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1986 Mexican Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMexico City, 68 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1986 Mexican Grand Prix was the:

  • 435th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix (first since 1970)
  • 9th World Championship race at Mexico City (first since 1970)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW681hr 33m 18.700s9
2+4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG68+25.438s6
3-2(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault68+52.513s4
4-2(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda67+1 lap3
5-2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda67+1 lap2
6+4(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault67+1 lap1
7+14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW66+2 laps 
8+14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni66+2 laps 
9+11(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW66+2 laps 
10+8(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed65DNF 
11+5(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault65+3 laps 
12+2(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari64DNF 
13-8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW64DNF 
14+10(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni64+4 laps 
15-2(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault63DNF 
16+10(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo61+7 laps 
R (GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault53DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW37DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG32DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari10DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault8DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo8DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW4DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed   

Notes

  • Jonathan Palmer ended lap 65 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Stefan Johansson ended lap 64 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 64 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Rene Arnoux ended lap 63 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault1:16.990 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:17.2790.289
3(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:17.5140.524
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:17.6090.619
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:18.2851.295
6(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:18.4211.431
7(GBR) Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:18.5271.537
8(FRA) Patrick TambayLola-Ford Cosworth1:18.8391.849
9(ITA) Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:18.8931.903
10(FRA) Philippe AlliotLigier-Renault1:19.2572.267
11(FIN) Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG1:19.3422.352
12(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:19.3882.398
13(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Renault1:19.6242.634
14(SWE) Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:19.7692.779
15(AUS) Alan JonesLola-Ford Cosworth1:20.0903.100
16(GBR) Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault1:20.1983.208
17(GBR) Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:20.4793.489
18(GBR) Jonathan PalmerZakspeed1:20.6683.678
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:20.9463.956
20(DEU) Christian DannerArrows-BMW1:21.0694.079
21(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW1:21.1714.181
22(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni1:22.4705.480
23(NLD) Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:22.5245.534
24(ITA) Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:23.4576.467
25(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:24.1767.186
26(CAN) Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:26.5739.583

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell70
2(FRA) Alain Prost64
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet63
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna55
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg22
6(SWE) Stefan Johansson19
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
8(FRA) Jacques Laffite14
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto14
10(FRA) Rene Arnoux14
11(GBR) Martin Brundle5
12(AUS) Alan Jones4
13(ITA) Teo Fabi2
=(GBR) Johnny Dumfries2
=(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
16(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
17(FRA) Philippe Streiff1
=(DEU) Christian Danner1
=(FRA) Philippe Alliot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Honda135
2McLaren-TAG87
3Lotus-Renault57
4Ferrari33
5Ligier-Renault29
6Benetton-BMW19
7Lola-Ford Cosworth6
8Tyrrell-Renault6
9Brabham-BMW2
10Arrows-BMW1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Piercarlo Ghinzani (61st driver to start 50 races, 8th Italian driver)
Wins
1st for Gerhard Berger (76th different winner, 3rd Austrian driver)
1st for Benetton (28th different winner; last until 1989)
Podiums
47th for Alain Prost
17th for Ayrton Senna
2nd for Gerhard Berger
161st for Lotus
133rd for McLaren
2nd for Benetton
Poles
15th for Ayrton Senna
106th for Lotus
Fastest laps
18th for Nelson Piquet
32nd for Williams
Front row starts
37th for Nelson Piquet
19th for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
1st for Philippe Alliot (228th different point scorer, 24th French driver)