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Season · 16 rounds, all run

1986 FIA Formula One World Championship

Mansell's tyre exploded at Adelaide with the title in his hands; Prost became the first back-to-back champion since Brabham in 1960.

Rounds
16all run
Drivers' champion
Alain Prost72 points
Constructors' champion
Williams141 points
Margin
2over Nigel Mansell

How the title was decided

020406080R3R6R9R12R1572
Alain ProstNigel MansellNelson Piquet

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round. Before 1991 only a driver's best few results counted, so a line can rise by less than they scored that weekend.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Alain Prost24
Alain Prost313
Alain Prost422
Alain Prost523
Alain Prost629
Alain Prost733
Alain Prost839
Alain Prost943
Alain Prost1044
Alain Prost1144
Alain Prost1253
Alain Prost1353
Alain Prost1459
Alain Prost1564
Alain Prost1672
Nigel Mansell26
Nigel Mansell36
Nigel Mansell49
Nigel Mansell518
Nigel Mansell627
Nigel Mansell729
Nigel Mansell838
Nigel Mansell947
Nigel Mansell1051
Nigel Mansell1155
Nigel Mansell1255
Nigel Mansell1361
Nigel Mansell1470
Nigel Mansell1570
Nigel Mansell1670
Nelson Piquet19
Nelson Piquet29
Nelson Piquet315
Nelson Piquet415
Nelson Piquet515
Nelson Piquet619
Nelson Piquet719
Nelson Piquet823
Nelson Piquet929
Nelson Piquet1038
Nelson Piquet1147
Nelson Piquet1247
Nelson Piquet1356
Nelson Piquet1460
Nelson Piquet1563
Nelson Piquet1669

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Alain Prost472—
2Nigel Mansell5702
3Nelson Piquet4693
4Ayrton Senna25517
5Stefan Johansson02349
6Keke Rosberg02250
7Gerhard Berger11755
8Jacques Laffite01458
9Michele Alboreto01458
10Rene Arnoux01458
11Martin Brundle0864
12Alan Jones0468
13Johnny Dumfries0369
13Philippe Streiff0369
15Teo Fabi0270
15Patrick Tambay0270
17Riccardo Patrese0270
18Christian Danner0171
18Philippe Alliot0171
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Williams honda141—
2McLaren tag9645
3Team Lotus renault5883
4Ferrari ferrari37104
5Ligier renault29112
6Benetton bmw19122
7Tyrrell renault11130
8Lola ford6135
9Brabham bmw2139
10Arrows bmw1140
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1Brazilianrun
  2. R2Spanishrun
  3. R3San Marinorun
  4. R4Monacorun
  5. R5Belgianrun
  6. R6Canadianrun
  7. R7Detroitrun
  8. R8Frenchrun
  9. R9Britishrun
  10. R10Germanrun
  11. R11Hungarianrun
  12. R12Austrianrun
  13. R13Italianrun
  14. R14Portugueserun
  15. R15Mexicanrun
  16. R16Australianrun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Brazilian Grand PrixJacarepaguaNelson PiquetWilliamsAyrton SennaNelson Piquet
2Spanish Grand PrixCircuito de JerezAyrton SennaTeam LotusAyrton SennaNigel Mansell
3San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariAlain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaNelson Piquet
4Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoAlain ProstMcLarenAlain ProstAlain Prost
5Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsNigel MansellWilliamsNelson PiquetAlain Prost
6Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveNigel MansellWilliamsNigel MansellNelson Piquet
7Detroit Grand PrixDetroit Street CircuitAyrton SennaTeam LotusAyrton SennaNelson Piquet
8French Grand PrixCircuit Paul RicardNigel MansellWilliamsAyrton SennaNigel Mansell
9British Grand PrixBrands HatchNigel MansellWilliamsNelson PiquetNigel Mansell
10German Grand PrixHockenheimringNelson PiquetWilliamsKeke RosbergGerhard Berger
11Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringNelson PiquetWilliamsAyrton SennaNelson Piquet
12Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingAlain ProstMcLarenTeo FabiGerhard Berger
13Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaNelson PiquetWilliamsTeo FabiTeo Fabi
14Portuguese Grand PrixAutodromo do EstorilNigel MansellWilliamsAyrton SennaNigel Mansell
15Mexican Grand PrixAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezGerhard BergerBenettonAyrton SennaNelson Piquet
16Australian Grand PrixAdelaide Street CircuitAlain ProstMcLarenNigel MansellNelson Piquet
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
AGSJolly Club SpAAGS JH21C1Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TPirelli
ArrowsBarclay Arrows BMWArrows A8, Arrows A92BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
BenettonBenetton FormulaBenetton B1861BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TPirelli
BrabhamOlivetti BrabhamBrabham BT54, Brabham BT552BMW M12/13/1 1.5 L4 TPirelli
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari F1/861Ferrari 032 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
LigierÉquipe LigierLigier JS271Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 T, Renault EF15B 1.5 V6 TPirelli
LolaTeam Haas USA LtdLola THL11Hart 415T 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
LolaTeam Haas USA LtdLola THL21Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
McLarenMarlboro McLaren TAG TurboMcLaren MP4/2C1TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
MinardiMinardi TeamMinardi M185B, Minardi M1862Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TPirelli
OsellaOsella Squadra CorseOsella FA1G, Osella FA1F, Osella FA1H3Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 TPirelli
Team LotusJohn Player Special Team LotusLotus 98T1Renault EF15B 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
TyrrellData General Team TyrrellTyrrell 014, Tyrrell 0152Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
WilliamsCanon Williams Honda TeamWilliams FW111Honda RA166E 1.5 V6 TGoodyear
ZakspeedWest Zakspeed RacingZakspeed 8611Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 TGoodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Williams FW11
Williams FW11
Williams FW11 Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lotus 98T
Lotus 98T
Senna Brands 1986 · Peterhanna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Benetton B186
Benetton B186
Gerhard Berger 1986 Detroit · Don France from Alamo, CA, USA Don France Photography · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F1/86
Ferrari F1/86
Alboreto at 1986 Italian Grand Prix · Luigi Rosa from Pavia, Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS27
Ligier JS27
Manoir de l'Automobile - 213 - F1 Ligier JS 27 1986 · Koreller · CC BY-SA 4.0
Zakspeed 861
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

Team
McLaren
Runner-up
Nigel Mansell — 70
Engine formula
3.0 L naturally aspirated / 1.5 L turbocharged
Tyres
Goodyear, Pirelli
Entered
32 drivers, 14 constructors, 10 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started