Pit Lane F1
1986 Season - Round 7 - 1986-06-22
Ayrton Senna won the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Alain Prost (McLaren) home for Team Lotus.
Jonathan Palmer (Zakspeed) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Ferrari |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Lola | 10 | Steering | 0 |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola | 21 | Steering | 0 |
| 20 | Allen Berg | Osella | 25 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | Turbo | 0 |
| 26 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
