Pit Lane F1
1986 Season - Round 1 - 1986-03-23
Nelson Piquet won the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Martin Brundle (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Ligier |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | Battery | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | Water leak | 0 |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | Clutch | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | Injection | 0 |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
