1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | 4 | 26 | 4.205 | 82 | 310 | Nelson Piquet |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 82 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Honda | 82 | ★ | +4.205s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 81 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Renault | 81 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Renault | 80 | — | Out of fuel | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | Renault | 80 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Renault | 79 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | Renault | 79 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 21 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 77 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 13 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | BMW | 77 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 17 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Ford | 70 | +12 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 63 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 19 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 63 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | TAG | 62 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 26 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 61 | +21 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 20 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | BMW | 57 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 24 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | BMW | 52 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 50 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | BMW | 40 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 11 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 40 | — | Mechanical | ||
| — | 23 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 29 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 15 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | Ford | 16 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 10 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 2 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision |