1986 Belgian Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

1986-05-25 · time TBA

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Race · 1:27:57.925 · 43 laps	9
2	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Race · 1:28:17.752 · 43 laps	6
3	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Race · 1:28:24.517 · 43 laps	4
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Race · 1:28:27.559 · 43 laps	3
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Race · 1:29:08.615 · 43 laps	2
6	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:15.697 · 43 laps	1
7	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Race · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Race · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Marc Surer	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Race · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Alan Jones	Lola	Race · Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Race · Time not recorded · 37 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Race · Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 35 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 24 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Ligier	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 23 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Danner	Osella	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Nigel Mansell · Williams

Ayrton Senna · Lotus

Stefan Johansson · Ferrari

Michele Alboreto · Ferrari

Jacques Laffite · Ligier

Alain Prost · McLaren

Teo Fabi · Benetton

Riccardo Patrese · Brabham

Marc Surer · Arrows

Gerhard Berger · Benetton

Alan Jones · Lola

Philippe Streiff · Tyrrell

Jonathan Palmer · Zakspeed

Andrea de Cesaris · Minardi

Martin Brundle · Tyrrell

Huub Rothengatter · Zakspeed

Alessandro Nannini · Minardi

René Arnoux · Ligier

Nelson Piquet · Williams

Thierry Boutsen · Arrows

Johnny Dumfries · Lotus

Keke Rosberg · McLaren

Piercarlo Ghinzani · Osella

Christian Danner · Osella

Patrick Tambay · Lola

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying · 1:54.331
2	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:54.468
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:54.501
4	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:54.576
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying · 1:54.582
6	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:54.765
7	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:55.576
8	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:55.662
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:56.242
10	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Qualifying · 1:56.309
11	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:56.496
12	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:56.537
13	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Qualifying · 1:57.462
14	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:57.612
15	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying · 1:57.612
16	Alan Jones	Lola	Qualifying · 1:57.815
17	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:58.238
18	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:58.603
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:59.960
20	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Qualifying · 2:00.148
21	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying · 2:01.320
22	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying · 2:01.354
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Qualifying · 2:03.842
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying · 2:05.092
25	Christian Danner	Osella	Qualifying · 2:06.219

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Starting grid · 1:54.331
2	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:54.468
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:54.501
4	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:54.576
5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Starting grid · 1:54.582
6	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:54.765
7	René Arnoux	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:55.576
8	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:55.662
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:56.242
10	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Starting grid · 1:56.309
11	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:56.496
12	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:56.537
13	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:57.462
14	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:57.612
15	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Starting grid · 1:57.612
16	Alan Jones	Lola	Starting grid · 1:57.815
17	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:58.238
18	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:58.603
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:59.960
20	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Starting grid · 2:00.148
21	Marc Surer	Arrows	Starting grid · 2:01.320
22	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Starting grid · 2:01.354
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Starting grid · 2:03.842
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Starting grid · 2:05.092
25	Christian Danner	Osella	Starting grid · 2:06.219

Earlier qualifying & pre-qualifying

Additional qualifying sessions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying 1 · 1:54.468
2	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 1:54.637
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 1:55.039
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 1:55.345
5	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 1:55.776
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 1:56.294
7	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 1:56.354
8	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 1:57.269
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying 1 · 1:57.440
10	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 1:57.697
11	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 1:57.797
12	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 1:57.918
13	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 1:58.238
14	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Qualifying 1 · 1:58.574
15	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 1:58.619
16	Alan Jones	Lola	Qualifying 1 · 1:59.180
17	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 1:59.347
18	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 2:00.357
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Qualifying 1 · 2:00.984
20	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 2:01.320
21	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying 1 · 2:01.528
22	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Qualifying 1 · 2:02.307
23	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 2:05.092
24	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Qualifying 1 · 2:06.006
25	Christian Danner	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.465
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.331
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.501
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.576
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.582
5	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.765
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying 2 · 1:54.939
7	René Arnoux	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.576
8	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 1:55.662
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:56.242
10	Patrick Tambay	Lola	Qualifying 2 · 1:56.309
11	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 1:56.496
12	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 1:56.537
13	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 1:57.462
14	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 1:57.612
15	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 1:57.612
16	Alan Jones	Lola	Qualifying 2 · 1:57.815
17	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 1:58.603
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Qualifying 2 · 1:59.960
19	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Qualifying 2 · 2:00.148
20	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Qualifying 2 · 2:01.354
21	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 2:01.415
22	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Qualifying 2 · 2:03.842
23	Christian Danner	Osella	Qualifying 2 · 2:06.219
24	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 2:27.817
25	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying 2 · 3:38.767

Practice & warm-up results

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:59.590
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:59.601
3	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.054
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.256
5	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:00.724
6	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.428
7	Teo Fabi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.732
8	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.743
9	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.902
10	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:01.950
11	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:02.151
12	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:03.390
13	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:03.399
14	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:04.191
15	Johnny Dumfries	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:04.684
16	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.233
17	Philippe Streiff	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:05.821
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:07.262
19	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:07.480
20	Huub Rothengatter	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:08.572
21	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:09.402
22	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:14.177
23	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:14.573
24	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 14:02.706

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:59.282
2	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:59.867
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:59.879
4	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:00.221
5	René Arnoux	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:00.751
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:00.828
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Fastest laps · 2:00.877
8	Teo Fabi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 2:01.204
9	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Fastest laps · 2:01.241
10	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 2:01.555
11	Alan Jones	Lola	Fastest laps · 2:01.584
12	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:01.655
13	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Fastest laps · 2:01.663
14	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 2:03.183
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	Fastest laps · 2:03.916
16	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	Fastest laps · 2:04.287
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:04.435
18	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	Fastest laps · 2:04.546
19	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus	Fastest laps · 2:04.781
20	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:05.545
21	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Fastest laps · 2:07.875
22	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	Fastest laps · 2:08.018
23	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Fastest laps · 2:17.068
24	Christian Danner	Osella	Fastest laps · 2:34.035

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Detailed pit-stop timing is not available.

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
3	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
4	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
5	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
6	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
7	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
8	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
9	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
10	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
11	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
11	Teo Fabi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	McLaren TAG	Constructorstandings · Championship record	34
2	Williams Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	33
3	Lotus Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	25
4	Ligier Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
6	Benetton BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
7	Tyrrell Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
8	Brabham BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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