1986 British Grand Prix

The 1986 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch in Kent, England on 13 July 1986. It was the ninth race of the 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1986 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	13 July 1986
Official name	XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.206[1][2] or 4.207[3] km (2.613 or 2.614 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 315.5[1] or 315.458[2] or 315.525[3] km (196.0 or 196.017 or 196.058 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Time	1:06.961
Fastest lap
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Time	1:09.593 on lap 69
Podium
First	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Second	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Third	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders

McLaren pits

Ayrton Senna in a Lotus 98T

French driver Jacques Laffite broke both legs during a multi-car pile-up at the start, resulting in the end of his Formula One career. Laffite, driving a Ligier-Renault, was assisted by Zakspeed driver Jonathan Palmer, a qualified general practitioner before taking up motor racing in the late 1970s.^[4] Laffite was making his 176th Formula One start, equalling Graham Hill's record. The pile-up caused the race to be stopped; it was restarted over an hour later, after Laffite had been airlifted to Queen Mary's Hospital in nearby Sidcup.

The race was eventually won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Mansell won after a battle with Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet, finishing 5.5 seconds ahead. Reigning World Champion, Frenchman Alain Prost, finished third in his McLaren-TAG, one lap adrift.

The race also saw the return to the paddock of Frank Williams for the first time since he was paralysed in a road accident in France four months earlier.

This was the last British Grand Prix and also the last Formula One race to be held at Brands Hatch. The international motorsports governing body at the time, FISA, had instituted a policy of long-term contracts with circuits, and Brands Hatch was perceived as a poorer facility to Silverstone, with much less room to expand. In May 1986, Silverstone and its owner, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), signed a long-term contract with FISA;^[5] the British Grand Prix has been held at the Northamptonshire circuit since 1987. The only time that major single-seater racing returned to Brands Hatch was the London Champ Car Trophy for CART in 2003.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:07.690	1:06.961
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:08.818	1:07.399	+0.438
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:09.042	1:07.524	+0.563
4	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:09.916	1:08.196	+1.235
5	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	1:09.479	1:08.477	+1.516
6	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:09.779	1:09.334	+2.373
7	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	1:11.819	1:09.409	+2.448
8	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1:09.971	1:09.543	+2.582
9	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1:12.403	1:10.209	+3.248
10	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	1:10.304	1:10.583	+3.343
11	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:11.432	1:10.334	+3.373
12	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:11.662	1:10.338	+3.377
13	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:12.333	1:10.941	+3.980
14	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	1:12.060	1:11.121	+4.160
15	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:12.513	1:11.267	+4.306
16	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	1:11.682	1:11.450	+4.489
17	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	1:13.376	1:11.458	+4.497
18	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:11.500	1:11.568	+4.539
19	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:12.715	1:12.281	+5.320
20	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:12.848	1:13.496	+5.887
21	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:14.366	1:12.980	+6.019
22	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:14.678	1:13.009	+6.048
23	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	1:13.261	1:13.421	+6.300
24	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:16.440	1:16.134	+9.173
25	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed		1:16.854	+9.917
26	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:18.319		+11.738

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	G	75	1:30:38.471	2	9
2	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	G	75	+ 5.574	1	6
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	G	74	+ 1 lap	6	4
4	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	P	73	+ 2 laps	8	3
5	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	G	72	+ 3 laps	11	2
6	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	G	72	+ 3 laps	16	1
7	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	G	72	+ 3 laps	10
8	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	P	72	+ 3 laps	9
9	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	G	69	+ 6 laps	22
NC	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	G	62	+ 13 laps	13
Ret	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	G	60	Gearbox	17
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	G	51	Turbo	12
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	P	50	Steering	20
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	P	45	Fuel system	7
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	P	39	Engine	15
Ret	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	G	27	Gearbox	3
Ret	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	G	24	Engine	25
Ret	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	P	23	Electrical	21
Ret	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	P	22	Electrical	4
Ret	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	G	22	Throttle	14
Ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	G	20	Engine	18
Ret	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	G	7	Gearbox	5
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	P	0	Collision	19
Ret	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	G	0	Collision	23
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	P	0	Collision	24
Ret	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	P	0	Collision	26
Source:[6][7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nigel Mansell 47 2 Alain Prost 43 3 Ayrton Senna 36 4 Nelson Piquet 29 5 Keke Rosberg 17 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Honda 76 2 McLaren-TAG 60 3 Lotus-Renault 36 4 Ligier-Renault 25 5 Ferrari 13 Source: [8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• Lawrence, Mike (August 1986). "1986 British Grand Prix race report – In the garden of England". MotorSport. LXII (8): 866.
• "1986 British Grand Prix". wildsoft.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
• "Britain 1986". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

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