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Gran Premio di San Marino 1986 · qualifying
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- Gran Premio di San Marino 1986 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/423-qualifying
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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 di San Marino 1986 · Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1986 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:32:28.408 · 60 laps · tag | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:32:36.053 · 60 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Time not recorded · 59 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 58 laps · tag | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 58 laps · bmw | 1 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 58 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Time not recorded · 57 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 52 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Wheel · Time not recorded · 46 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Transmission · Time not recorded · 41 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 39 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Brakes · Time not recorded · 38 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Osella | Electrical · Time not recorded · 31 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Overheating · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Transmission · Time not recorded · 14 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 11 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 8 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Turbo · Time not recorded · 7 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Time not recorded · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:25.050 · renault | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:25.569 · honda | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.159 · honda | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:26.176 · tag | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.263 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:26.385 · tag | |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.009 · ferrari | |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:27.403 · renault | |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.444 · bmw | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:27.538 · bmw | |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:27.860 · hart | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:28.022 · bmw | |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:28.329 · renault | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.389 · renault | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:28.637 · bmw | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:28.828 · bmw | |
| 17 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:29.244 · renault | |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:29.244 · motori-moderni | |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 1:29.713 · bmw | |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:30.024 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:30.087 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:30.123 · renault | |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 1:30.131 · motori-moderni | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:31.953 · zakspeed | |
| 25 | Christian Danner | Osella | 1:33.806 · alfa-romeo | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:34.461 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:25.050 · renault | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:25.569 · honda | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26.159 · honda | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:26.176 · tag | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.263 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:26.385 · tag | |
| 7 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:27.009 · ferrari | |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:27.403 · renault | |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.444 · bmw | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:27.538 · bmw | |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:27.860 · hart | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:28.022 · bmw | |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:28.329 · renault | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:28.389 · renault | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:28.637 · bmw | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:28.828 · bmw | |
| 17 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:29.244 · motori-moderni | |
| 18 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:29.244 · renault | |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 1:29.713 · bmw | |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:30.024 · zakspeed | |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:30.087 · ford | |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:30.123 · renault | |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 1:30.131 · motori-moderni | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:31.953 · zakspeed | |
| 25 | Christian Danner | Osella | 1:33.806 · alfa-romeo | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:34.461 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 8 | 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 | Keke Rosberg | 1 | 1:32.188 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1:32.225 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 3 | 1:33.078 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 4 | 1:33.278 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 1:33.457 |
| warmingUpResults | Elio de Angelis | 6 | 1:34.413 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 7 | 1:34.588 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 8 | 1:34.721 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 9 | 1:35.164 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 10 | 1:35.336 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 11 | 1:35.693 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 12 | 1:35.852 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | 1:36.002 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 14 | 1:36.193 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 15 | 1:36.743 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 16 | 1:36.873 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 17 | 1:37.382 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 18 | 1:38.227 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 19 | 1:38.594 |
| warmingUpResults | Alan Jones | 20 | 1:38.832 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 21 | 1:39.867 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 22 | 1:39.888 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Dumfries | 23 | 1:44.764 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Surer | 24 | 1:50.971 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 25 | 1:52.436 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 26 | 2:51.270 |