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1986 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Grand Prix | Brazilian |
| Official name | 15º Grande Premio Brasil de Fórmula 1 |
| Image | Autódromo de Jacarepaguá 1978-1995.png |
| Date | 23 March |
| Year | 1986 |
| Race_No | 1 |
| Season_No | 16 |
| Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 3.126 |
| Course_km | 5.031 |
| Distance_laps | 61 |
| Distance_mi | 190.693 |
| Distance_km | 306.891 |
| Weather | Hot, dry and sunny |
| Pole_Driver | Ayrton Senna |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-Renault |
| Pole_Time | 1:25.501 |
| Pole_Country | Brazil |
| pole_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Fast_Driver | Nelson Piquet |
| Fast_Team | Williams-Honda |
| Fast_Time | 1:33.546 |
| Fast_Lap | 46 |
| Fast_Country | Brazil |
| fast_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| First_Driver | Nelson Piquet |
| First_Team | Williams-Honda |
| First_Country | Brazil |
| first_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Second_Driver | Ayrton Senna |
| Second_Team | Lotus-Renault |
| Second_Country | Brazil |
| second_flag_suffix | 1968 |
| Third_Driver | Jacques Laffite |
| Third_Team | Ligier-Renault |
| Third_Country | France |
| Lapchart |
The 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro on 23 March 1986. It was the opening race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship. It was the 15th Brazilian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Jacarepaguá. The race was held over 61 laps of the 5.03 km circuit for a race distance of 306.9 km.
The race was won by local driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda, after he started from second position. Compatriot Ayrton Senna took pole position in his Lotus-Renault, but Piquet overtook him on lap 3 and went on to win from him by 34 seconds. Frenchman Jacques Laffite finished third in a Ligier-Renault.
Summary
The new season had seen many driver changes, the most significant was Piquet's arrival at Williams after seven years at Brabham, while Keke Rosberg left Williams to join McLaren and Elio de Angelis joined Brabham after several seasons at Lotus. Senna used his influence at Lotus to ensure they hired a driver that would not interfere with his campaign which left Derek Warwick out of a seat, although that would prove to be temporary. Williams was missing their team principal, Frank Williams who had had a car accident in pre-season testing that left him a quadriplegic.
Senna led from pole position but was soon under threat from the Williams pair. Nigel Mansell spun off the track on the opening lap after contact with Senna, but Piquet was in the lead by lap three. As pitstops began it started to look as though Alain Prost (McLaren MP4/2C) might pull a surprise by only pitting once and snatching the win away from the Brazilians but that came to an end along with Prost's TAG-Porsche engine just past half-distance.
There was no threat to the Brazilian pair after that with Piquet retaking the lead from Senna after the latter's final tyre stop. Behind Laffite was his Ligier teammate René Arnoux. Fifth place was taken by the Tyrrell 014-Renault of Martin Brundle for his first official points finish since his debut season two years previously (Brundle had scored several points in including 2 points on debut in Brazil and a 2nd placing at Detroit, but had lost all points when Tyrrell were disqualified for the season). Gerhard Berger finished sixth in his Benetton B186-BMW on the debut for the new team which had taken over the Toleman team during the off-season. Philippe Streiff in the second Tyrrell, Elio de Angelis (Brabham BT55), Johnny Dumfries (Lotus 98T) and Teo Fabi (Benetton B186) were the only other finishers in a day of high attrition where Mansell had been the only non-mechanical retirement.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | BRA Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.893 | **1:25.501** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | BRA Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | **1:26.266** | 1:26.755 | +0.765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | GBR Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:27.406 | **1:26.749** | +1.248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FRA René Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 1:30.563 | **1:27.133** | +1.632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | FRA Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:30.175 | **1:27.190** | +1.689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.156 | **1:27.485** | +1.984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | FIN Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.763 | **1:27.705** | +2.204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:30.363 | **1:27.711** | +2.210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:28.467 | **1:28.099** | +2.598 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ITA Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | **1:29.294** | +3.793 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 1:30.452 | **1:29.503** | +4.002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ITA Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 1:31.138 | **1:29.748** | +4.247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FRA Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart | 1:31.429 | **1:30.594** | +5.093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.682 | **1:31.074** | +5.573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:32.911 | **1:31.244** | +5.743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | AUT Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 1:31.653 | **1:31.313** | +5.812 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | GBR Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:32.983 | **1:32.009** | +6.508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:35.669 | **1:32.388** | +6.887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | AUS Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 1:33.664 | **1:33.236** | +7.735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | SUI Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | **1:33.781** | 1:34.144 | +8.280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | GBR Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:35.199 | **1:33.784** | +8.283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ITA Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:37.835 | **1:34.646** | +9.145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.165 | **1:35.980** | +10.479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | FRG Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:39.389 | **1:36.558** | +11.057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:40.739 | **1:37.466** | +11.965 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | BRA **Nelson Piquet** | **Williams-Honda** | 61 | 1:39:32.583 | 2 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | BRA **Ayrton Senna** | **Lotus-Renault** | 61 | + 34.827 | 1 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | FRA **Jacques Laffite** | **Ligier-Renault** | 61 | + 59.759 | 5 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FRA **René Arnoux** | **Ligier-Renault** | 61 | + 1:28.429 | 4 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | GBR **Martin Brundle** | **Tyrrell-Renault** | 60 | + 1 lap | 17 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | AUT **Gerhard Berger** | **Benetton-BMW** | 59 | + 2 laps | 16 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRA Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 59 | + 2 laps | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW | 58 | + 3 laps | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 58 | + 3 laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | ITA Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 56 | + 5 laps | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BEL Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 37 | Exhaust | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 35 | Fuel system | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 30 | Engine | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | FRG Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 29 | Engine | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 26 | Brakes | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FRA Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart | 24 | Battery | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ITA Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 21 | Water leak | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | GBR Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | Engine | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | SUI Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 19 | Engine | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 18 | Clutch | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ITA Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 16 | Turbo | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Engine | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | FIN Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 6 | Engine | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | AUS Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 5 | Injection | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | GBR Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 0 | Spun off | 3 |
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Nelson Piquet | 9 | |
| 2 | BRA Ayrton Senna | 6 | |
| 3 | FRA Jacques Laffite | 4 | |
| 4 | FRA René Arnoux | 3 | |
| 5 | GBR Martin Brundle | 2 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR Williams-Honda | 9 | |
| 2 | FRA Ligier-Renault | 7 | |
| 3 | GBR Lotus-Renault | 6 | |
| 4 | GBR Tyrrell-Renault | 2 | |
| 5 | GBR Benetton-BMW | 1 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
References
- Pye, Steven. (2013-03-15). "Reliving the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix". Guardian News and Media Limited.
- "Grand Prix Results: Brazilian GP, 1986". Inside F1, Inc.
- "1986 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Brazil 1986 - Championship • STATS F1".
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