1986 Spanish Grand Prix

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1986 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Circuito de Jerez (1985-1992).svg
Race details
Date13 April 1986
Official name Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España
Location Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.218 km (2.62 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 303.696 km (188.74 miles)
Weather Warm, dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Renault
Time 1:21.605
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
Time 1:27.176 on lap 65
Podium
First Lotus-Renault
Second Williams-Honda
Third McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders
  • 1986 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1986 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jerez on 13 April 1986. This was the first Formula One Spanish Grand Prix since the 1981 race was held at Jarama.

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This race featured a 3 car battle for the lead over the last half of the race. Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault), Nigel Mansell (Williams-Honda) and reigning World Champion Alain Prost (McLaren-TAG) all had opportunities to take the win, with close nose to tail racing around the circuit. Once Mansell pitted for fresh tyres he charged back into the fight making up over 19 seconds in the final 10 laps on his fresh rubber. It was not quite sufficient to take the win, but it was very close with Senna and Mansell taking the chequered flag almost side by side, Senna only 0.014 s in front of Mansell in one of the closest finishes in Formula One history. This was the third-closest finish in Formula One history, after Mansell's spectacular charge allowed him to pull alongside Senna on the final straight. [1]

In an interview after the race, Mansell said he had no problems with Senna's defensive driving (blocking) at the end of the race when the Williams was clearly the quicker car, saying that Senna was entitled to protect his lead. He then jokingly added that the finish was so close they should give them both 712 points each (which is the average between the winner's 9 points and second place's 6). [2]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:21.6051:21.924
26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:23.0971:22.431+0.826
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:23.0241:22.576+0.971
41 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:23.7021:22.886+1.281
52 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 1:23.9481:23.004+1.399
625 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 1:24.5661:24.274+2.669
720 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 1:24.5011:25.235+2.896
826 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:24.8171:25.863+3.212
919 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 1:25.0521:26.196+3.447
1011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 1:29.0931:25.107+3.502
1128 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:25.4661:25.655+3.861
123 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:25.8311:41.631+4.226
1327 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:26.5541:26.094+4.489
147 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:26.2311:29.911+4.626
158 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Brabham-BMW 1:27.3001:26.550+4.945
1614 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:27.6001:26.918+5.313
1715 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Hart 1:28.6451:26.946+5.341
1816 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Hart 1:27.0451:26.992+5.387
1918 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:28.8121:27.169+5.564
204 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 1:27.6371:28.086+6.032
2121 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:28.8941:28.423+6.818
2217 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-BMW 1:28.8031:28.443+6.838
2322 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:29.046+7.441
2423 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:29.19517:53.811+7.590
2524 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:30.062+8.997

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPts
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault G 721:48:47.73519
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda G 72+ 0.01436
31 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-TAG G 72+ 21.55244
42 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG G 71+ 1 lap53
519 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW P 71+ 1 lap92
620 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW P 71+ 1 lap71
718 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW G 68+ 4 laps19 
816 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Lola-Hart G 66+ 6 laps18 
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault G 52Gearbox10 
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault G 41Engine12 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault P 40Halfshaft8 
Ret17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-BMW G 39Fuel system22 
Ret6 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda G 39Engine2 
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Brabham-BMW P 29Gearbox15 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Renault P 29Halfshaft6 
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari G 22Wheel bearing13 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault G 22Engine20 
Ret22 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Osella-Alfa Romeo P 14Engine23 
Ret28 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ferrari G 11Brakes11 
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo P 10Engine21 
Ret7 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW P 8Gearbox14 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni P 1Differential24 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed G 0Collision16 
Ret15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Lola-Hart G 0Collision17 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni P 0Differential25 
Source: [3] [4]

Championship standings after the race

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