1986 Formula One season

1986 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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Alain Prost won his second consecutive drivers championship.

Nigel Mansell finished as runner-up.

Mansell's team mate Nelson Piquet finished the season ranked third.

The 1986 Formula One season was the 37th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 23, 1986, and ended on October 26 after sixteen races.

The season culminated in a points battle between the Williams duo of Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell versus McLaren's Alain Prost at the final race, the 1986 Australian Grand Prix. Mansell's tyre blew in spectacular fashion and Piquet, in the lead at the time of the incident, was brought in for an unscheduled pit stop soon afterward by Williams to prevent the same happening to his tyres. This enabled Prost to take the lead and the race victory (his 4th of the season) and to secure his second consecutive drivers championship.

For the first (and to date only) year, turbocharged engines were compulsory due to a ban on naturally aspirated (atmospheric) engines. The law banning atmospheric engines was rescinded in 1987, in preparation for a ban on all forced induction engines for 1989.

The Formula One cars of 1986 are the most powerful F1 cars to ever have raced. There were still no limits on engine power, and some engines, including the BMW M12 1.5 single turbocharged straight-4 engine used by the Benetton, Brabham and Arrows teams could throw out 1,350+ hp at 5.5 bar boost (79.7 psi) during qualifying, this would happen when the engineers took the boost restrictors off the engine; although it would only last for 3 laps at full use. The boost of the engines would often be restricted to the point where they would only be producing around 900-1,000 hp during the race.

But at many races, particularly at high speed circuits like Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Hockenheim, the Österreichring and Monza fuel consumption was always a concern; as the FIA lessened the amount of allowable fuel from 220 liters in 1984 and 1985 to 195 liters for 1986. As a result, fuel consumption became a problem for most teams; as the engines were slightly more powerful than before. There were many races where a number of drivers ran out of fuel, most notably Alain Prost at Hockenheim, who so very nearly finished 3rd but ran out of fuel less than a quarter of a mile from the finishing line. He got out and desperately tried to push his stricken car across the finish line; he never made it and finished 6th. The Honda engines exclusively supplied to the Williams team had the edge on fuel consumption and reliability, but the TAG/Porsche, Renault and BMW engineers were able to gain some ground later in the season.

Drivers who retired from F1 racing at the end on 1986 were Patrick Tambay as well as 1980 World Champion Alan Jones and 1982 champion Keke Rosberg while injuries suffered at the British Grand Prix forced the retirement of Jacques Laffite. Those who never drove in an F1 race again after 1986 were Johnny Dumfries, Huub Rothengatter and Allen Berg while Marc Surer suffered a serious rally crash following his 9th place finish in the Belgian Grand Prix which forced his retirement from driving altogether. Elio de Angelis was killed in a testing accident at the Circuit Paul Ricard after the Monaco Grand Prix - the last driver to die in an F1 crash until Roland Ratzenberger in 1994.

The 1986 Formula One calendar featured 2 new events, the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Mexican Grand Prix, returning to the calendar after 16 years absence. The 2 exits were the Dutch Grand Prix after 33 years of being on the calendar and the South African Grand Prix after being on the calendar for 21 years.

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver	Rounds
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren-TAG	MP4/2C	TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6t	G	1	Alain Prost	All
					2	Keke Rosberg	All
Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell-Renault	014 015	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t	G	3	Martin Brundle	All
					4	Philippe Streiff	All
Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams-Honda	FW11	Honda RA166E 1.5 V6t	G	5	Nigel Mansell	All
					6	Nelson Piquet	All
Motor Racing Developments	Brabham-BMW	BT55	BMW M12/13/1 1.5 L4t	P	7	Riccardo Patrese	All
					8	Elio de Angelis	1-4
						Derek Warwick	6-16
John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus-Renault	98T	Renault EF15B 1.5 V6t	G	11	Johnny Dumfries	All
					12	Ayrton Senna	All
West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	861	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4t	G	14	Jonathan Palmer	All
					29	Huub Rothengatter	3-16
Team Haas (USA) Ltd	Lola-Hart	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t	G	15	Alan Jones	1-2
					16	Patrick Tambay	1-3
	Lola-Ford	THL2	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t		15	Alan Jones	3-16
					16	Patrick Tambay	4-6, 8-16
						Eddie Cheever	7
Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows-BMW	A8 A9	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t	G	17	Marc Surer	1-5
						Christian Danner	7-16
					18	Thierry Boutsen	All
Benetton Formula Ltd	Benetton-BMW	B186	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t	P	19	Teo Fabi	All
					20	Gerhard Berger	All
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1G FA1F FA1H	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t	P	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	All
					22	Christian Danner	1-6
						Allen Berg	7-12, 14-16
						Alex Caffi	13
Minardi Team SpA	Minardi-Motori Moderni	M185B M186	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	P	23	Andrea de Cesaris	All
					24	Alessandro Nannini	All
Equipe Ligier	Ligier-Renault	JS27	Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t	P	25	René Arnoux	All
					26	Jacques Laffite	1-9
						Philippe Alliot	10-16
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	F1/86	Ferrari 032 1.5 V6t	G	27	Michele Alboreto	All
					28	Stefan Johansson	All
Jolly Club SpA	AGS-Motori Moderni	JH21C	Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t	G	31	Ivan Capelli	13-14

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 23	Jacarepaguá	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	Report
2	Spanish Grand Prix	April 13	Jerez	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	Report
3	San Marino Grand Prix	April 27	Imola	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
4	Monaco Grand Prix	May 11	Monaco	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 25	Spa-Francorchamps	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Report
6	Canadian Grand Prix	June 15	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Report
7	Detroit Grand Prix	June 22	Detroit	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	Report
8	French Grand Prix	July 6	Paul Ricard	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Report
9	British Grand Prix	July 13	Brands Hatch	Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Report
10	German Grand Prix	July 27	Hockenheimring	Keke Rosberg	Gerhard Berger	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	Report
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	August 10	Hungaroring	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	Report
12	Austrian Grand Prix	August 17	Österreichring	Teo Fabi	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 7	Monza	Teo Fabi	Teo Fabi	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	Report
14	Portuguese Grand Prix	September 21	Estoril	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Report
15	Mexican Grand Prix	October 12	Hermanos Rodriguez	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	Report
16	Australian Grand Prix	October 26	Adelaide	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Report

1986 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver BRA ESP SMR MON BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS Points 1 Alain Prost Ret 3 1 1 (6) 2 3 2 3 (6)† Ret 1 DSQ 2 2 1 72 (74) 2 Nigel Mansell Ret 2 Ret 4 1 1 5 1 1 3 3 Ret 2 1 (5) Ret 70 (72) 3 Nelson Piquet 1 Ret 2 7 Ret 3 Ret 3 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 4 2 69 4 Ayrton Senna 2 1 Ret 3 2 5 1 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 4† 3 Ret 55 5 Stefan Johansson Ret Ret 4 10 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11† 4 3 3 6 12† 3 23 6 Keke Rosberg Ret 4 5† 2 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 5† Ret 9† 4 Ret Ret Ret 22 7 Gerhard Berger 6 6 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 5 Ret 1 Ret 17 8 Jacques Laffite 3 Ret Ret 6 5 7 2 6 Ret 14 9 Michele Alboreto Ret Ret 10† Ret 4 8 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 14 10 René Arnoux 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 4 4 Ret 10 Ret 7 15† 7 14 11 Martin Brundle 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 5 Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret 11 4 8 12 Alan Jones Ret Ret Ret Ret 11† 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 13 Johnny Dumfries 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 3 14 Philippe Streiff 7 Ret Ret 11 12 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5† 3 15 Patrick Tambay Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 8 7 5 Ret NC Ret NC 2 16 Teo Fabi 10 5 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 2 17 Riccardo Patrese Ret Ret 6† Ret 8 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13† Ret 2 18 Christian Danner Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 11 9 Ret 1 19 Philippe Alliot Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 1 — Thierry Boutsen Ret 7 7 8 Ret Ret Ret NC NC Ret Ret Ret 7 10 7 Ret 0 — Derek Warwick Ret 10 9 8 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Jonathan Palmer Ret Ret Ret 12 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 10† 9 0 — Huub Rothengatter Ret DNQ Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 — Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 0 — Elio de Angelis 8 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Marc Surer Ret Ret 9 9 9 0 — Piercarlo Ghinzani Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Allen Berg Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 16 NC 0 — Alessandro Nannini Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC 14 Ret 0 — Alex Caffi NC 0 — Ivan Capelli Ret Ret 0 — Eddie Cheever Ret 0 Pos Driver BRA ESP SMR MON BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA)

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.

1986 Constructors Championship final standings

Pos Constructor Car no. BRA ESP SMR MON BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS Pts 1 Williams-Honda 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 1 5 1 1 3 3 Ret 2 1 5 Ret 141 6 1 Ret 2 7 Ret 3 Ret 3 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 4 2 2 McLaren-TAG 1 Ret 3 1 1 6 2 3 2 3 6† Ret 1 DSQ 2 2 1 96 2 Ret 4 5† 2 Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 5† Ret 9† 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 Lotus-Renault 11 9 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 58 12 2 1 Ret 3 2 5 1 Ret Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 4† 3 Ret 4 Ferrari 27 Ret Ret 10† Ret 4 8 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 37 28 Ret Ret 4 10 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11† 4 3 3 6 12† 3 5 Ligier-Renault 25 4 Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 4 4 Ret 10 Ret 7 15† 7 29 26 3 Ret Ret 6 5 7 2 6 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 Benetton-BMW 19 10 5 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 19 20 6 6 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 5 Ret 1 Ret 7 Tyrrell-Renault 3 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 5 Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret 11 4 11 4 7 Ret Ret 11 12 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5† 8 Lola-Ford 15 Ret Ret 11† 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 16 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 8 7 5 Ret NC Ret NC 9 Brabham-BMW 7 Ret Ret 6† Ret 8 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13† Ret 2 8 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 9 8 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Arrows-BMW 17 Ret Ret 9 9 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 11 9 Ret 1 18 Ret 7 7 8 Ret Ret Ret NC NC Ret Ret Ret 7 10 7 Ret — Zakspeed 14 Ret Ret Ret 12 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 10† 9 0 29 Ret DNQ Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret — Minardi-Motori Moderni 23 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 0 24 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC 14 Ret — Lola-Hart 15 Ret Ret 0 16 Ret 8 Ret — Osella-Alfa Romeo 21 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 22 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret NC 13 16 NC — AGS-Motori Moderni 31 Ret Ret 0 Pos Constructor Car no. BRA ESP SMR MON BEL CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA)

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

External links

• 1986 Formula 1 review
• 1986 Formula 1 results & images Retrieved from f1-facts.com on 4 September 2008