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Season review

1986 season

Alain Prost won the drivers' title.

Races

16

Different winners

5

Most wins

5

Nigel Mansell

Drivers

32

scored or classified

Races

Rounds

Drivers

Drivers' championship

Cumulative points
  • Prost
  • Mansell
  • Piquet
  • Senna
  • Johansson
  • Rosberg
  • Rest of field
Show data table
RoundProstMansellPiquetSennaJohanssonRosberg
R1 · Brazilian GP009600
R2 · Spanish GP4691503
R3 · San Marino GP136151535
R4 · Monaco GP2291519311
R5 · Belgian GP23181525711
R6 · Canadian GP29271927714
R7 · Detroit GP33291936714
R8 · French GP39382336717
R9 · British GP43472936717
R10 · German GP44513842719
R11 · Hungarian GP445547481019
R12 · Austrian GP535547481419
R13 · Italian GP536156481822
R14 · Portuguese GP597060511922
R15 · Mexican GP657263551922
R16 · Australian GP747269552322

The chart adds up every point scored. The official table applies the rules of the time (dropped results, or only the best-placed car scoring for a team), so some totals below are lower.

Teams

Constructors' championship

Cumulative points
  • Williams
  • McLaren
  • Team Lotus
  • Ferrari
  • Ligier
  • Benetton
  • Rest of field
Show data table
RoundWilliamsMcLarenTeam LotusFerrariLigierBenetton
R1 · Brazilian GP906071
R2 · Spanish GP15715074
R3 · San Marino GP211815378
R4 · Monaco GP2433193108
R5 · Belgian GP33342510128
R6 · Canadian GP46432710138
R7 · Detroit GP48473613198
R8 · French GP61563613228
R9 · British GP76603613258
R10 · German GP89634213288
R11 · Hungarian GP102635016288
R12 · Austrian GP102725026288
R13 · Italian GP1177550302810
R14 · Portuguese GP1308153332810
R15 · Mexican GP1358757332919
R16 · Australian GP1419658372919
PosTeamWinsGapPts
1Williams9141
2McLaren4−4596
3Team Lotus2−8358
4Ferrari−10437
5Ligier−11229
6Benetton1−12219
7Tyrrell−13011
8Lola−1356
9Brabham−1392
10Arrows−1401
-Zakspeed−1410
-Minardi−1410
-Osella−1410
-AGS−1410

Head to head

Teammate battles

Lola
Qualifying (grid)
4
11
Race
1
1
Points
4
2

Not classified: JON 10 · TAM 11

1 short pairing (fewer than 3 races)
  • JON vs CHE · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0

Over the races in which both drivers had a result for the team. Qualifying: who qualified ahead (from the starting grid: there is no qualifying data for this season). Race: who finished ahead, counted only when both were classified. Points: race and sprint points from those races, before dropped results (not every result counted towards the championship).