1986 Formula One Season

The was the 37th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 29th season of the Constructors' Championship. 
It began on March 23 in Brazil and ended on 26 October in Australia
The Drivers' World Championship was won by Alain Prost of , 2 points ahead of Nigel Mansell of. Nelson Piquet of was third.
The Constructors' Championship was won by , 2 points ahead of .
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==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry List===
==Calendar==
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuits 	Date
1 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro 	23 March
2 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 	13 April
3 	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 	27 April
4 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 	11 May
5 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	25 May
6 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 	15 June
7 	Detroit Grand Prix 	Detroit Street Circuit, Downtown Detroit, Michigan	22 June
8 	French Grand Prix 	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, Var 	6 July
9 	British Grand Prix 	Brands Hatch, Kent 	13 July
10 	German Grand Prix 	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 	27 July
11 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyoród 	10 August
12 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Österreichring, Spielberg 	17 August
13 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 	7 September
14 	Portuguese Grand Prix	Autódromo do Estoril,Estoril 	21 September
15 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 	12 October
16 	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide 	26 October
===Calendar changes===
*An attempt was made to revive the Argentine Grand Prix at the Buenos Aires Autodrome to be held on 9 March as Round 1, this was unsuccessful due to lack of sponsorship and no Argentinian driver competing in the championship.David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 36.
*The Japanese Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 6 April on a provisional calendar was cancelled as rebuilding parts of the Suzuka Circuit were too time consuming. It would last another year for the race to be held at Suzuka.
*The Spanish Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time in five years, but was moved from the Jarama circuit near Madrid to the newly built Circuito de Jerez in Andalusia.
*The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Brands Hatch, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. The 1986 British Grand Prix would be the last at Brands Hatch as from 1987 the British Grand Prix would be permanently held at Silverstone under FISA's one country one circuit rule. 
*The German Grand Prix returned to the Hockenheimring after using the Nürburgring for 1985, and would be permanently held at Hockenheim under FISA's one country one circuit rule.
*The Dutch Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 31 August was dropped after CENAV (Circuit Exploitatie Nederlandse Autorensport Vereniging) who owned the circuit went out of business, this was replaced by the Hungarian Grand Prix.
*The Belgian Grand Prix was moved to May, the 1985 race was scheduled for June but was moved to September because of the track surface breaking after a resurfacing with asphalt designed to deal with wet conditions was destroyed by hot, dry weather.
*The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved from mid April to mid September.
*The Mexican Grand Prix returned for the first time in 16 years. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City was upgraded to a new layout to improve safety. The race was held on 12 October; the race was originally supposed to return in 1985 but was cancelled due to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.
*The South African Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 26 October was dropped after due to Apartheid. FISA banned all events in South Africa until 1992.
==Results and standings==
===Grands Prix ===
The 1986 Formula One World Championship was contested over a sixteen-race series.
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole position	Fastest lap 	Winning driver	Winning constructor	
1 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nelson Piquet 	Nelson Piquet 	 	Report
2 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nigel Mansell 	Ayrton Senna 	 	Report
3 	San Marino Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna 	Nelson Piquet 	Alain Prost 	 	Report
4 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Alain Prost 	Alain Prost 	Alain Prost 	 	Report
5 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Report
6 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Report
7 	Detroit Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nelson Piquet 	Ayrton Senna 	 	Report
8 	French Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nigel Mansell 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Report
9 	British Grand Prix 	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Report
10 	German Grand Prix 	Keke Rosberg 	Gerhard Berger	Nelson Piquet 	 	Report
11 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nelson Piquet 	Nelson Piquet 	 	Report
12 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Teo Fabi 	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost 	 	Report
13 	Italian Grand Prix 	Teo Fabi 	Teo Fabi 	Nelson Piquet 	 	Report
14 	Portuguese Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna 	Nigel Mansell 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Report
15 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Ayrton Senna 	Nelson Piquet 	Gerhard Berger	 	Report
16 	Australian Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet 	Alain Prost 	 	Report
===World Drivers' Championship standings===
Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 6 Only the best eleven results counted towards each driver's championship total; discarded results are displayed within parentheses.Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 120
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos	Driver 	PointsOnly the best 11 results counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Alain Prost 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	72 (74)
2 	Nigel Mansell 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	70 (72)
3 	Nelson Piquet 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	69
4 	Ayrton Senna 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	55
5 	Stefan Johansson 	 	 	 	10th	 	 	 	 	 	11th†	 	 	 	 	12th†	 	23
6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	9th†	 	 	 	 	22
7 	Gerhard Berger 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	10 	 	7 	 	 	 	 	17
8 	Jacques Laffite 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
9 	Michele Alboreto 	 	 	10th†	 	 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
10 	René Arnoux 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th	 	7th 	15th†	7th 	14
11 	Martin Brundle 	 	 	8th 	 	 	9th 	 	10th	 	 	 	 	10th	 	11th 	 	8
12 	Alan Jones 	 	 	 	 	11th†	10th	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4
13 	Johnny Dumfries 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	7th	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	3
14 	Philippe Streiff 	7th 	 	 	11th	12th 	11th	9th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	9th 	 	 	† 	3
15 	Patrick Tambay 	 	8th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	2
16 	Teo Fabi 	10th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	10th	2
17 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	 	† 	 	8th 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th†	 	2
18 	Christian Danner 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	 	 	 	8th 	11th	9th 	 	1
19 	Philippe Alliot 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	8th 	1
— 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	7th	7th 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	10th	7th 	 	0
— 	Derek Warwick 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th	9th 	8th	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	 	 	12th	13th 	 	8th 	 	9th	 	10th	 	 	12th	10th†	9th 	0
— 	Huub Rothengatter 	 	 	 	 	 	12th	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	0
— 	Elio de Angelis 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Marc Surer 	 	 	9th 	9th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Piercarlo Ghinzani	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Allen Berg 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	13th	16th 	 	0
— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	0
— 	Alex Caffi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Ivan Capelli 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Eddie Cheever 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos	Driver 	Points 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
=== World Constructors' Championship standings===
Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pos 	Manufacturer	Carno.	Pts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1st 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	141
1st 	 	6 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	141
2nd 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	96
2nd 	 	2 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	9th†	 	 	 	 	96
3rd 	 	11 	9th.	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	7th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	58
3rd 	 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	58
4th 	 	27 	 	 	10th†	 	 	8th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	37
4th 	 	28 	 	 	 	10th	 	 	 	 	 	11th†	 	 	 	 	12th†	 	37
5th 	 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th	 	7th 	15th†	7th 	29
5th 	 	26 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	8th 	29
6th 	 	19 	10th	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	10th	19
6th 	 	20 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	19
7th 	 	3 	 	 	8th 	 	 	9th 	 	10th	 	 	 	 	10th	 	11th 	 	11
7th 	 	4 	7th 	 	 	11th	12th 	11th	9th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	9th 	 	 	† 	11
8th 	 	15 	 	 	 	 	11th†	10th	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6
8th 	 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	6
9th 	 	7 	 	 	† 	 	8th 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th†	 	2
9th 	 	8 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	10th	9th 	8th	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
10th	 	17 	 	 	9th 	9th 	9th 	 	 	11th	 	 	 	 	8th 	11th	9th 	 	1
10th	 	18 	 	7th	7th 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	10th	7th 	 	1
— 	Zakspeed 	14 	 	 	 	12th	13th 	 	8th 	 	9th	 	10th	 	 	12th	10th†	9th 	0
— 	Zakspeed 	29 	 	 	 	 	 	12th	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	0
- 	 	23 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	0
- 	 	24 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14th 	 	0
— 	 	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	16 	 	8th	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	21 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11th	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	22 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	 	13th	16th 	 	0
— 	 	31 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos 	Constructor 	Carno.	Pts