1986 Season - Round 5 - 1986-05-25
Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix for Williams, with Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) second and Stefan Johansson (Ferrari) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 5 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 | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Ferrari |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 2 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Lola | 16 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 19 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 15 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Osella | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 10 | Accident | 0 |