1986 Season - Round 3 - 1986-04-27
Alain Prost won the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet (Williams) second and Gerhard Berger (Benetton) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 19 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix, completing round 3 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 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Stefan Johansson |
| Ferrari |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 6 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | Out of fuel | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | Turbo | 0 |
| 11 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 8 | Wheel | 0 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | Brakes | 0 |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Osella | 25 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Lola | 21 | Overheating | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | Turbo | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | Accident | 0 |