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Australian Grand Prix 1986

Round 16 of 16  · 26 October 1986  · Adelaide  · 82 laps

WDC Decider

Fastest Lap Nelson Piquet 1:20.787 (lap 82)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 4 1:54:20.388 9
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet FL Williams 2 +4.205 6
3 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 12 +1 lap 4
4 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 16 +1 lap 3
5 STR Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 10 Out of fuel 2
6 DUM Johnny Dumfries Lotus 14 +2 laps 1
7 ARN René Arnoux Ligier 5 +3 laps —
8 ALL Philippe Alliot Ligier 8 +3 laps —
9 PAL Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 21 +5 laps —
10 FAB Teo Fabi Benetton 13 +5 laps —
NC TAM Patrick Tambay Lola 17 +12 laps —
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1 Tyre —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 19 Electrical —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg McLaren 7 Tyre —
NC BER Allen Berg Osella 26 +21 laps —
DNF WAR Derek Warwick Brabham 20 Brakes —
DNF DAN Christian Danner Arrows 24 Engine —
DNF BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 22 Engine —
DNF SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 3 Engine —
DNF BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 6 Engine —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Minardi 11 Mechanical —
DNF ROT Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 23 Suspension —
DNF JON Alan Jones Lola 15 Engine —
DNF NAN Alessandro Nannini Minardi 18 Accident —
DNF GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 25 Transmission —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 9 Collision —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:18.403
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Williams 1:18.714
3 SEN Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:18.906
4 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:19.654
5 ARN René Arnoux Ligier 1:19.976
6 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:20.554
7 ROS Keke Rosberg McLaren 1:20.778
8 ALL Philippe Alliot Ligier 1:20.981
9 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:21.709
10 STR Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:21.720
11 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Minardi 1:22.012
12 JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:22.050
13 FAB Teo Fabi Benetton 1:22.129
14 DUM Johnny Dumfries Lotus 1:22.664
15 JON Alan Jones Lola 1:22.796
16 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 1:23.004
17 TAM Patrick Tambay Lola 1:23.008
18 NAN Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:23.052
19 PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:23.230
20 WAR Derek Warwick Brabham 1:23.313
21 PAL Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:23.476
22 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:24.295
23 ROT Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 1:25.181
24 DAN Christian Danner Arrows 1:25.233
25 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:25.257
26 BER Allen Berg Osella 1:27.208