1986 Hungarian Grand Prix

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1986 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Hungaroring circuit 1986-1988.svg
Race details
Date10 August 1986
Official name Magyar Nagydíj
Location Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.014 km (2.494 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 305.064 km (189.599 miles)
Attendance 200,000 [1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Renault
Time 1:29.450 [2]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda
Time 1:31.001 on lap 73 [3]
Podium
First Williams-Honda
Second Lotus-Renault
Third Williams-Honda
Lap leaders
  • 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the newly constructed Hungaroring on 10 August 1986. It was the eleventh race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.

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Selling cards at the 1986 Hungarian Race on 10 August 1986 The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix in 1986 (JOKAMAA2E-11).tif
Selling cards at the 1986 Hungarian Race on 10 August 1986

It was the first Hungarian Grand Prix since 1936, and the first-ever Formula One race to be held behind the Iron Curtain. The race was attended by 200,000 spectators from across the Eastern Bloc; this stood as a record for a Formula One race for nearly a decade, until 210,000 attended the 1995 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. [4]

The race was notable for the battle between fierce Brazilian rivals Nelson Piquet in his Williams-Honda and Ayrton Senna in his Lotus-Renault. Piquet, after an unsuccessful attempt on the previous lap, managed to pass the Lotus driver around the outside as they went into the first corner, on opposite lock. He also came in for some criticism following the race, especially in the British press, as he had allegedly neglected to tell his team-mate Nigel Mansell about the benefits of a new differential which provided better grip on the slippery, dusty surface (however, it later came to light that Mansell had in fact tried the new diff in practice but had preferred the older one).

The race was won by Piquet, ahead of Senna. Mansell finished 3rd and a lap down in his Williams with Stefan Johansson (Ferrari), Johnny Dumfries (Lotus) and Martin Brundle (Tyrrell-Renault) rounding out the points finishers. Defending World Champion Alain Prost qualified 3rd in his McLaren-TAG, an accident on lap 23 saw him as a non-finisher in what was his 100th Grand Prix start.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:32.2811:29.450
26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:31.4171:29.785+0.335
31 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:33.1131:29.945+0.495
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:30.5161:30.072+0.622
52 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 1:34.1461:30.268+0.818
616 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 1:34.1871:31.715+2.265
728 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:35.0921:31.850+2.400
811 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 1:36.1081:31.886+2.436
925 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 1:36.5521:31.970+2.520
1015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford 1:33.7371:32.401+2.951
1120 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 1:32.8861:32.491+3.041
1226 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Ligier-Renault 1:35.1291:32.575+3.125
1319 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 1:35.2651:32.707+3.257
147 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:35.3371:32.956+3.506
1527 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:34.2551:33.063+3.613
163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:34.7251:33.368+3.918
1724 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:36.2661:33.656+4.206
184 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 1:35.8311:34.414+4.964
198 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 1:34.5611:34.502+5.052
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:37.7961:34.670+5.220
2117 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 1:36.5401:35.294+5.884
2218 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:37.2681:35.392+5.942
2321 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:39.5641:36.232+6.782
2414 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:37.9371:36.485+7.035
2529 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 1:42.7361:38.527+9.077
2622 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:40.98435:16.483+11.534

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 762:00:34.50829
212 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 76+ 17.67316
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 75+ 1 lap44
428 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 75+ 1 lap73
511 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 74+ 2 laps82
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 74+ 2 laps161
716 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 74+ 2 laps6 
84 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 74+ 2 laps18 
926 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Ligier-Renault 73+ 3 laps12 
1014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 70+ 6 laps24 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 48Engine9 
Ret15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford 46Differential10 
Ret20 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 44Transmission11 
Ret18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 40Electrical22 
Ret2 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 34Suspension5 
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 32Transmission13 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 30Engine17 
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 29Accident15 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 28Accident19 
Ret1 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 23Electrical3 
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 15Suspension23 
Ret17 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 7Suspension21 
Ret7 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 5Gearbox14 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 5Engine20 
Ret29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 2Radiator25 
Ret22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 1Turbo26 
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Grand Prix fever in Adelaide". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 6 November 1995.
  2. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1986). AUTOCOURSE 1986-87. Hazleton Publishing. p. 250. ISBN   0-905138-44-9.
  3. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1986). AUTOCOURSE 1986-87. Hazleton Publishing. p. 251. ISBN   0-905138-44-9.
  4. "Grand Prix Results: Australian GP, 1995". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  5. "1986 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Hungary 1986 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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