1986 Season - Round 14 - 1986-09-21
Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Nelson Piquet (Williams) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Allen Berg (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P27 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Ayrton Senna |
| Team Lotus |
| 1 |
| Out of fuel |
| 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Allen Berg | Osella | 27 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 14 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | Not classified | 0 |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 12 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Alan Jones | Lola | 17 | Brakes | 0 |
| 25 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 26 | Transmission | 0 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Ivan Capelli | AGS | 25 | Transmission | 0 |