Australian Grand Prix
1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Podium
PIQWilliams
2
PROMcLaren
1
JOHFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerPRO1:54:20.388 from P4
PoleMAN1:18.403
Fastest lapPIQ1:20.787 on lap 82
Finishers10 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 4 | ▲3 | 82 | 1:54:20.388 | 9 | 1:20.979 |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | – | 82 | +4.205s | 6 | 1:20.787 |
| 3 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | ▲9 | 81 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:22.136 |
| 4 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | ▲12 | 81 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:22.950 |
| 5 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | ▲5 | 80 | +2 laps | 2 | 1:22.681 |
| 6 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 14 | ▲8 | 80 | +2 laps | 1 | 1:22.464 |
| 7 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | ▼2 | 79 | +3 laps | 1:22.955 | |
| 8 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | – | 79 | +3 laps | 1:25.798 | |
| 9 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | ▲12 | 77 | +5 laps | 1:23.866 | |
| 10 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | ▲3 | 77 | +5 laps | 1:25.895 | |
| NC | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | 70 | Not classified | 1:24.182 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | Tyre | 1:21.194 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | 63 | Electrical | 1:23.095 | ||
| DNF | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 62 | Tyre | 1:21.900 | ||
| NC | ABEAllen Berg | Osella | 26 | 61 | Not classified | 1:33.172 | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | 57 | Brakes | 1:23.695 | ||
| DNF | DANChristian Danner | Arrows | 24 | 52 | Engine | 1:25.635 | ||
| DNF | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 1:25.351 | ||
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 3 | 43 | Engine | 1:24.149 | ||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 40 | Engine | 1:24.807 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | 40 | Mechanical | 1:26.591 | ||
| DNF | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | 29 | Suspension | 1:26.479 | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 15 | 16 | Engine | 1:24.585 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | 10 | Accident | 1:27.821 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 2 | Transmission | 1:34.172 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | Collision | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:18.403 | |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1:18.714 | +0.311s |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:18.906 | +0.503s |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:19.654 | +1.251s |
| 5 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:19.976 | +1.573s |
| 6 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:20.554 | +2.151s |
| 7 | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:20.778 | +2.375s |
| 8 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Ligier | 1:20.981 | +2.578s |
| 9 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:21.709 | +3.306s |
| 10 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:21.720 | +3.317s |
| 11 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 1:22.012 | +3.609s |
| 12 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:22.050 | +3.647s |
| 13 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 1:22.129 | +3.726s |
| 14 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:22.664 | +4.261s |
| 15 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 1:22.796 | +4.393s |
| 16 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:23.004 | +4.601s |
| 17 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 1:23.008 | +4.605s |
| 18 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:23.052 | +4.649s |
| 19 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:23.230 | +4.827s |
| 20 | WARDerek Warwick | Brabham | 1:23.313 | +4.910s |
| 21 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:23.476 | +5.073s |
| 22 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:24.295 | +5.892s |
| 23 | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:25.181 | +6.778s |
| 24 | DANChristian Danner | Arrows | 1:25.233 | +6.830s |
| 25 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:25.257 | +6.854s |
| 26 | ABEAllen Berg | Osella | 1:27.208 | +8.805s |
Adelaide Street Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1985 | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
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