Belgian Grand Prix
1986 · Round 5 · Spa, Belgium · May 25, 1986Race summary
Victory went to Mansell (from 5th on the grid), with a 19.8s margin. Laffite made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 5th (up 12 places). Berger had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 10th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 43 | 1:27:57.925 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 4 | 43 | +19.827 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 11 | 43 | +23.592 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 43 | +29.634 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | 43 | +1:10.690 | 2 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 43 | +2:17.772 | 1 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 42 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 15 | 42 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | 41 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 2 | 41 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Lola | 16 | 40 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 40 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | 37 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 19 | 35 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | 25 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 12 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 22 | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 7 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | 16 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 13 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 8 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Osella | 25 | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 10 | 0 | Accident | 0 |