1986 Belgian Grand Prix

Round

5/16

Date

May 25, 1986 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spa, Belgium

Circuit

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Circuit length

6.94 m (19 turns)

Race distance

298.42 km (43 laps)

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Mansell

Winner

1:27:57.925

Winning time

Piquet

Pole position

Prost

Fastest lap

1:59.282

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:27:57.925	5th	43	9
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	+19.827	4th	43	6
3	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	+26.592	11th	43	4
4	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	+29.634	9th	43	3
5	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1:10.690	17th	43	2
6	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	+2:17.772	3rd	43	1
7	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	+1 lap	6th	42
8	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	+1 lap	15th	42
9	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	+2 laps	21st	41
10	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+2 laps	2nd	41
11	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	Out of fuel	16th	40
12	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	+3 laps	18th	40
NC	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	+6 laps	20th	37
DNF	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Out of fuel	19th	35
DNF	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Gearbox	12th	25
DNF	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Electrical	23rd	25
DNF	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Gearbox	22nd	24
DNF	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	Engine	7th	23
DNF	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	Turbo	1st	16
DNF	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Electrical	14th	7
DNF	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Spun off	13th	7
DNF	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Engine	8th	6
DNF	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Engine	24th	3
DNF	#22 Christian Danner	Osella	Engine	25th	2
DNF	#16 Patrick Tambay	Lola	Accident	10th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:59.590
2	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:59.601	+0.011
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	2:00.054	+0.464
4	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	2:00.256	+0.666
5	#16 Patrick Tambay	Lola	2:00.724	+1.134
6	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	2:01.428	+1.838
7	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	2:01.732	+2.142
8	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	2:01.743	+2.153
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	2:01.902	+2.312
10	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	2:01.950	+2.360
11	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	2:02.151	+2.561
12	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	2:03.390	+3.800
13	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	2:03.399	+3.809
14	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	2:04.191	+4.601
15	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	2:04.684	+5.094
16	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:05.233	+5.643
17	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	2:05.821	+6.231
18	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	2:07.262	+7.672
19	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	2:07.480	+7.890
20	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2:08.572	+8.982
21	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:09.402	+9.812
22	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:14.177	+14.587
23	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	2:14.573	+14.983
24	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	14:02.706	+12:03.116

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:54.331
2	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:54.468	+0.137
3	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:54.501	+0.170
4	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:54.576	+0.245
5	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:54.582	+0.251
6	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:54.765	+0.434
7	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:55.576	+1.245
8	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:55.662	+1.331
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:56.242	+1.911
10	#16 Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:56.309	+1.978
11	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:56.496	+2.165
12	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:56.537	+2.206
13	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:57.462	+3.131
14	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:57.612	+3.281
15	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:57.612	+3.281
16	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	1:57.815	+3.484
17	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:58.238	+3.907
18	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:58.603	+4.272
19	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:59.960	+5.629
20	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:00.148	+5.817
21	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	2:01.320	+6.989
22	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:01.354	+7.023
23	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2:03.842	+9.511
24	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	2:05.092	+10.761
25	#22 Christian Danner	Osella	2:06.219	+11.888

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:54.331
2	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:54.501	+0.170
3	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:54.576	+0.245
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:54.582	+0.251
5	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:54.765	+0.434
6	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:54.939	+0.608
7	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:55.576	+1.245
8	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:55.662	+1.331
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:56.242	+1.911
10	#16 Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:56.309	+1.978
11	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:56.496	+2.165
12	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:56.537	+2.206
13	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:57.462	+3.131
14	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:57.612	+3.281
15	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:57.612	+3.281
16	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	1:57.815	+3.484
17	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:58.603	+4.272
18	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:59.960	+5.629
19	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:00.148	+5.817
20	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:01.354	+7.023
21	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	2:01.415	+7.084
22	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2:03.842	+9.511
23	#22 Christian Danner	Osella	2:06.219	+11.888
24	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:27.817	+33.486
25	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	3:38.767	+1:44.436

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:54.468
2	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:54.637	+0.169
3	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:55.039	+0.571
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:55.345	+0.877
5	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:55.776	+1.308
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:56.294	+1.826
7	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:56.354	+1.886
8	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:57.269	+2.801
9	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:57.440	+2.972
10	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:57.697	+3.229
11	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:57.797	+3.329
12	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:57.918	+3.450
13	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:58.238	+3.770
14	#16 Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:58.574	+4.106
15	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:58.619	+4.151
16	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	1:59.180	+4.712
17	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:59.347	+4.879
18	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	2:00.357	+5.889
19	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	2:00.984	+6.516
20	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	2:01.320	+6.852
21	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:01.528	+7.060
22	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:02.307	+7.839
23	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	2:05.092	+10.624
24	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2:06.006	+11.538
25	#22 Christian Danner	Osella	2:09.465	+14.997

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:59.282		31
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:59.867	+0.585	28
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:59.879	+0.597	40
4	#28 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	2:00.221	+0.939	34
5	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	2:00.751	+1.469	20
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	2:00.828	+1.546	32
7	#20 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	2:00.877	+1.595	25
8	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	2:01.204	+1.922	23
9	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	2:01.241	+1.959	30
10	#3 Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	2:01.555	+2.273	22
11	#15 Alan Jones	Lola	2:01.584	+2.302	36
12	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2:01.655	+2.373	35
13	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	2:01.663	+2.381	4
14	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	2:03.183	+3.901	35
15	#23 Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	2:03.916	+4.634	27
16	#14 Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	2:04.287	+5.005	28
17	#17 Marc Surer	Arrows	2:04.435	+5.153	36
18	#2 Keke Rosberg	McLaren	2:04.546	+5.264	2
19	#11 Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	2:04.781	+5.499	6
20	#18 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	2:05.545	+6.263	2
21	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:07.875	+8.593	19
22	#29 Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2:08.018	+8.736	7
23	#21 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	2:17.068	+17.786	3
24	#22 Christian Danner	Osella	2:34.035	+34.753	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1	4	25
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	3	23	-2
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1	2	18	-7
4	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1	2	15	-10
5	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	0	1	11	-14
6	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	0	1	7	-18
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	1	7	-18
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	6	-19
9	René Arnoux	Ligier	0	0	5	-20
10	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	0	3	-22
11	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-23
12	Teo Fabi	Benetton	0	0	2	-23
13	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	0	0	1	-24

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	TAG	2	4	34
2	Williams	Honda	2	4	33	-1
3	Lotus	Renault	1	4	25	-9
4	Ligier	Renault	0	1	12	-22
5	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	1	10	-24
6	Benetton	BMW	0	1	8	-26
7	Tyrrell	Renault	0	0	2	-32
8	Brabham	BMW	0	0	1	-33

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The 1986 Belgian Grand Prix started May 25, 1986 on Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with Gerhard Berger next to him. Alain Prost started from third place.

In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 57 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Stefan Johansson in third place.

After the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Senna is 2 points ahead of Alain Prost.