Race · Round 15 of 16 · 12 October 1986

1986 Mexican Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won for Benetton from 4th on the grid at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 8 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Gerhard Berger and for Benetton.

Circuit: Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezMexico City, Mexico
Winner: Gerhard BergerBenetton
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet
Entries: 2616 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	B186	4	68	Finished	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/2C	6	68	Finished	6
3	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	98T	1	68	Finished	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Williams	FW11	2	67	Finished	3	fastest lap
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	FW11	3	67	Finished	2
6	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	JS27	10	67	Finished	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	—	21	66	Finished	0
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	—	22	66	Finished	0
9	Christian Danner	Arrows	—	20	66	Finished	0
10	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	861	18	65	Out of fuel	0
11	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	—	16	65	Finished	0
12	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	F1/86	14	64	Turbo	0
13	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	—	5	64	Spun off	0
14	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	—	24	64	Finished	0
15	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS27	13	63	Engine	0
16	Allen Berg	Osella	—	26	61	Finished	0
DNF	Johnny Dumfries	Team Lotus	98T	17	53	Electrical	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Brabham	—	7	37	Engine	0
DNF	Alan Jones	Lola	THL2	15	35	Tyre	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	MP4/2C	11	32	Puncture	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	F1/86	12	10	Turbo	0
DNF	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	—	19	8	Turbo	0
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	—	25	8	Turbo	0
DNF	Teo Fabi	Benetton	B186	9	4	Engine	0
DNS	Patrick Tambay	Lola	THL2	8	—	Accident	0
DNS	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	861	23	—	DNS	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout mexico-city-2 · 4.421 km · 14 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Gerhard Berger	4	1	68
Alain Prost	6	2	68
Ayrton Senna	1	3	68
Nelson Piquet	2	4	67
Nigel Mansell	3	5	67
Philippe Alliot	10	6	67
Thierry Boutsen	21	7	66
Andrea de Cesaris	22	8	66
Christian Danner	20	9	66
Jonathan Palmer	18	10	65
Martin Brundle	16	11	65
Stefan Johansson	14	12	64
Riccardo Patrese	5	13	64
Alessandro Nannini	24	14	64
Rene Arnoux	13	15	63
Allen Berg	26	16	61
Johnny Dumfries	17	DNF	53
Derek Warwick	7	DNF	37
Alan Jones	15	DNF	35
Keke Rosberg	11	DNF	32
Michele Alboreto	12	DNF	10
Philippe Streiff	19	DNF	8
Piercarlo Ghinzani	25	DNF	8
Teo Fabi	9	DNF	4

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	12	1:16.990	—	—
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	6	1:17.279	+0.289	+0.289
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:17.514	+0.524	+0.235
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	20	1:17.609	+0.619	+0.095
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	7	1:18.285	+1.295	+0.676
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1:18.421	+1.431	+0.136
7	Derek Warwick	Brabham	8	1:18.527	+1.537	+0.106
8	Patrick Tambay	Lola	16	1:18.839	+1.849	+0.312
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	19	1:18.893	+1.903	+0.054
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:19.257	+2.267	+0.364
11	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	2	1:19.342	+2.352	+0.085
12	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:19.388	+2.398	+0.046
13	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:19.624	+2.634	+0.236
14	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	28	1:19.769	+2.779	+0.145
15	Alan Jones	Lola	15	1:20.090	+3.100	+0.321
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	3	1:20.198	+3.208	+0.108
17	Johnny Dumfries	Team Lotus	11	1:20.479	+3.489	+0.281
18	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	14	1:20.668	+3.678	+0.189
19	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	4	1:20.946	+3.956	+0.278
20	Christian Danner	Arrows	17	1:21.069	+4.079	+0.123
21	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	18	1:21.171	+4.181	+0.102
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	23	1:22.470	+5.480	+1.299
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	29	1:22.524	+5.534	+0.054
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	24	1:23.457	+6.467	+0.933
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	1:24.176	+7.186	+0.719
26	Allen Berg	Osella	22	1:26.573	+9.583	+2.397

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	6	1:18.601	—	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	12	1:18.779	+0.178	+0.178	—
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	20	1:19.004	+0.403	+0.225	—
4	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	2	1:19.099	+0.498	+0.095	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:19.588	+0.987	+0.489	—
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1:19.851	+1.250	+0.263	—
7	Alan Jones	Lola	15	1:20.471	+1.870	+0.620	—
8	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:20.737	+2.136	+0.266	—
9	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	7	1:20.746	+2.145	+0.009	—
10	Patrick Tambay	Lola	16	1:20.950	+2.349	+0.204	—
11	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	28	1:20.978	+2.377	+0.028	—
12	Teo Fabi	Benetton	19	1:21.205	+2.604	+0.227	—
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:21.359	+2.758	+0.154	—
14	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	4	1:21.460	+2.859	+0.101	—
15	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	14	1:21.484	+2.883	+0.024	—
16	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:21.747	+3.146	+0.263	—
17	Derek Warwick	Brabham	8	1:21.768	+3.167	+0.021	—
18	Johnny Dumfries	Team Lotus	11	1:22.011	+3.410	+0.243	—
19	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	18	1:22.050	+3.449	+0.039	—
20	Christian Danner	Arrows	17	1:22.597	+3.996	+0.547	—
21	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	3	1:22.812	+4.211	+0.215	—
22	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	29	1:22.947	+4.346	+0.135	—
23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	23	1:23.986	+5.385	+1.039	—
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	24	1:25.920	+7.319	+1.934	—
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	1:27.024	+8.423	+1.104	—
26	Allen Berg	Osella	22	1:28.977	+10.376	+1.953	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	12	1:17.977	—	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	20	1:18.088	+0.111	+0.111	—
3	Teo Fabi	Benetton	19	1:18.154	+0.177	+0.066	—
4	Nelson Piquet	Williams	6	1:18.353	+0.376	+0.199	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:18.785	+0.808	+0.432	—
6	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	2	1:19.160	+1.183	+0.375	—
7	Alan Jones	Lola	15	1:19.244	+1.267	+0.084	—
8	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1:19.282	+1.305	+0.038	—
9	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	7	1:19.520	+1.543	+0.238	—
10	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	28	1:19.634	+1.657	+0.114	—
11	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	14	1:20.392	+2.415	+0.758	—
12	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:20.459	+2.482	+0.067	—
13	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:20.541	+2.564	+0.082	—
14	Johnny Dumfries	Team Lotus	11	1:20.701	+2.724	+0.160	—
15	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:20.702	+2.725	+0.001	—
16	Derek Warwick	Brabham	8	1:20.879	+2.902	+0.177	—
17	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	4	1:21.065	+3.088	+0.186	—
18	Patrick Tambay	Lola	16	1:21.084	+3.107	+0.019	—
19	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	3	1:21.447	+3.470	+0.363	—
20	Christian Danner	Arrows	17	1:21.879	+3.902	+0.432	—
21	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	29	1:22.230	+4.253	+0.351	—
22	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	24	1:22.997	+5.020	+0.767	—
23	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	18	1:23.515	+5.538	+0.518	—
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	23	1:23.638	+5.661	+0.123	—
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	1:24.728	+6.751	+1.090	—
26	Allen Berg	Osella	22	4:02.670	+2:44.693	+2:37.942	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	20	1:20.465	—	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1:20.928	+0.463	+0.463	—
3	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	12	1:20.962	+0.497	+0.034	—
4	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	28	1:21.089	+0.624	+0.127	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	5	1:21.226	+0.761	+0.137	—
6	Alan Jones	Lola	15	1:21.268	+0.803	+0.042	—
7	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	2	1:21.280	+0.815	+0.012	—
8	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	7	1:21.407	+0.942	+0.127	—
9	Nelson Piquet	Williams	6	1:21.852	+1.387	+0.445	—
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	26	1:21.954	+1.489	+0.102	—
11	Derek Warwick	Brabham	8	1:22.017	+1.552	+0.063	—
12	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:22.123	+1.658	+0.106	—
13	Teo Fabi	Benetton	19	1:22.150	+1.685	+0.027	—
14	Patrick Tambay	Lola	16	1:22.268	+1.803	+0.118	—
15	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:22.366	+1.901	+0.098	—
16	Johnny Dumfries	Team Lotus	11	1:22.503	+2.038	+0.137	—
17	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	3	1:23.360	+2.895	+0.857	—
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	18	1:23.619	+3.154	+0.259	—
19	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	4	1:23.688	+3.223	+0.069	—
20	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	14	1:24.019	+3.554	+0.331	—
21	Christian Danner	Arrows	17	1:25.273	+4.808	+1.254	—
22	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	24	1:25.390	+4.925	+0.117	—
23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	23	1:25.705	+5.240	+0.315	—
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	1:27.296	+6.831	+1.591	—
25	Allen Berg	Osella	22	1:28.249	+7.784	+0.953	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Lotus 98T
Senna Brands 1986 · Peterhanna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

Zakspeed 861
Zakspeed-861-f1-1986 · CAR blueprints · CC BY-SA 4.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

Where this comes from

Round: 15 of 1986
Grand Prix: Mexican Grand Prix
Dates: 12 Oct 1986
Layout raced: Shortened circuit · 4.421 km · 15 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-BMW
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.