1986 Mexican Grand Prix

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1986 Mexican Grand Prix
Race 15 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.svg
Race details
DateOctober 12, 1986
Official name Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent circuit
Course length 4.421 km (2.747 mi)
Distance 68 laps, 300.628 km (186.802 mi)
Weather Sunny and hot
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Renault
Time 1:16.990
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda
Time 1:19.360 on lap 64
Podium
First Benetton-BMW
Second McLaren-TAG
Third Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1986 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1986 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 12, 1986.

Contents

The first Mexican Grand Prix since 1970 was held at the newly renamed Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, located in the Magdalena Mixhuca recreational sports park in the middle of Mexico City. The track had been slightly shortened and modified from its previous layout; although Mexico City was located on a geologically active surface; so the circuit was very bumpy- and the most fearsome and spectacular corner on the circuit, the banked 275 km/h, 180-degree Peraltada turn remained from before, but with more run-off area and less banking than before.

It was the first win for Gerhard Berger and the first win for the Benetton team. Benetton ran on Pirelli tyres, and their relative durability compared to competitors on Goodyear tyres played to the team's advantage. Berger won this race due to not having to make a pit stop for a fresh set of tyres. It would also prove to be the final win for the turbocharged BMW engine. [1]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:18.3671:16.990
26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:18.0371:17.279+0.289
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:18.2691:17.514+0.524
420 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 1:17.7801:17.609+0.619
57 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:21.2411:18.285+1.295
61 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:19.2941:18.421+1.431
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 1:19.7131:18.527+1.537
816 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 1:20.4921:18.839+1.849
919 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 1:18.9711:18.893+1.903
1026 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Ligier-Renault 1:20.3721:19.257+2.267
112 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 1:19.342+2.352
1227 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:19.6281:19.388+2.398
1325 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 1:19.6241:20.458+2.634
1428 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:20.3031:19.769+2.779
1515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford 1:20.5251:20.090+3.100
163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:21.5871:20.198+3.208
1711 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 1:20.4791:21.491+3.489
1814 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:21.1541:20.668+3.678
194 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 1:20.9461:21.174+3.956
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 1:21.0691:21.461+4.079
2118 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:21.1711:21.361+4.181
2223 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:22.4701:22.521+5.480
2329 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 1:23.8121:22.524+5.534
2424 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:25.1791:23.457+6.467
2521 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:25.7671:24.176+7.186
2622 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:26.5731:27.209+9.583

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 681:33:18.70049
21 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 68+ 25.43866
312 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 68+ 52.51314
46 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 67+ 1 Lap23
55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 67+ 1 Lap32
626 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Ligier-Renault 67+ 1 Lap101
718 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 66+ 2 Laps21 
823 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 66+ 2 Laps22 
917 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 66+ 2 Laps20 
1014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 65Out of Fuel18 
113 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 65+ 3 Laps16 
1228 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 64Turbo14 
137 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 64Spun Off5 
1424 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 64+ 4 Laps24 
1525 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 63Engine13 
1622 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 61+ 7 Laps26 
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 53Electrical17 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 37Engine7 
Ret15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Ford 35Tyre15 
Ret2 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 32Puncture11 
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 10Turbo12 
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 8Turbo25 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 8Turbo19 
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 4Engine9 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 0Accident8 
DNS29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 0Accident23 
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. Hutchinson, Jeff, Autosport, October 16, 1986
  2. "1986 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Mexico 1986 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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1985 Australian Grand Prix
Formula One Promotional Trophy
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1986
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1987 Japanese Grand Prix