1986 British Grand Prix

  1986 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One season
Date	July 13, 1986
Official name	Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.703 km (2.301 mi)
Distance	75 laps, 277.725 km (172.575 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Time	1:06.961
Fastest lap
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Time	1:09.593 on lap 69
Podium
First	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Second	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Third	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG

McLaren pits

Ayrton Senna in a Lotus 98T

The 1986 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on July 13, 1986. It was the ninth race of the 1986 Formula One season. It was the last Formula One race held at Brands Hatch, from 1987 onwards all British Grand Prix would be held at Silverstone.

Jacques Laffite broke both legs during a multi-car pile up at the start, leading to his retirement from the sport. The race had been Laffite's record equalling start for most Formula One career starts.

The pile-up included a significant number of cars which blocked the track entirely. The race was stopped without any drivers completing a single lap. This was fortunate for Nigel Mansell who had a driveshaft failure at the first start, but was allowed to restart as there had not been a lap completed. Mansell then went on to win against a depleted grid.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	75	1:30:38.471	2	9
2	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	75	+ 5.574	1	6
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	74	+ 1 Lap	6	4
4	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	73	+ 2 Laps	8	3
5	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	72	+ 3 Laps	11	2
6	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	72	+ 3 Laps	16	1
7	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	72	+ 3 Laps	10
8	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	72	+ 3 Laps	9
9	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	69	+ 6 Laps	22
NC	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	62	Not Classified	13
Ret	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	60	Gearbox	17
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	51	Turbo	12
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	50	Steering	20
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	45	Fuel system	7
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	39	Engine	15
Ret	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	27	Gearbox	3
Ret	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	24	Engine	25
Ret	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	23	Electrical	21
Ret	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	22	Electrical	4
Ret	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	22	Throttle	14
Ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	20	Engine	18
Ret	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	7	Gearbox	5
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	0	Collision	19
Ret	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	0	Collision	23
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	0	Collision	24
Ret	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	0	Collision	26

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nigel Mansell 47 2 Alain Prost 43 3 Ayrton Senna 36 4 Nelson Piquet 29 5 Keke Rosberg 17

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Honda 76 2 McLaren-TAG 60 3 Lotus-Renault 36 4 Ligier-Renault 25 5 Ferrari 13

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1986/255/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.