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Grand Prix de Monaco 1986 · qualifying
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- Grand Prix de Monaco 1986 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/424-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Grand Prix de Monaco 1986 · Circuit de Monaco
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1986 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:55:41.060 · 78 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:56:06.082 · 78 laps · tag | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:56:34.706 · 78 laps · renault | 4 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:56:52.462 · 78 laps · honda | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · 77 laps · renault | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Time not recorded · 77 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Time not recorded · 77 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 75 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Time not recorded · 75 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 75 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 74 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 74 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Collision · Time not recorded · 67 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Collision · Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Steering · Time not recorded · 42 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 38 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Brakes · Time not recorded · 17 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Accident · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | Time not recorded · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Christian Danner | Osella | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Time not recorded · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Time not recorded · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:22.627 · tag | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.047 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:23.175 · renault | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:23.904 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:23.960 · bmw | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:24.102 · bmw | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.402 · renault | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:24.686 · ford | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:24.701 · tag | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:24.860 · renault | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:25.287 · honda | |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:25.538 · renault | |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:25.720 · renault | |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:25.832 · bmw | |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:25.907 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:25.926 · bmw | |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:26.300 · bmw | |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:26.456 · ford | |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:26.644 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 1:27.191 · bmw | |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:27.288 · alfa-romeo | |
| 22 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:27.826 · renault | |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:28.060 · zakspeed | |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Osella | 1:28.132 · alfa-romeo | |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 1:28.962 · motori-moderni | |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:29.447 · motori-moderni |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:22.627 · tag | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.047 · honda | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:23.175 · renault | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:23.904 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:23.960 · bmw | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:24.102 · bmw | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.402 · renault | |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:24.686 · ford | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:24.701 · tag | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:24.860 · renault | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:25.287 · honda | |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:25.538 · renault | |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:25.720 · renault | |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:25.832 · bmw | |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:25.907 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:25.926 · bmw | |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:26.300 · bmw | |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:26.456 · ford | |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:26.644 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 1:27.191 · bmw |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 1 | 1:26.316 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 2 | 1:27.154 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 3 | 1:27.777 |
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 4 | 1:27.797 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 5 | 1:28.214 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 6 | 1:28.376 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 7 | 1:28.395 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 8 | 1:28.406 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 9 | 1:28.552 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 10 | 1:28.625 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 11 | 1:29.013 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 12 | 1:29.052 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 13 | 1:29.190 |
| warmingUpResults | Alan Jones | 14 | 1:30.042 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 15 | 1:30.492 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 16 | 1:30.592 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 17 | 1:31.119 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 18 | 1:31.611 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 19 | 1:35.310 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 20 | 1:36.263 |