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Seasons/16 races

1986 season

  • Dropped scores
  • Title decided in round 16

‹ 19851987 ›

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 16: Australian Grand Prix on 26 Oct 1986.

Points progression

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Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.
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Championship points after each round
Driver12345678910111213141516
Alain Prost041322232933394344445353596472
Nigel Mansell0669182729384751555561707070
Nelson Piquet991515151919232938474756606369
Ayrton Senna6151519252736363642484848515555
Stefan Johansson0033777777101418191923
Keke Rosberg03511111414171719191922222222
Gerhard Berger126666666666881717
Jacques Laffite44457713141414141414141414
Michele Alboreto000033666661212141414
René Arnoux333556681114141414141414
Martin Brundle2222222244555558
Alan Jones0000000000034444
Johnny Dumfries0000000000222223
Philippe Streiff0000000011111113
Patrick Tambay0000000000022222
Teo Fabi0222222222222222
Riccardo Patrese0011112222222222
Christian Danner0000000000011111
Philippe Alliot0000000000000011
The constructors' championship, round by round
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Constructors' championship standings after each round.
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Championship points after each round
Team12345678910111213141516
Williams9152124334648617689102102117130135141
McLaren071833344347566063637275818796
Lotus6151519252736363642505050535758
Ferrari0033101013131313162630333337
Ligier77710121319222528282828282929
Benetton14888888888810101919
Tyrrell22222222556666611
Lola0000000000056666
Brabham0011112222222222
Arrows0000000000011111

Standings

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1986
Driver12345678910111213141516Pts
PRO (Alain Prost)Ret311PF6F23236Ret1Ret22172
MAN (Nigel Mansell)Ret2FRet411P51F1F33Ret21F5RetP70
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)1FRet2F7RetP3FRetF32P11FRet134F2F69
SEN (Ayrton Senna)2P1PRetP3251PRetPRet22PRetRet4P3PRet55
JOH (Stefan Johansson)RetRet4103RetRetRetRet11433612323
ROS (Keke Rosberg)Ret452Ret4Ret4Ret5PRet94RetRetRet22
BER (Gerhard Berger)663Ret10RetRetRetRet10FRet7F5Ret1Ret17
LAF (Jacques Laffite)3RetRet65726Ret14
ALB (Michele Alboreto)RetRetRetRet4848RetRetRet2Ret5RetRet14
ARN (René Arnoux)4RetRet5Ret6Ret544Ret10Ret715714
BRU (Martin Brundle)5Ret8RetRet9Ret105Ret6Ret10Ret1148
JON (Alan Jones)RetRetRetRet1110RetRetRet9Ret46RetRetRet4
DUM (Johnny Dumfries)9RetRetDNQRetRet7Ret7Ret5RetRet9Ret63
STR (Philippe Streiff)7RetRet1112119Ret6Ret8Ret9RetRet53
TAM (Patrick Tambay)Ret8RetRetRetDNSRetRet875RetRetDNSRet2
FAB (Teo Fabi)105RetRet7RetRetRetRetRetRetRetPRetPF8Ret102
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)RetRet6Ret8Ret67RetRetRetRetRetRet13Ret2
DAN (Christian Danner)RetRetRetDNQRetRetRet11RetRetRet68119Ret1
ALL (Philippe Alliot)Ret9RetRetRet681

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

ConstructorEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers
AGSJolly Club SpAJH21CMotori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TPirelliIvan Capelli
ArrowsBarclay Arrows BMWA8, A9BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyearChristian Danner, Marc Surer, Thierry Boutsen
BenettonBenetton FormulaB186BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 TPirelliGerhard Berger, Teo Fabi
BrabhamOlivetti BrabhamBT54, BT55BMW M12/13/1 1.5 L4 TPirelliDerek Warwick, Elio de Angelis, Riccardo Patrese
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACF1/86Ferrari 032 1.5 V6 TGoodyearMichele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson
LigierÉquipe LigierJS27Renault EF15B 1.5 V6 T, Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TPirelliJacques Laffite, Philippe Alliot, René Arnoux
LolaTeam Haas USA LtdTHL2Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAlan Jones, Eddie Cheever, Patrick Tambay
LolaTeam Haas USA LtdTHL1Hart 415T 1.5 L4 TGoodyearAlan Jones, Patrick Tambay
LotusJohn Player Special Team Lotus98TRenault EF15B 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAyrton Senna, Johnny Dumfries
McLarenMarlboro McLaren TAG TurboMP4/2CTAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAlain Prost, Keke Rosberg
MinardiMinardi TeamM185B, M186Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6 TPirelliAlessandro Nannini, Andrea de Cesaris
OsellaOsella Squadra CorseFA1F, FA1G, FA1HAlfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8 TPirelliAlex Caffi, Allen Berg, Christian Danner, Piercarlo Ghinzani
TyrrellData General Team Tyrrell014, 015Renault EF4B 1.5 V6 TGoodyearMartin Brundle, Philippe Streiff
WilliamsCanon Williams Honda TeamFW11Honda RA166E 1.5 V6 TGoodyearNelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell
ZakspeedWest Zakspeed Racing861Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 TGoodyearHuub Rothengatter, Jonathan Palmer

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

PosDriverPointsOfficial pointsOfficial position
1Alain Prost23372P1
2Nigel Mansell22370P2
3Nelson Piquet21769P3
4Ayrton Senna17455P4
5Stefan Johansson9323P5
6Keke Rosberg8822P6
7René Arnoux7714P10
8Gerhard Berger7417P7
9Jacques Laffite6514P8
10Michele Alboreto6014P9
11Martin Brundle488P11
12Johnny Dumfries343P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.