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
2.301 km (3.703 mi)
Distance 75 laps, km ( mi)
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

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

References

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1986 French Grand Prix
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1986 German Grand Prix
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