← 1986 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1986
Brazilian Grand Prix
23 Mar 1986Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetBrazilfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 61 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 61 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 61 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 61 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 60 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 | — |
| P7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | 37 | Exhaust | 0 | — |
| P12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 30 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P14 | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | 29 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | 26 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 24 | Battery | 0 | — |
| P17 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | 21 | Water leak | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | 20 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | 18 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 16 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| P22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | 16 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 6 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P24 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | 5 | Injection | 0 | — |
| P25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | — | — | — |
| P3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — |
| P4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P9 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P12 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | — | — | — |
| P13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | — | — | — |
| P14 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P16 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | — | — | — |
| P17 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P18 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P19 | Alan Jones | Lola | — | — | — |
| P20 | Marc Surer | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | — | — | — |
| P22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | — | — | — |
| P23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — |
| P24 | Christian Danner | Osella | — | — | — |
| P25 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | — | — | — |