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1986 Season - Overview



The Hungaroring played host to the first ever Hungarian GP in 1986 |  Keke Rosberg joined McLaren in 1986 as a replacement for the retired Niki Lauda |  Gerard Berger became a first-time F1 winner at the 1986 Mexican GP; it was also the first victory for the Benetton F1 Team |  The 1986 Drivers' title went down to last race of the season in Australia with Alain Prost just about managing to retain his crown, beating Nigel Mansell by a mere two points |  Williams denied McLaren their third straight Constructors' Championship lifting the title themselves for the third time in 1986

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 14
No. of Drivers: 32
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 5
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Nelson Piquet - 7 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Williams
Williams
   
 
 141
2 McLaren
96
3 Lotus
58
4 Ferrari
37
5 Ligier
29
Complete Standings

1986 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
Mar 23
Brazil
 N.Piquet
 Williams

2
Apr 13
Spain
 A.Senna
 Lotus


4
May 11
Monaco
 A.Prost
 McLaren


6
Jun 15
Canada
 N.Mansell
 Williams

7
Jun 22
USA-Detroit
 A.Senna
 Lotus

8
Jul 06
France
 N.Mansell
 Williams


10
Jul 27
Germany
 N.Piquet
 Williams

11
Aug 10
Hungary
 N.Piquet
 Williams

12
Aug 17
Austria
 A.Prost
 McLaren

13
Sep 07
Italy
 N.Piquet
 Williams


15
Oct 12
Mexico
 G.Berger
 Benetton

16
Oct 26
Australia
 A.Prost
 McLaren

1986 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

AGS
Ivan Capelli
Arrows
Christian Danner
Marc Surer
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
Gerhard Berger
Teo Fabi
Brabham
Derek Warwick
Elio de Angelis
Riccardo Patrese
Ferrari
Michele Alboreto
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
Jacques Laffite
Philippe Alliot
Rene Alexandre Arnoux
Lola
Alan Jones
Eddie Cheever
Patrick Tambay
Lotus
Ayrton Senna
Johnny Dumfries
McLaren
Alain Prost
Keke Rosberg
Minardi
Alessandro Nannini
Andrea de Cesaris
Osella
Alex Caffi
Allen Berg
Christian Danner
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Tyrrell
Martin Brundle
Philippe Streiff
Williams
Nelson Piquet
Nigel Mansell
Zakspeed
Huub Rothengatter
Jonathan Palmer
 

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1986

According to stats...

  • The Hungaroring played host to the first ever Hungarian GP in 1986
  • Keke Rosberg joined McLaren in 1986 as a replacement for the retired Niki Lauda
  • Gerard Berger became a first-time F1 winner at the 1986 Mexican GP; it was also the first victory for the Benetton F1 Team
  • The 1986 Drivers' title went down to last race of the season in Australia with Alain Prost just about managing to retain his crown, beating Nigel Mansell by a mere two points
  • Williams denied McLaren their third straight Constructors' Championship lifting the title themselves for the third time in 1986



DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1986 season.
Andrea de Cesaris
Andrea de
Cesaris (14)
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Piercarlo
Ghinzani (14)
Alessandro Nannini
Alessandro
Nannini (13)
Alan Jones
Alan
Jones (11)
Riccardo Patrese
Riccardo
Patrese (11)
Teo Fabi
Teo
Fabi (11)