Pit Lane F1
1986 Season - Round 15 - 1986-10-12
Gerhard Berger won the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix for Benetton, with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Thierry Boutsen (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Williams |
| 2 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 18 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 14 | Turbo | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | Tyre | 0 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | Puncture | 0 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 8 | Accident | 0 |
