1986 Season
Races
16
Champion
Alain Prost
Constructor
Williams
The 1986 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Alain Prost of French claimed the Drivers' Championship with 72 points and 4 race victories. Nigel Mansell finished as runner-up, 2 points behind. Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 141 points. 5 different drivers stood on the top step of the podium during the 1986 campaign. The top three in the final standings were Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet.
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Championship Battle
Championship Progression
Who won the 1986 F1 driver championship?
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 4 | 72 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 70 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 69 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Johnny Dumfries | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Christian Danner | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elio de Angelis | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Marc Surer | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Allen Berg | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Alessandro Nannini | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Alex Caffi | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ivan Capelli | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Eddie Cheever | 0 | 0 |
