Australian Grand Prix
1986 · Round 16 · Adelaide, Australia · Oct 26, 1986Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 4th on the grid), with a 4.205s margin. Brundle made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 4th (up 12 places). Arnoux had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 7th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 82 | 1:54:20.388 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 82 | +4.205 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | 81 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 81 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | 80 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | 79 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | 77 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | 77 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | 70 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | 63 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 62 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 61 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | 57 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Arrows | 24 | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | 40 | Mechanical | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | 29 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | Accident | 0 |