Pit Lane F1
1986 Season - Round 16 - 1986-10-26
Alain Prost won the 1986 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet (Williams) second and Stefan Johansson (Ferrari) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Martin Brundle (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Martin Brundle |
| Tyrrell |
| 16 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | Tyre | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | Tyre | 0 |
| 15 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | Mechanical | 0 |
| 21 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Transmission | 0 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Accident | 0 |
