1986 Season - Round 10 - 1986-07-27
Nelson Piquet won the 1986 German Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Nigel Mansell (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Allen Berg (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 German Grand Prix, completing round 10 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 | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Ligier |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Out of fuel | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 12 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 17 | Turbo | 0 |
| 14 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 22 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 12 | Radiator | 0 |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Clutch | 0 |
| 24 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 26 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | Accident | 0 |