1986 Italian Grand Prix

The 1986 Italian Grand Prix, otherwise officially known as the LVII Grand Premio d'Italia, was the thirteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 7 September 1986 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.'Italian GP, 1986', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr433.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019) The race would see Nelson Piquet claim victory ahead of teammate Nigel Mansell, closing the gap between them in the Championship to five points.
The stars of qualifying proved to be the two s once again, with Teo Fabi grabbing pole while teammate Gerhard Berger secured fourth. Alain Prost and Championship leader Mansell split the two Benettons in second and third, while Ayrton Senna and Piquet shared the third row.
There would be a rather bizarre set of circumstances ahead of the start, with both Fabi and Prost forced to start off the front row after issues on the formation lap. For Fabi, the Italian would be forced to start from the back of the grid, while Prost had to jump in the spare , a swap that the officials took a dim view of.
As such, Berger was left with a clear run off the line to grab the lead, with Mansell, Piquet and René Arnoux giving chase into the Rettifilo. Senna, meanwhile, was left stranded on the grid as his clutch failed, although the rest of the field miraculously managed to move around the without issue.
Michele Alboreto was the man on the move during the early stages, elbowing his scarlet ahead of Arnoux, while Berger, Mansell, Piquet and Keke Rosberg broke clear ahead. Indeed, Berger would lead until the end of the seventh lap, when Mansell cruised past down the back straight.
That proved to be it for Berger's bid for victory, with the Austrian soon slipping behind Piquet and Alboreto as he had to conserve fuel. Rosberg was also in trouble, and hence had slipped out of the top four, while Prost was show a black flag for an illegal switch of cars. That ultimately proved to be a pointless gesture, however, for Prost would retire a few laps after being disqualified with an engine failure.
The stops came and went with a spin for Alboreto, with the Italian's, and hence Ferrari's, hopes of victory ended as he had to stop for repairs. Piquet, meanwhile, would leap ahead of teammate Mansell during the stops, and duly eased clear during the second half of the race.
Indeed, there were no major changes to the order at the head of the field, with Piquet cruising home ten seconds clear of his teammate to claim victory. Third would go to Alboreto's teammate Stefan Johansson after a quiet day of running, with Rosberg, Berger and Alan Jones claiming the rest of the points.
Piquet's win ensured that he moved up to second in the Championship hunt, five points behind teammate Mansell as the pair pulled out a small advantage over Prost and Senna. In contrast, the one-two for Williams-Honda had effectively settled the Constructors Championship, with rivals McLaren-TAG Porsche needing to finish all three remaining races with one-twos without the Anglo-Japanese squad scoring.
==Background==
Nigel Mansell had held onto his Championship lead in Austria in spite of the fact that he failed score, although his advantage had been drastically cut. Indeed, Alain Prost's victory ensured that the defending Champion leapt back into second ahead of Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna, and was just two points behind the Brit. Piquet and Senna, meanwhile, had not lost any ground in third and fourth, meaning just eight points covered the top four.
In contrast there had been little change atop the Constructors Championship in the mountains, with holding a healthy 30 point lead. Indeed, had only managed to chip nine points out of their advantage after Prost's win, with four races left to try and overhaul the Anglo-Japanese squad's 102 point tally. Behind, had lost ground in third, while had almost doubled their points in one afternoon, moving within two of fourth placed .
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Alain Prost 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2C 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
2 	Keke Rosberg 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/2C 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
3 	Martin Brundle 	Data General Team Tyrrell 	 	015 	 	EF15 1.5 V6t 	
4 	Philippe Alliot 	Data General Team Tyrrell 	 	015 	 	EF15 1.5 V6t 	
5 	Nigel Mansell 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW11 	 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	
6 	Nelson Piquet 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW11 	 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	
7 	Riccardo Patrese 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT55 	 	M12/13/1 1.5 L4t 	
8 	Derek Warwick 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT55 	 	M12/13/1 1.5 L4t 	
11 	Johnny Dumfries 	John Player Special Team Lotus 	 	98T 	 	EF15B 1.5 V6t 	
12 	Ayrton Senna 	John Player Special Team Lotus 	 	98T 	 	EF15B 1.5 V6t 	
14 	Jonathan Palmer 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	861 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
15 	Alan Jones 	Team Haas (USA) Ltd. 	 	THL2 	 	GBA 1.5 V6t 	
16 	Patrick Tambay 	Team Haas (USA) Ltd. 	 	THL2 	 	GBA 1.5 V6t 	
17 	Christian Danner 	Barclay Arrows BMW 	 	A8 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
18 	Thierry Boutsen 	Barclay Arrows BMW 	 	A8 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
19 	Teo Fabi 	Benetton Formula 	 	B186 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
20 	Gerhard Berger 	Benetton Formula 	 	B186 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
21 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1G 	 	890T 1.5 V8t 	
22 	Alex Caffi 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1F 	 	890T 1.5 V8t 	
23 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M186 	 	615-90 1.5 V6t 	
24 	Alessandro Nannini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M185B 	 	615-90 1.5 V6t 	
25 	René Arnoux 	Equipe Ligier 	 	JS27 	 	EF15 1.5 V6t 	
26 	Philippe Alliot 	Equipe Ligier 	 	JS27 	 	EF15 1.5 V6t 	
27 	Michele Alboreto 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F1/86 	 	032 1.5 V6t 	
28 	Stefan Johansson 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F1/86 	 	032 1.5 V6t 	
29 	Huub Rothengatter 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	861 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
31 	Ivan Capelli 	Jolly Club SpA 	 	JH21C 	 	615-90 1.5 V6t 	
Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:26.019 	1:24.078 	—
2 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	1:26.885 	1:24.514 	+0.436s
3 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:26.181 	1:24.882 	+0.804s
4 	20 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:25.580 	1:24.885 	+0.807s
5 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:25.363 	1:24.916 	+0.838s
6 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:26.614 	1:25.137 	+1.059s
7 	8 	Derek Warwick 	 	7:12.970 	1:25.175 	+1.097s
8 	2 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:26.742 	1:25.378 	+1.300s
9 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	— 	1:25.549 	+1.471s
10 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:27.438 	1:26.111 	+2.033s
11 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:27.928 	1:26.187 	+2.109s
12 	28 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:26.517 	1:26.422 	+2.344s
13 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:28.051 	1:26.754 	+2.676s
14 	26 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:27.287 	1:27.269 	+3.191s
15 	16 	Patrick Tambay 	 	1:29.744 	1:27.808 	+3.730s
16 	17 	Christian Danner 	 	1:30.397 	1:27.923 	+3.845s
17 	11 	Johnny Dumfries 	 	1:28.857 	1:28.024 	+3.946s
18 	15 	Alan Jones 	 	7:40.132 	1:28.403 	+3.965s
19 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:29.239 	1:28.690 	+4.612s
20 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:31.266 	1:29.125 	+5.047s
21 	23 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:31.375 	1:29.561 	+5.483s
22 	14 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:32.064 	1:29.659 	+5.581s
23 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:30.199 	1:30.976 	+6.121s
24 	29 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	1:32.726 	1:30.904 	+6.826s
25 	31 	Ivan Capelli 	 	58:12.143 	1:33.844 	+9.766s
26 	21 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:36.128 	1:36.334 	+12.050s
27 	22 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:36.900 	1:38.493 	+12.822s
Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'57. Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1986/races/510/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 30/03/2019)'Italy 1986: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
** Fabi was unable to start from pole after stalling on the formation lap.
*† Prost would start from the pit lane after an issue on the formation lap.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	51 	1:17:42.889 	6 	9
2 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	51 	+9.828s 	3 	6
3 	28 	Stefan Johansson 	 	51 	+22.915s 	12 	4
4 	2 	Keke Rosberg 	 	51 	+53.809s 	8 	3
5 	20 	Gerhard Berger 	 	50 	+1 Lap 	4 	2
6 	15 	Alan Jones 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	18 	1
7 	18 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	13 	
8 	17 	Christian Danner 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	16 	
9 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	23 	
10 	3 	Martin Brundle 	 	49 	+2 Laps 	20 	
NC* 	22 	Alex Caffi 	 	45 	+6 Laps 	27 	
Ret 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	44 	Puncture 	1 	
Ret 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	33 	Engine 	9 	
Ret 	23 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	33 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	31 	Ivan Capelli 	 	31 	Puncture 	25 	
Ret 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	30 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	14 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	27 	Engine 	22 	
DSQ† 	1T 	Alain Prost 	 	27 	Disqualified 	2 	
Ret 	26 	Philippe Alliot 	 	22 	Engine 	14 	
Ret 	11 	Johnny Dumfries 	 	18 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret 	8 	Derek Warwick 	 	16 	Spin 	7 	
Ret 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	15 	Electrical 	19 	
Ret 	21 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	12 	Suspension 	26 	
Ret 	16 	Patrick Tambay 	 	2 	Accident 	15 	
Ret 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	2 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	29 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	1 	Engine 	24 	
Ret 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	0 	Transmission 	5 	
Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)	Source:'Italy 1986: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Caffi was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
*† Prost was disqualified from the race after an illegal car change.
==Milestones==
* Debut race for as a constructor.'1986 Italy GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1986&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 30/03/2019)
* Alex Caffi made his Grand Prix debut.
* Third and final pole position for Teo Fabi.'13. Italy 1986', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/italie.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2019)
* Seventeenth victory for Nelson Piquet.
* secured their 30th victory as a constructor.
** claimed their fifteenth win as an engine supplier.
* Fabi recorded his first fastest lap.
==Standings==
Nigel Mansell had effectively extended his Championship lead in Italy, although his teammate Nelson Piquet had emerged as his biggest threat to the title. Indeed, the Brazilian was now just five off his teammate with three races to go, while Alain Prost slipped to third, eight off the lead, after his disqualification and retirement. Ayrton Senna, meanwhile, was on the verge of dropping out of the title fight, leaving Italy thirteen off the lead.
In the Constructors' Championship it looked likely that would take the crown in Portugal, with their Italian one-two leaving them with 117 points. could still mathematically beat the Anglo-Japanese effort, although they would have to claim first and second in all three remaining races without Williams-Honda scoring. Indeed, they were instead in a fight to consolidate second, with still a threat.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Nigel Mansell 	61 	
2 	Nelson Piquet 	56 	2
3 	Alain Prost 	53 	1
4 	Ayrton Senna 	48 	1
5 	Keke Rosberg 	22 	
6 	Stefan Johansson 	18 	1
7 	Jacques Laffite 	14 	1
8 	René Arnoux 	14 	
9 	Michele Alboreto 	12 	
10 	Gerhard Berger 	8 	
11 	Martin Brundle 	5 	
12 	Alan Jones 	4 	
13 	Johnny Dumfries 	2 	
14 	Patrick Tambay 	2 	
15 	Teo Fabi 	2 	
16 	Riccardo Patrese 	2 	
17 	Philippe Streiff 	1 	
18 	Christian Danner 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	117 	
2 	 	75 	
3 	 	50 	
4 	 	30 	1
5 	 	28 	1
6 	 	10 	
7 	 	6 	1
8 	 	6 	1
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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