1986 British Grand Prix

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1986 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date13 July 1986
Official name XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 [1] [2] or 4.207 [3] km (2.613 or 2.614 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 315.5 [1] or 315.458 [2] or 315.525 [3] km (196.0 or 196.017 or 196.058 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Williams-Honda
Time 1:06.961
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
Time 1:09.593 on lap 69
Podium
First Williams-Honda
Second Williams-Honda
Third McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders
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McLaren pits McLaren pit 1986 Britain.jpg
McLaren pits
Ayrton Senna in a Lotus 98T Senna Brands 1986.jpg
Ayrton Senna in a Lotus 98T

The 1986 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch in Kent, England on 13 July 1986. It was the ninth race of the 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship.

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French driver Jacques Laffite broke both legs during a multi-car pile-up at the start, resulting in the end of his Formula One career. Laffite, driving a Ligier-Renault, was assisted by Zakspeed driver Jonathan Palmer, a qualified general practitioner before taking up motor racing in the late 1970s. Laffite was making his 176th Formula One start, equalling Graham Hill's record. The pile-up caused the race to be stopped; it was restarted over an hour later, after Laffite had been airlifted to Queen Mary's Hospital in nearby Sidcup.

The race was eventually won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Mansell won after a battle with Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet, finishing 5.5 seconds ahead. Reigning World Champion, Frenchman Alain Prost, finished third in his McLaren-TAG, one lap adrift.

The race also saw the return to the paddock of Frank Williams for the first time since he was paralysed in a road accident in France four months earlier.

This was the last British Grand Prix and also the last Formula One race to be held at Brands Hatch. The international motorsports governing body at the time, FISA, had instituted a policy of long-term contracts with circuits, and Brands Hatch was perceived as a poorer facility to Silverstone, with much less room to expand. In May 1986, Silverstone and its owner, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), signed a long-term contract with FISA; [4] the British Grand Prix has been held at the Northamptonshire circuit since 1987. The only time that major single-seater racing returned to Brands Hatch was the London Champ Car Trophy for CART in 2003.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
16 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:07.6901:06.961
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:08.8181:07.399+0.438
312 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:09.0421:07.524+0.563
420 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 1:09.9161:08.196+1.235
52 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 1:09.4791:08.477+1.516
61 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:09.7791:09.334+2.373
719 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 1:11.8191:09.409+2.448
825 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 1:09.9711:09.543+2.582
98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 1:12.4031:10.209+3.248
1011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 1:10.3041:10.583+3.343
113 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:11.4321:10.334+3.373
1227 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:11.6621:10.338+3.377
1318 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:12.3331:10.941+3.980
1415 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford 1:12.0601:11.121+4.160
157 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:12.5131:11.267+4.306
164 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 1:11.6821:11.450+4.489
1716 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 1:13.3761:11.458+4.497
1828 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:11.5001:11.568+4.539
1926 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:12.7151:12.281+5.320
2024 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:12.8481:13.496+5.887
2123 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:14.3661:12.980+6.019
2214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:14.6781:13.009+6.048
2317 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 1:13.2611:13.421+6.300
2421 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:16.4401:16.134+9.173
2529 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 1:16.854+9.917
2622 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:18.319+11.738

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda G 751:30:38.47129
26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda G 75+ 5.57416
31 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG G 74+ 1 lap64
425 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault P 73+ 2 laps83
53 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault G 72+ 3 laps112
64 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault G 72+ 3 laps161
711 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault G 72+ 3 laps10 
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW P 72+ 3 laps9 
914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed G 69+ 6 laps22 
NC18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW G 62+ 13 laps13 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford G 60Gearbox17 
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari G 51Turbo12 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni P 50Steering20 
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW P 45Fuel system7 
Ret7 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW P 39Engine15 
Ret12 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault G 27Gearbox3 
Ret29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed G 24Engine25 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni P 23Electrical21 
Ret20 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW P 22Electrical4 
Ret15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford G 22Throttle14 
Ret28 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari G 20Engine18 
Ret2 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG G 7Gearbox5 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault P 0Collision19 
Ret17 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW G 0Collision23 
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo P 0Collision24 
Ret22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo P 0Collision26 
Source: [5] [6]

Championship standings after the race

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