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Race · Round 16 of 16 ·

1986 Australian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for McLaren from 4th on the grid at Adelaide Street Circuit. 16 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 15 °C, 1.1 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, Australia
Winner
Alain ProstMcLaren
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Entries
2610 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Alain ProstMcLarenMP4/2C482Finished9
2Nelson PiquetWilliamsFW11282Finished6fastest lap
3Stefan JohanssonFerrariF1/861281Finished4
4Martin BrundleTyrrell—1681Finished3
5Philippe StreiffTyrrell—1080Out of fuel2
6Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus98T1480Finished1
7Rene ArnouxLigierJS27579Finished0
8Philippe AlliotLigierJS27879Finished0
9Jonathan PalmerZakspeed8612177Finished0
10Teo FabiBenettonB1861377Finished0
NCPatrick TambayLolaTHL21770NC0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsFW11163Tyre0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabham—1963Electrical0
DNFKeke RosbergMcLarenMP4/2C762Tyre0
NCAllen BergOsella—2661NC0
DNFDerek WarwickBrabham—2057Brakes0
DNFChristian DannerArrows—2452Engine0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrows—2250Engine0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam Lotus98T343Engine0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonB186640Engine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardi—1140Mechanical0
DNFHuub RothengatterZakspeed8612329Suspension0
DNFAlan JonesLolaTHL21516Engine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardi—1810Accident0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsella—252Transmission0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariF1/8690Collision0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout adelaide-1 · 3.78 km · 16 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

01020304050607080Laps completedGridResult41Alain Prost22Nelson Piquet123Stefan Johansson164Martin Brundle105Philippe Streiff146Johnny Dumfries57Rene Arnoux88Philippe Alliot219Jonathan Palmer1310Teo Fabi17NCPatrick Tambay1DNFNigel Mansell19DNFRiccardo Patrese7DNFKeke Rosberg26NCAllen Berg20DNFDerek Warwick24DNFChristian Danner22DNFThierry Boutsen3DNFAyrton Senna6DNFGerhard Berger11DNFAndrea de Cesaris23DNFHuub Rothengatter15DNFAlan Jones18DNFAlessandro Nannini25DNFPiercarlo Ghinzani9DNFMichele Alboreto

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Alain Prost4182
Nelson Piquet2282
Stefan Johansson12381
Martin Brundle16481
Philippe Streiff10580
Johnny Dumfries14680
Rene Arnoux5779
Philippe Alliot8879
Jonathan Palmer21977
Teo Fabi131077
Patrick Tambay17NC70
Nigel Mansell1DNF63
Riccardo Patrese19DNF63
Keke Rosberg7DNF62
Allen Berg26NC61
Derek Warwick20DNF57
Christian Danner24DNF52
Thierry Boutsen22DNF50
Ayrton Senna3DNF43
Gerhard Berger6DNF40
Andrea de Cesaris11DNF40
Huub Rothengatter23DNF29
Alan Jones15DNF16
Alessandro Nannini18DNF10
Piercarlo Ghinzani25DNF2
Michele Alboreto9DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Nigel MansellWilliams51:18.403—0 m—
2Nelson PiquetWilliams61:18.714+0.31115 m+0.311
3Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus121:18.906+0.50324 m+0.192
4Alain ProstMcLaren11:19.654+1.25160 m+0.748
5Rene ArnouxLigier251:19.976+1.57376 m+0.322
6Gerhard BergerBenetton201:20.554+2.151104 m+0.578
7Keke RosbergMcLaren21:20.778+2.375115 m+0.224
8Philippe AlliotLigier261:20.981+2.578124 m+0.203
9Michele AlboretoFerrari271:21.709+3.306159 m+0.728
10Philippe StreiffTyrrell41:21.720+3.317160 m+0.011
11Andrea de CesarisMinardi231:22.012+3.609174 m+0.292
12Stefan JohanssonFerrari281:22.050+3.647176 m+0.038
13Teo FabiBenetton191:22.129+3.726180 m+0.079
14Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus111:22.664+4.261205 m+0.535
15Alan JonesLola151:22.796+4.393212 m+0.132
16Martin BrundleTyrrell31:23.004+4.601222 m+0.208
17Patrick TambayLola161:23.008+4.605222 m+0.004
18Alessandro NanniniMinardi241:23.052+4.649224 m+0.044
19Riccardo PatreseBrabham71:23.230+4.827233 m+0.178
20Derek WarwickBrabham81:23.313+4.910237 m+0.083
21Jonathan PalmerZakspeed141:23.476+5.073245 m+0.163
22Thierry BoutsenArrows181:24.295+5.892284 m+0.819
23Huub RothengatterZakspeed291:25.181+6.778327 m+0.886
24Christian DannerArrows171:25.233+6.830329 m+0.052
25Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella211:25.257+6.854330 m+0.024
26Allen BergOsella221:27.208+8.805425 m+1.951
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Nigel MansellWilliams51:23.440—0 m——
2Nelson PiquetWilliams61:24.097+0.65730 m+0.657—
3Rene ArnouxLigier251:24.344+0.90441 m+0.247—
4Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus121:24.839+1.39963 m+0.495—
5Keke RosbergMcLaren21:24.978+1.53870 m+0.139—
6Michele AlboretoFerrari271:25.141+1.70177 m+0.163—
7Gerhard BergerBenetton201:25.217+1.77781 m+0.076—
8Alain ProstMcLaren11:25.973+2.533115 m+0.756—
9Teo FabiBenetton191:26.012+2.572117 m+0.039—
10Martin BrundleTyrrell31:26.310+2.870130 m+0.298—
11Philippe StreiffTyrrell41:26.363+2.923132 m+0.053—
12Derek WarwickBrabham81:26.845+3.405154 m+0.482—
13Philippe AlliotLigier261:26.900+3.460157 m+0.055—
14Alan JonesLola151:27.290+3.850174 m+0.390—
15Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus111:27.366+3.926178 m+0.076—
16Stefan JohanssonFerrari281:27.389+3.949179 m+0.023—
17Andrea de CesarisMinardi231:27.650+4.210191 m+0.261—
18Patrick TambayLola161:27.670+4.230192 m+0.020—
19Jonathan PalmerZakspeed141:27.752+4.312195 m+0.082—
20Thierry BoutsenArrows181:28.467+5.027228 m+0.715—
21Huub RothengatterZakspeed291:29.373+5.933269 m+0.906—
22Riccardo PatreseBrabham71:29.496+6.056274 m+0.123—
23Christian DannerArrows171:29.729+6.289285 m+0.233—
24Alessandro NanniniMinardi241:30.075+6.635301 m+0.346—
25Allen BergOsella222:04.346+40.9061,853 m+34.271—
26Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella218:35.061+7:11.62119,553 m+6:30.715—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstMcLaren11:19.121—0 m——
2Gerhard BergerBenetton201:20.462+1.34164 m+1.341—
3Rene ArnouxLigier251:20.464+1.34364 m+0.002—
4Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus121:20.584+1.46370 m+0.120—
5Keke RosbergMcLaren21:20.765+1.64479 m+0.181—
6Nigel MansellWilliams51:20.982+1.86189 m+0.217—
7Nelson PiquetWilliams61:21.615+2.494119 m+0.633—
8Michele AlboretoFerrari271:21.951+2.830135 m+0.336—
9Alan JonesLola151:22.096+2.975142 m+0.145—
10Philippe StreiffTyrrell41:22.557+3.436164 m+0.461—
11Teo FabiBenetton191:23.100+3.979190 m+0.543—
12Stefan JohanssonFerrari281:23.150+4.029192 m+0.050—
13Andrea de CesarisMinardi231:23.417+4.296205 m+0.267—
14Riccardo PatreseBrabham71:23.426+4.305206 m+0.009—
15Jonathan PalmerZakspeed141:23.492+4.371209 m+0.066—
16Martin BrundleTyrrell31:23.509+4.388210 m+0.017—
17Philippe AlliotLigier261:23.679+4.558218 m+0.170—
18Patrick TambayLola161:23.690+4.569218 m+0.011—
19Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus111:23.987+4.866232 m+0.297—
20Alessandro NanniniMinardi241:24.551+5.430259 m+0.564—
21Derek WarwickBrabham81:25.254+6.133293 m+0.703—
22Thierry BoutsenArrows181:25.257+6.136293 m+0.003—
23Christian DannerArrows171:25.882+6.761323 m+0.625—
24Huub RothengatterZakspeed291:26.000+6.879329 m+0.118—
25Allen BergOsella221:26.419+7.298349 m+0.419—
26Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella211:38.128+19.007908 m+11.709—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus121:22.698—0 m——
2Alain ProstMcLaren11:23.247+0.54925 m+0.549—
3Nigel MansellWilliams51:23.300+0.60228 m+0.053—
4Nelson PiquetWilliams61:23.691+0.99345 m+0.391—
5Gerhard BergerBenetton201:23.940+1.24257 m+0.249—
6Michele AlboretoFerrari271:24.414+1.71678 m+0.474—
7Rene ArnouxLigier251:24.481+1.78381 m+0.067—
8Riccardo PatreseBrabham71:24.705+2.00792 m+0.224—
9Keke RosbergMcLaren21:25.044+2.346107 m+0.339—
10Alan JonesLola151:25.158+2.460112 m+0.114—
11Stefan JohanssonFerrari281:25.219+2.521115 m+0.061—
12Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus111:25.269+2.571118 m+0.050—
13Derek WarwickBrabham81:25.357+2.659122 m+0.088—
14Patrick TambayLola161:25.763+3.065140 m+0.406—
15Martin BrundleTyrrell31:25.968+3.270149 m+0.205—
16Andrea de CesarisMinardi231:26.119+3.421156 m+0.151—
17Jonathan PalmerZakspeed141:26.300+3.602165 m+0.181—
18Philippe StreiffTyrrell41:26.567+3.869177 m+0.267—
19Philippe AlliotLigier261:26.976+4.278196 m+0.409—
20Teo FabiBenetton191:27.447+4.749217 m+0.471—
21Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella211:27.594+4.896224 m+0.147—
22Alessandro NanniniMinardi241:27.687+4.989228 m+0.093—
23Thierry BoutsenArrows181:27.735+5.037230 m+0.048—
24Huub RothengatterZakspeed291:27.795+5.097233 m+0.060—
25Christian DannerArrows171:28.181+5.483251 m+0.386—
26Allen BergOsella221:28.350+5.652258 m+0.169—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Williams FW11
Williams FW11
Williams FW11 Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari F1/86
Ferrari F1/86
Alboreto at 1986 Italian Grand Prix · Luigi Rosa from Pavia, Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus 98T
Lotus 98T
Senna Brands 1986 · Peterhanna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS27
Ligier JS27
Manoir de l'Automobile - 213 - F1 Ligier JS 27 1986 · Koreller · CC BY-SA 4.0
Zakspeed 861
Zakspeed 861
Zakspeed-861-f1-1986 · CAR blueprints · CC BY-SA 4.0
Benetton B186
Benetton B186
Gerhard Berger 1986 Detroit · Don France from Alamo, CA, USA Don France Photography · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

Where this comes from

Round
16 of 1986
Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
McLaren
Entrant
McLaren-TAG
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.