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Detroit Grand Prix

1986 Detroit Grand Prix

Round 7 of 16Detroit Street Circuit, DetroitJun 22 198663 laps

Podium

LAFLigier

SENLotus

PROMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerSEN1:51:12.847 from P1

PoleSEN1:38.301

Fastest lapPIQ1:41.233 on lap 41

Finishers10 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	SENAyrton Senna	Lotus	1	–	63	1:51:12.847	9	1:41.981
2	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	6	▲4	63	+31.017s	6	1:43.416
3	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	7	▲4	63	+31.824s	4	1:43.293
4	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	11	▲7	63	+90.936s	3	1:43.619
5	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	2	▼3	62	+1 lap	2	1:43.051
6	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	8	▲2	62	+1 lap	1	1:44.698
7	DUMJohnny Dumfries	Lotus	14	▲7	61	+2 laps		1:45.434
8	PALJonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	20	▲12	61	+2 laps		1:46.756
9	STRPhilippe Streiff	Tyrrell	18	▲9	61	+2 laps		1:46.869
10	WARDerek Warwick	Brabham	15	▲5	60	+3 laps		1:46.136
DNF	DANChristian Danner	Arrows	19		51	Electrical		1:49.499
DNF	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	4		46	Accident		1:42.921
DNF	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	13		44	Accident		1:47.005
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Minardi	23		43	Gearbox		1:46.621
DNF	PIQNelson Piquet	Williams	3		41	Accident		1:41.233
DNF	JOHStefan Johansson	Ferrari	5		40	Electrical		1:44.864
DNF	FABTeo Fabi	Benetton	17		38	Gearbox		1:47.122
DNF	CHEEddie Cheever	Lola	10		37	Steering		1:45.836
DNF	JONAlan Jones	Lola	21		33	Steering		1:46.579
DNF	ABEAllen Berg	Osella	25		28	Electrical		1:53.507
DNF	BRUMartin Brundle	Tyrrell	16		15	Electrical		1:47.819
DNF	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	22		14	Turbo		1:51.711
DNF	ROSKeke Rosberg	McLaren	9		12	Transmission		1:45.254
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	Benetton	12		8	Engine		1:45.914
DNF	NANAlessandro Nannini	Minardi	24		3	Turbo		1:53.122
DNS	ROTHuub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	26		0	Electrical		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	SENAyrton Senna	Lotus	1:38.301
2	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1:38.839	+0.538s
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Williams	1:39.076	+0.775s
4	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	1:39.689	+1.388s
5	JOHStefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:40.312	+2.011s
6	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:40.676	+2.375s
7	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:40.715	+2.414s
8	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:40.819	+2.518s
9	ROSKeke Rosberg	McLaren	1:40.848	+2.547s
10	CHEEddie Cheever	Lola	1:41.540	+3.239s
11	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:41.606	+3.305s
12	BERGerhard Berger	Benetton	1:41.836	+3.535s
13	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:42.279	+3.978s
14	DUMJohnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:42.511	+4.210s
15	WARDerek Warwick	Brabham	1:42.558	+4.257s
16	BRUMartin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:42.815	+4.514s
17	FABTeo Fabi	Benetton	1:43.658	+5.357s
18	STRPhilippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:43.796	+5.495s
19	DANChristian Danner	Arrows	1:44.259	+5.958s
20	PALJonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:44.401	+6.100s
21	JONAlan Jones	Lola	1:44.450	+6.149s
22	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:45.059	+6.758s
23	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Minardi	1:46.705	+8.404s
24	NANAlessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:47.230	+8.929s
25	ABEAllen Berg	Osella	1:48.682	+10.381s
26	ROTHuub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:49.680	+11.379s

Detroit Street Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1986. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1985	Keke Rosberg	Williams
1984	Nelson Piquet	Brabham
1983	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell
1982	John Watson	McLaren

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