1986 German Grand Prix

1986 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	27 July 1986
Official name	XLVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring Hockenheim, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.802 km (4.227 [1] miles)
Distance	44 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG
Time	1:42.013
Fastest lap
Driver	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW
Time	1:46.604 on lap 35
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Second	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault
Third	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Lap leaders

The 1986 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 27 July 1986. It was the tenth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.

Pre-race

In the run-up to the race, Keke Rosberg announced that he would be retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, while Lotus announced that they would be using Honda engines in 1987, following Renault's withdrawal from the sport, with Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima replacing Johnny Dumfries. Meanwhile, Ligier drafted in Philippe Alliot to replace the injured Jacques Laffite.

Qualifying

While other turbo engines of the mid-1980s had qualifying setups with high boost and well over 1000hp for a few laps, especially BMW, and despite the McLaren drivers asking for more qualifying power, TAG-Porsche put less effort and money into such modifications and stayed closer to race configuration. This worked in the 1986 Monaco Grand Prix, where Alain Prost took pole, fastest lap and the win ahead of his teammate. The all-McLaren front row at the fast Hockenheimring with its long straights in the forest and short stadium section was a surprise. TAG finally used larger turbos while the other brands had to limit boost for the long full throttle sections.

Race

The 45-lap race was race of attrition won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. Compatriot Ayrton Senna was second in a Lotus-Renault, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in the other Williams-Honda. Frenchman Alain Prost was running third in his McLaren-TAG in the closing laps when he ran out of fuel, dropping him to sixth and thus allowing Mansell to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to seven points.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	1:42.478	1:42.013	—
2	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:43.373	1:42.166	+0.153
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:45.212	1:42.329	+0.316
4	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:44.493	1:42.541	+0.528
5	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:43.852	1:42.545	+0.532
6	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:42.696	1:43.086	+0.683
7	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:46.094	1:43.348	+1.335
8	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1:43.991	1:43.693	+1.680
9	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	12:12.563	1:44.001	+1.998
10	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:46.319	1:44.308	+2.295
11	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:46.847	1:44.346	+2.333
12	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	1:47.845	1:44.768	+2.755
13	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	1:47.221	1:44.979	+2.966
14	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Renault	1:45.047	1:45.905	+3.034
15	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:49.406	1:45.432	+3.419
16	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:47.167	1:45.887	+3.874
17	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	1:49.439	1:46.355	+4.342
18	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	1:47.371	1:48.397	+5.358
19	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	1:51.918	1:47.517	+5.505
20	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1:48.206	53:52.766	+6.193
21	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:49.240	2:03.702	+7.227
22	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:50.224	1:49.369	+7.356
23	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:50.900	1:50.066	+8.053
24	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:52.461	1:50.918	+8.905
25	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo		1:56.468	+14.455
26	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:56.959		+14.946

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	44	1:22:08.263	5	9
2	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	44	+ 15.437	3	6
3	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	44	+ 44.580	6	4
4	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	44	+ 1:15.176	8	3
5	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	43	Out of fuel	1	2
6	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	43	Out of fuel	2	1
7	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	43	+ 1 Lap	20
8	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	13
9	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	42	+ 2 Laps	19
10	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	42	+ 2 Laps	4
11	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	41	Broken wing	11
12	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	40	+ 4 Laps	26
Ret	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	38	Turbo	17
Ret	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	38	Gearbox	24
Ret	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	37	Engine	16
Ret	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	34	Electrical	15
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	22	Turbo	7
Ret	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	20	Gearbox	23
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	19	Overheating	22
Ret	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	17	Water radiator [2]	12
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	13	Turbo	21
Ret	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Renault	11	Engine	14
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	10	Clutch	25
Ret	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	7	Engine	18
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	6	Transmission	10
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	0	Collision	9
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nigel Mansell 51 2 Alain Prost 44 3 Ayrton Senna 42 4 Nelson Piquet 38 5 Keke Rosberg 19 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Honda 89 2 McLaren-TAG 63 3 Lotus-Renault 42 4 Ligier-Renault 28 5 Ferrari 13 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "1986 German Grand Prix race report".
2. Pritchard, Anthony (March 2006). Lotus: The Competition Cars. Haynes Publishing. p. 246. ISBN   1-84425-006-7.
3. "1986 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
4. "Germany 1986 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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