Brazilian Grand Prix
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1986
Podium
SENLotus
2
PIQWilliams
1
LAFLigier
3
Key facts
WinnerPIQ1:39:32.583 from P2
PoleSEN1:25.501
Fastest lapPIQ1:33.546 on lap 46
Finishers10 / 25classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 61 | 1:39:32.583 | 9 | 1:33.546 |
| 2 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1 | ▼1 | 61 | +34.827s | 6 | 1:34.785 |
| 3 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | ▲2 | 61 | +59.759s | 4 | 1:35.767 |
| 4 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | – | 61 | +88.429s | 3 | 1:36.414 |
| 5 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | ▲12 | 60 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:37.869 |
| 6 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | ▲10 | 59 | +2 laps | 1 | 1:36.958 |
| 7 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | ▲11 | 59 | +2 laps | 1:39.651 | |
| 8 | DEAElio De Angelis | Brabham | 14 | ▲6 | 58 | +3 laps | 1:35.121 | |
| 9 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 11 | ▲2 | 58 | +3 laps | 1:35.033 | |
| 10 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | ▲2 | 56 | +5 laps | 1:33.998 | |
| DNF | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | 37 | Exhaust | 1:38.591 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Fuel system | 1:35.532 | ||
| DNF | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 30 | Engine | 1:35.381 | ||
| DNF | DANChristian Danner | Osella | 24 | 29 | Engine | 1:43.712 | ||
| DNF | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | 26 | Brakes | 1:36.983 | ||
| DNF | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 24 | Battery | 1:38.674 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | 21 | Water leak | 1:38.409 | ||
| DNF | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | 20 | Engine | 1:41.849 | ||
| DNF | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 20 | 19 | Engine | 1:39.970 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | 18 | Clutch | 1:40.461 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 16 | Turbo | 1:36.475 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | 16 | Engine | 1:43.412 | ||
| DNF | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 6 | Engine | 1:38.027 | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 19 | 5 | Injection | 1:38.710 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 0 | Spun off | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:25.501 | |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1:26.266 | +0.765s |
| 3 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.749 | +1.248s |
| 4 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:27.133 | +1.632s |
| 5 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:27.190 | +1.689s |
| 6 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.485 | +1.984s |
| 7 | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:27.705 | +2.204s |
| 8 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.711 | +2.210s |
| 9 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:28.099 | +2.598s |
| 10 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:29.294 | +3.793s |
| 11 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:29.503 | +4.002s |
| 12 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 1:29.748 | +4.247s |
| 13 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 1:30.594 | +5.093s |
| 14 | DEAElio De Angelis | Brabham | 1:31.074 | +5.573s |
| 15 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:31.244 | +5.743s |
| 16 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.313 | +5.812s |
| 17 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:32.009 | +6.508s |
| 18 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:32.388 | +6.887s |
| 19 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 1:33.236 | +7.735s |
| 20 | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 1:33.781 | +8.280s |
| 21 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:33.784 | +8.283s |
| 22 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 1:34.646 | +9.145s |
| 23 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:35.988 | +10.487s |
| 24 | DANChristian Danner | Osella | 1:36.558 | +11.057s |
| 25 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:37.466 | +11.965s |
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Previous winners here
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1984 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1982 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1981 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams |
| 1978 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
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