1986 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1986
- Name
- 1986 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1986
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.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1986 | 1986-03-23 | completed |
| 2 | Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1986 | 1986-04-13 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1986 | 1986-04-27 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1986 | 1986-05-11 | completed |
| 5 | 1986 Belgian Grand Prix | 1986-05-25 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1986 | 1986-06-15 | completed |
| 7 | 1986 Detroit Grand Prix | 1986-06-22 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1986 | 1986-07-06 | completed |
| 9 | 1986 Shell Oils British Grand Prix | 1986-07-13 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1986 | 1986-07-27 | completed |
| 11 | Magyar Nagydíj 1986 | 1986-08-10 | completed |
| 12 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1986 | 1986-08-17 | completed |
| 13 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1986 | 1986-09-07 | completed |
| 14 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1986 | 1986-09-21 | completed |
| 15 | Gran Premio de México 1986 | 1986-10-12 | completed |
| 16 | 1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | 1986-10-26 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| 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 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · honda | 141 |
| 2 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · tag | 96 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · renault | 58 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 37 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · renault | 29 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · bmw | 19 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · renault | 11 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Lola | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · bmw | 2 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · bmw | 1 |