Brazil Grand Prix 1986: results

Round 1 of the 1986 season, 23 March 1986, at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet. Nelson Piquet won for Williams from P2 on the grid. Ayrton Senna took pole position. Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet, 1:33.546 (lap 46).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Nelson PiquetWilliams1:39:32.5839
2Ayrton SennaLotus+34.8276
3Jacques LaffiteLigier+59.7594
4René ArnouxLigier+1:28.4293
5Martin BrundleTyrrell+1 lap2
6Gerhard BergerBenetton+2 laps1
7Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps0
8Elio De AngelisBrabham+3 laps0
9Johnny DumfriesLotus+3 laps0
10Teo FabiBenetton+5 laps0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsExhaust0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariFuel system0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenEngine0
DNFChristian DannerOsellaEngine0
DNFStefan JohanssonFerrariBrakes0
DNFPatrick TambayLolaBattery0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamWater leak0
DNFJonathan PalmerZakspeedEngine0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsEngine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiClutch0
DNFAndrea De CesarisMinardiTurbo0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergMcLarenEngine0
DNFAlan JonesLolaInjection0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsSpun off0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Ayrton SennaLotus
2Nelson PiquetWilliams
3Nigel MansellWilliams
4René ArnouxLigier
5Jacques LaffiteLigier
6Michele AlboretoFerrari
7Keke RosbergMcLaren
8Stefan JohanssonFerrari
9Alain ProstMcLaren
10Riccardo PatreseBrabham
11Johnny DumfriesLotus
12Teo FabiBenetton
13Patrick TambayLola
14Elio De AngelisBrabham
15Thierry BoutsenArrows
16Gerhard BergerBenetton
17Martin BrundleTyrrell
18Philippe StreiffTyrrell
19Alan JonesLola
20Marc SurerArrows
21Jonathan PalmerZakspeed
22Andrea De CesarisMinardi
23Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella
24Christian DannerOsella
25Alessandro NanniniMinardi

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