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Gran Premio de México 1986 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Gran Premio de México 1986 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/435-race

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio de México 1986 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1986 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:33:18.700 · 68 laps · bmw	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:33:44.138 · 68 laps · tag	6
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:34:11.213 · 68 laps · renault	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Time not recorded · 67 laps · honda	3
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Time not recorded · 67 laps · honda	2
6	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 67 laps · renault	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Time not recorded · 66 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Time not recorded · 66 laps · motori-moderni	Unknown / not applicable
9	Christian Danner	Arrows	Time not recorded · 66 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 65 laps · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
11	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
12	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Turbo · Time not recorded · 64 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
13	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 64 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
14	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 64 laps · motori-moderni	Unknown / not applicable
15	René Arnoux	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 63 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
16	Allen Berg	Osella	Time not recorded · 61 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Electrical · Time not recorded · 53 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Jones	Lola	Tyre · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Puncture · Time not recorded · 32 laps · tag	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Turbo · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Turbo · Time not recorded · 8 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Turbo · Time not recorded · 8 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Accident · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:16.990 · renault
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:17.279 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:17.514 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:17.609 · bmw
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:18.285 · bmw
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.421 · tag
7	Derek Warwick	Brabham	1:18.527 · bmw
8	Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:18.839 · ford
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:18.893 · bmw
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.257 · renault
11	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:19.342 · tag
12	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.388 · ferrari
13	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:19.624 · renault
14	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:19.769 · ferrari
15	Alan Jones	Lola	1:20.090 · ford
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:20.198 · renault
17	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:20.479 · renault
18	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:20.668 · zakspeed
19	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:20.946 · renault
20	Christian Danner	Arrows	1:21.069 · bmw
21	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:21.171 · bmw
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:22.470 · motori-moderni
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:22.524 · zakspeed
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:23.457 · motori-moderni
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:24.176 · alfa-romeo
26	Allen Berg	Osella	1:26.573 · alfa-romeo

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:16.990 · renault
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:17.279 · honda
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:17.514 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:17.609 · bmw
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:18.285 · bmw
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.421 · tag
7	Derek Warwick	Brabham	1:18.527 · bmw
8	Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:18.839 · ford
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:18.893 · bmw
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:19.257 · renault
11	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:19.342 · tag
12	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.388 · ferrari
13	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:19.624 · renault
14	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:19.769 · ferrari
15	Alan Jones	Lola	1:20.090 · ford
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:20.198 · renault
17	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:20.479 · renault
18	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:20.668 · zakspeed
19	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:20.946 · renault
20	Christian Danner	Arrows	1:21.069 · bmw
21	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:21.171 · bmw
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:22.470 · motori-moderni
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:22.524 · zakspeed
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:23.457 · motori-moderni
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:24.176 · alfa-romeo
26	Allen Berg	Osella	1:26.573 · alfa-romeo

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	70
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	64
3	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	63
4	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	55
5	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
6	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
7	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
8	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
9	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
10	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
11	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Teo Fabi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Johnny Dumfries	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Philippe Streiff	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Christian Danner	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Philippe Alliot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	1	1:18.601
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:18.779
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:19.004
freePractice1Results	Keke Rosberg	4	1:19.099
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:19.588
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	6	1:19.851
freePractice1Results	Alan Jones	7	1:20.471
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	8	1:20.737
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	9	1:20.746
freePractice1Results	Patrick Tambay	10	1:20.950
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	11	1:20.978
freePractice1Results	Teo Fabi	12	1:21.205
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:21.359
freePractice1Results	Philippe Streiff	14	1:21.460
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	15	1:21.484
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	16	1:21.747
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	17	1:21.768
freePractice1Results	Johnny Dumfries	18	1:22.011
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	19	1:22.050
freePractice1Results	Christian Danner	20	1:22.597
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	21	1:22.812
freePractice1Results	Huub Rothengatter	22	1:22.947
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	23	1:23.986
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	24	1:25.920
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	25	1:27.024
freePractice1Results	Allen Berg	26	1:28.977
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:17.977
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:18.088
freePractice2Results	Teo Fabi	3	1:18.154
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:18.353
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:18.785
freePractice2Results	Keke Rosberg	6	1:19.160
freePractice2Results	Alan Jones	7	1:19.244
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	8	1:19.282
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	9	1:19.520
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	10	1:19.634
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	11	1:20.392
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	12	1:20.459
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:20.541
freePractice2Results	Johnny Dumfries	14	1:20.701
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	15	1:20.702
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	16	1:20.879
freePractice2Results	Philippe Streiff	17	1:21.065
freePractice2Results	Patrick Tambay	18	1:21.084
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	19	1:21.447
freePractice2Results	Christian Danner	20	1:21.879
freePractice2Results	Huub Rothengatter	21	1:22.230
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	22	1:22.997
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	23	1:23.515
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	24	1:23.638
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	25	1:24.728
freePractice2Results	Allen Berg	26	4:02.670
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	1	1:20.465
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	2	1:20.928
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:20.962
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	4	1:21.089
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	5	1:21.226
warmingUpResults	Alan Jones	6	1:21.268
warmingUpResults	Keke Rosberg	7	1:21.280
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	8	1:21.407
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	9	1:21.852
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	10	1:21.954
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	11	1:22.017
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	12	1:22.123
warmingUpResults	Teo Fabi	13	1:22.150
warmingUpResults	Patrick Tambay	14	1:22.268
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	15	1:22.366
warmingUpResults	Johnny Dumfries	16	1:22.503
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	17	1:23.360
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	18	1:23.619
warmingUpResults	Philippe Streiff	19	1:23.688
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	20	1:24.019
warmingUpResults	Christian Danner	21	1:25.273
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	22	1:25.390
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	23	1:25.705
warmingUpResults	Piercarlo Ghinzani	24	1:27.296
warmingUpResults	Allen Berg	25	1:28.249