1986 Season - Round 9 - 1986-07-13
Nigel Mansell won the 1986 British Grand Prix for Williams, with Nelson Piquet (Williams) second and Alain Prost (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Jonathan Palmer (Zakspeed) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 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 | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Ligier |
| 8 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 11 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 16 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 10 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 9 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | Not classified | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | Turbo | 0 |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 20 | Steering | 0 |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 21 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Lola | 14 | Throttle | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 23 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | Collision | 0 |