1986 Detroit Grand Prix
Detroit · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrton Senna | 1 | 26 | 31.017 | 63 | 253.4 | 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 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 63 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Renault | 63 | +31.017s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 63 | +31.824s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 63 | +90.936s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | Renault | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Renault | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 15 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | BMW | 60 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 19 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | BMW | 51 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Renault | 46 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 13 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 44 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 43 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Honda | 41 | ★ | — | Accident | |
| — | 5 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 17 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | BMW | 38 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Lola | Ford | 37 | — | Steering | ||
| — | 21 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | Ford | 33 | — | Steering | ||
| — | 25 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 28 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Renault | 15 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 22 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 9 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | TAG | 12 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 12 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | BMW | 8 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 3 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 26 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | — | Electrical |