Mexican Grand Prix
1986 · Round 15 · Mexico City, Mexico · Oct 12, 1986Race summary
Berger won the race from 4th on the grid, 25.4s ahead of Prost. Boutsen was the standout mover, climbing from 21st to 7th. Patrese lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 13th (down 8 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 68 | 1:33:18.700 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 68 | +25.438 | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 68 | +52.513 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 20 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 18 | 65 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 14 | 64 | Turbo | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 64 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | 64 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | 63 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 61 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | 53 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 7 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | 35 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | 32 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 8 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | 8 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 8 | 0 | Accident | 0 |