1986 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 23 Mar 1986
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 61 | 1:39:32.583 | 1:33.546 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 61 | +34.827 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 61 | +59.759 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 61 | +1:28.429 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | 60 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | 37 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | 35 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | 26 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 24 | Battery | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | 21 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | 18 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 16 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | 5 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 0 |