Australian Grand Prix 1986
26 October 1986
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia
- Location
- Adelaide, Australia
- Laps
- 82
- Previous winners
- 1995Damon HillWilliams
- 1994Nigel MansellWilliams
- 1993Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- 1992Gerhard BergerMcLaren
- 1991Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Nigel Mansell
Williams
No time set
- 2
Nelson Piquet
Williams
No time set
- 3
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
Alain Prost
McLaren
No time set
- 5
René Arnoux
Ligier
No time set
- 6
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
No time set
- 7
Keke Rosberg
McLaren
No time set
- 8
Philippe Alliot
Ligier
No time set
- 9
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
No time set
- 10
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
No time set
- 11
Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi
No time set
- 12
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Teo Fabi
Benetton
No time set
- 14
Johnny Dumfries
Team Lotus
No time set
- 15
Alan Jones
Lola
No time set
- 16
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Patrick Tambay
Lola
No time set
- 18
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
No time set
- 19
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
No time set
- 20
Derek Warwick
Brabham
No time set
- 21
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
No time set
- 22
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
No time set
- 23
Huub Rothengatter
Zakspeed
No time set
- 24
Christian Danner
Arrows
No time set
- 25
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
No time set
- 26
Allen Berg
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +3 | Alain Prost McLaren | 82 laps | 1:54:20.388 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Nelson Piquet Williams | 82 laps | +4.205 | 6pts |
| 3 | +9 | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | 81 laps | 4pts | |
| 4 | +12 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | 81 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | +5 | Philippe Streiff Tyrrell | 80 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +8 | Johnny Dumfries Team Lotus | 80 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | -2 | René Arnoux Ligier | 79 laps | ||
| 8 | 0 | Philippe Alliot Ligier | 79 laps | ||
| 9 | +12 | Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed | 77 laps | ||
| 10 | +3 | Teo Fabi Benetton | 77 laps | ||
| N | - | Patrick Tambay Lola | 70 laps | ||
| R | - | Nigel Mansell Williams | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg McLaren | 62 laps | ||
| N | - | Allen Berg Osella | 61 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Warwick Brabham | 57 laps | ||
| R | - | Christian Danner Arrows | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris Minardi | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Gerhard Berger Benetton | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Lola | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Alessandro Nannini Minardi | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 0 laps |