1986 Season

Races

Champion

Alex Caffi

Constructor

Zakspeed

The 1986 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Alex Caffi of Italian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Eddie Cheever finished level on points but lost the title on countback. Zakspeed won the Constructors' Championship with 0 points. 5 different drivers stood on the top step of the podium during the 1986 campaign. The top three in the final standings were Alex Caffi, Eddie Cheever, Ivan Capelli.

1985 1987

F1Archive Pro

Open the 1986 season dashboard on F1Archive Pro

Switch from static standings to an interactive 1986 workspace with championship timeline views, race weekend context, and premium export surfaces.

Open Season Dashboard View Pro Plans

What races were in the 1986 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	1986-03-23	Nelson Piquet(Williams)
2	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito de Jerez	1986-04-13	Ayrton Senna(Team Lotus)
3	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1986-04-27	Alain Prost(McLaren)
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1986-05-11	Alain Prost(McLaren)
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1986-05-25	Nigel Mansell(Williams)
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1986-06-15	Nigel Mansell(Williams)
7	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit	1986-06-22	Ayrton Senna(Team Lotus)
8	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	1986-07-06	Nigel Mansell(Williams)
9	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1986-07-13	Nigel Mansell(Williams)
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1986-07-27	Nelson Piquet(Williams)
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	1986-08-10	Nelson Piquet(Williams)
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1986-08-17	Alain Prost(McLaren)
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1986-09-07	Nelson Piquet(Williams)
14	Portuguese Grand Prix	Autódromo do Estoril	1986-09-21	Nigel Mansell(Williams)
15	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	1986-10-12	Gerhard Berger(Benetton)
16	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	1986-10-26	Alain Prost(McLaren)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Mansell	Jones	Rosberg
R1Brazilian Grand Prix	0	0	0
R2Spanish Grand Prix	6	0	—
R3San Marino Grand Prix	6	0	—
R4Monaco Grand Prix	9	0	11
R5Belgian Grand Prix	18	0	11
R6Canadian Grand Prix	27	0	14
R7Detroit Grand Prix	29	0	14
R8French Grand Prix	38	0	17
R9British Grand Prix	47	0	17
R10German Grand Prix	51	0	19
R11Hungarian Grand Prix	55	0	19
R12Austrian Grand Prix	55	—	19
R13Italian Grand Prix	61	—	22
R14Portuguese Grand Prix	70	—	22
R15Mexican Grand Prix	70	—	22
R16Australian Grand Prix	70	—	—

Who won the 1986 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Alex Caffi	Italian	0	0
0	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0
0	Ivan Capelli	Italian	0	0
0	Thierry Boutsen	Belgian	0	0
0	Derek Warwick	British	0	0
0	Jonathan Palmer	British	0	0
0	Huub Rothengatter	Dutch	0	0
0	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	0
0	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	0
0	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
0	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Italian	0	0
0	Allen Berg	Canadian	0	0
0	Alessandro Nannini	Italian	0	0
1	Alain Prost	French	4	72
1	Alain Prost	French	4	72
2	Nigel Mansell	British	5	70
2	Nigel Mansell	British	5	70
3	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	4	69
3	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	4	69
4	Ayrton Senna	Brazilian	2	55
4	Ayrton Senna	Brazilian	2	55
5	Stefan Johansson	Swedish	0	23
5	Stefan Johansson	Swedish	0	23
6	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	22
6	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	22
7	Gerhard Berger	Austrian	1	17
7	Gerhard Berger	Austrian	1	17
8	Jacques Laffite	French	0	14
8	Jacques Laffite	French	0	14
9	Michele Alboreto	Italian	0	14
9	Michele Alboreto	Italian	0	14
10	René Arnoux	French	0	14
10	René Arnoux	French	0	14
11	Martin Brundle	British	0	8
11	Martin Brundle	British	0	8
12	Alan Jones	Australian	0	4
12	Alan Jones	Australian	0	4
13	Johnny Dumfries	British	0	3
13	Johnny Dumfries	British	0	3
14	Philippe Streiff	French	0	3
14	Philippe Streiff	French	0	3
15	Patrick Tambay	French	0	2
15	Patrick Tambay	French	0	2
16	Teo Fabi	Italian	0	2
16	Teo Fabi	Italian	0	2
17	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	2
17	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	2
18	Christian Danner	German	0	1
18	Christian Danner	German	0	1
19	Philippe Alliot	French	0	1
19	Philippe Alliot	French	0	1
20	Thierry Boutsen	Belgian	0	0
21	Derek Warwick	British	0	0
22	Jonathan Palmer	British	0	0
23	Huub Rothengatter	Dutch	0	0
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	0
25	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	0
26	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Italian	0	0
28	Allen Berg	Canadian	0	0
29	Alessandro Nannini	Italian	0	0
30	Alex Caffi	Italian	0	0
31	Ivan Capelli	Italian	0	0
32	Eddie Cheever	American	0	0

Who won the 1986 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Zakspeed	German	0	0
0	AGS	French	0	0
0	Osella	Italian	0	0
0	Minardi	Italian	0	0
1	Williams	British	9	141
1	Williams	British	9	141
2	McLaren	British	4	96
2	McLaren	British	4	96
3	Team Lotus	British	2	58
3	Team Lotus	British	2	58
4	Ferrari	Italian	0	37
4	Ferrari	Italian	0	37
5	Ligier	French	0	29
5	Ligier	French	0	29
6	Benetton	Italian	1	19
6	Benetton	Italian	1	19
7	Tyrrell	British	0	11
7	Tyrrell	British	0	11
8	Lola	British	0	6
8	Lola	British	0	6
9	Brabham	British	0	2
9	Brabham	British	0	2
10	Arrows	British	0	1
10	Arrows	British	0	1
11	Zakspeed	German	0	0
12	Minardi	Italian	0	0
13	Osella	Italian	0	0
14	AGS	French	0	0