38DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverLola-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo28DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault15DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo14DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG12DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW8DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni3DNF 
Did not start
  (NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed   

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:38.301 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:38.8390.538
3(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:39.0760.775
4(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault1:39.6891.388
5(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:40.3122.011
6(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault1:40.6762.375
7(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:40.7152.414
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:40.8192.518
9(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG1:40.8482.547
10(USA) Eddie CheeverLola-Ford Cosworth1:41.5403.239
11(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:41.6063.305
12(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:41.8363.535
13(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:42.2793.978
14(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:42.5114.210
15(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:42.5584.257
16(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:42.8154.514
17(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:43.6585.357
18(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:43.7965.495
19(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW1:44.2595.958
20(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:44.4016.100
21(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth1:44.4506.149
22(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:45.0596.758
23(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni1:46.7058.404
24(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:47.2308.929
25(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:48.68210.381
26(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:49.68011.379

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna36
2(FRA) Alain Prost33
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell29
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet19
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg14
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite13
7(SWE) Stefan Johansson7
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger6
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
10(FRA) Rene Arnoux6
11(GBR) Martin Brundle2
=(ITA) Teo Fabi2
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Honda48
2McLaren-TAG47
3Lotus-Renault36
4Ligier-Renault19
5Ferrari13
6Benetton-BMW8
7Tyrrell-Renault2
8Brabham-BMW2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Allen Berg (first Canadian driver to start a race since 1982)
Milestone race start
400th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 400 races)
Wins
4th for Ayrton Senna
77th for Lotus
Podiums
42nd for Alain Prost
32nd and last for Jacques Laffite
14th for Ayrton Senna
158th for Lotus
128th for McLaren
42nd for Ligier (last until 1993)
Poles
11th for Ayrton Senna
102nd for Lotus
Fastest laps
16th for Nelson Piquet
27th for Williams
Front row starts
15th for Ayrton Senna
10th for Nigel Mansell (35th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 10th British driver)
Pole & win
3rd for Ayrton Senna (last until 1988; last for Lotus)