1986 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Oct 1986
- Circuit
- Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, Australia
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 82 | 1:54:20.388 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 82 | +4.205 | 1:20.787 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | 81 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 81 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | Out of fuel | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | 80 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | 79 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | 77 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | 77 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | 70 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | 63 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 62 | Tyre | 0 | |
| N | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 61 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | 57 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 24 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | 40 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | 10 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 2 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | Accident | 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 72 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 70 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | 69 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 14 |