Detroit Grand Prix
1986 · Round 7 · Detroit, United States · Jun 22, 1986Race summary
Victory went to Senna (from 1st on the grid), with a 31.0s margin. Palmer made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 8th (up 12 places). Mansell had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 5th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 63 | 1:51:12.847 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 63 | +31.017 | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 63 | +31.824 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +1:30.936 | 3 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 15 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Christian Danner | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 46 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | 44 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 41 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | 40 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 17 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Lola | 10 | 37 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Lola | 21 | 33 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Allen Berg | Osella | 25 | 28 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | 14 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 9 | 12 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | 3 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |