Gridpedia1986 Detroit Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix at Detroit Street Circuit on 22 Jun 1986 for Team Lotus, from pole position; Jacques Laffite was second and Alain Prost third.
Senna took the lead for good on lap 39 of 63, from Nelson Piquet; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. The fastest lap was Nelson Piquet's, 1:41.233. 10 of 26 starters were classified; 16 retired or were not classified. After the race Ayrton Senna led the championship with 36 points, 3 ahead of Alain Prost, with 9 rounds left.
- Date
- 22 Jun 1986
- Circuit
- Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, USA
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 63 | 1:51:12.847 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 63 | +31.017 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 63 | +31.824 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +1:30.936 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | WARDerek Warwick | Brabham | 15 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | DANChristian Danner | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 46 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | 44 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 41 | Accident | 1:41.233 | 0 |
| R | 28 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | 40 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 19 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 17 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | CHEEddie Cheever | Lola | 10 | 37 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 21 | 33 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BERAllen Berg | Osella | 25 | 28 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 21 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | 14 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 2 | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 9 | 12 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | 3 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 29 | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 6 |