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1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/436-qualifying

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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

1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

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

1986 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:54:20.388 · 82 laps · tag	9
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:54:24.593 · 82 laps · honda	6
3	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 81 laps · ferrari	4
4	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 81 laps · renault	3
5	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 80 laps · renault	2
6	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Time not recorded · 80 laps · renault	1
7	René Arnoux	Ligier	Time not recorded · 79 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
8	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	Time not recorded · 79 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · 77 laps · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
10	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Time not recorded · 77 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Tyre · Time not recorded · 63 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Electrical · Time not recorded · 63 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Tyre · Time not recorded · 62 laps · tag	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Allen Berg	Osella	Time not recorded · 61 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Brabham	Brakes · Time not recorded · 57 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Danner	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Mechanical · Time not recorded · 40 laps · motori-moderni	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Suspension · Time not recorded · 29 laps · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Jones	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · motori-moderni	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Transmission · Time not recorded · 2 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:18.403 · honda
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:18.714 · honda
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:18.906 · renault
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:19.654 · tag
5	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:19.976 · renault
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:20.554 · bmw
7	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:20.778 · tag
8	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:20.981 · renault
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:21.709 · ferrari
10	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:21.720 · renault
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:22.012 · motori-moderni
12	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:22.050 · ferrari
13	Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:22.129 · bmw
14	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:22.664 · renault
15	Alan Jones	Lola	1:22.796 · ford
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:23.004 · renault
17	Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:23.008 · ford
18	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:23.052 · motori-moderni
19	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:23.230 · bmw
20	Derek Warwick	Brabham	1:23.313 · bmw
21	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:23.476 · zakspeed
22	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:24.295 · bmw
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:25.181 · zakspeed
24	Christian Danner	Arrows	1:25.233 · bmw
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:25.257 · alfa-romeo
26	Allen Berg	Osella	1:27.208 · alfa-romeo

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:18.403 · honda
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:18.714 · honda
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:18.906 · renault
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:19.654 · tag
5	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:19.976 · renault
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:20.554 · bmw
7	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	1:20.778 · tag
8	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	1:20.981 · renault
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:21.709 · ferrari
10	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:21.720 · renault
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	1:22.012 · motori-moderni
12	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:22.050 · ferrari
13	Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:22.129 · bmw
14	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	1:22.664 · renault
15	Alan Jones	Lola	1:22.796 · ford
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	1:23.004 · renault
17	Patrick Tambay	Lola	1:23.008 · ford
18	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:23.052 · motori-moderni
19	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:23.230 · bmw
20	Derek Warwick	Brabham	1:23.313 · bmw
21	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:23.476 · zakspeed
22	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:24.295 · bmw
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:25.181 · zakspeed
24	Christian Danner	Arrows	1:25.233 · bmw
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:25.257 · alfa-romeo
26	Allen Berg	Osella	1:27.208 · alfa-romeo

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	72
2	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	70
3	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	69
4	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	55
5	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
6	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
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	8
12	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Johnny Dumfries	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Philippe Streiff	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Teo Fabi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Christian Danner	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	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	Nigel Mansell	1	1:23.440
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	2	1:24.097
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	3	1:24.344
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:24.839
freePractice1Results	Keke Rosberg	5	1:24.978
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	6	1:25.141
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	7	1:25.217
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	8	1:25.973
freePractice1Results	Teo Fabi	9	1:26.012
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	10	1:26.310
freePractice1Results	Philippe Streiff	11	1:26.363
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	12	1:26.845
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:26.900
freePractice1Results	Alan Jones	14	1:27.290
freePractice1Results	Johnny Dumfries	15	1:27.366
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	16	1:27.389
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	17	1:27.650
freePractice1Results	Patrick Tambay	18	1:27.670
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	19	1:27.752
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	20	1:28.467
freePractice1Results	Huub Rothengatter	21	1:29.373
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	22	1:29.496
freePractice1Results	Christian Danner	23	1:29.729
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	24	1:30.075
freePractice1Results	Allen Berg	25	2:04.346
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	26	8:35.061
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:19.121
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:20.462
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	3	1:20.464
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:20.584
freePractice2Results	Keke Rosberg	5	1:20.765
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	6	1:20.982
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	7	1:21.615
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	8	1:21.951
freePractice2Results	Alan Jones	9	1:22.096
freePractice2Results	Philippe Streiff	10	1:22.557
freePractice2Results	Teo Fabi	11	1:23.100
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	12	1:23.150
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:23.417
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	14	1:23.426
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	15	1:23.492
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	16	1:23.509
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	17	1:23.679
freePractice2Results	Patrick Tambay	18	1:23.690
freePractice2Results	Johnny Dumfries	19	1:23.987
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	20	1:24.551
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	21	1:25.254
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	22	1:25.257
freePractice2Results	Christian Danner	23	1:25.882
freePractice2Results	Huub Rothengatter	24	1:26.000
freePractice2Results	Allen Berg	25	1:26.419
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	26	1:38.128
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:22.698
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	2	1:23.247
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	3	1:23.300
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	4	1:23.691
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	5	1:23.940
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	6	1:24.414
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	7	1:24.481
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	8	1:24.705
warmingUpResults	Keke Rosberg	9	1:25.044
warmingUpResults	Alan Jones	10	1:25.158
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	11	1:25.219
warmingUpResults	Johnny Dumfries	12	1:25.269
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	13	1:25.357
warmingUpResults	Patrick Tambay	14	1:25.763
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	15	1:25.968
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	16	1:26.119
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	17	1:26.300
warmingUpResults	Philippe Streiff	18	1:26.567
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	19	1:26.976
warmingUpResults	Teo Fabi	20	1:27.447
warmingUpResults	Piercarlo Ghinzani	21	1:27.594
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	22	1:27.687
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	23	1:27.735
warmingUpResults	Huub Rothengatter	24	1:27.795
warmingUpResults	Christian Danner	25	1:28.181
warmingUpResults	Allen Berg	26	1:28.350