1986 Mexican Grand Prix

 1986 Mexican Grand Prix

Racing data
15th of 16 races in the 1986 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	X Gran Premio de Mexico
Date:	October 12, 1986
Place:	Mexico city
Course:	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Length:	300.628 km in 68 laps of 4.421 km
Weather:	sunny
Pole position
Driver:	Ayrton Senna	Lotus Renault
Time:	1: 16.990 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Time:	1: 19.360 min (lap 64)
Podium
First:	Gerhard Berger	Benetton BMW
Second:	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG Porsche
Third:	Ayrton Senna	Lotus Renault

The 1986 Mexican Grand Prix took place on October 12th at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City . It was the penultimate race of the 1986 season and the first Mexican Grand Prix since 1970 . It ended with the first victory of the Austrian Gerhard Berger .

training

The Brazilian Ayrton Senna took the pole position for the eighth time in the 1986 season , followed by the two Williams drivers and World Cup contenders Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell . Gerhard Berger was in fourth place , Alain Prost  - another World Cup contender - started from sixth.

Huub Rothengatter , who qualified for 23rd place on the grid, was unable to take part in the race because he had an accident on the finish curve during practice and his car was irreparably damaged in the process.

run

Nigel Mansell got off to a very bad start and fell back almost to the end of the field. His team-mate Piquet, on the other hand, was able to overtake Senna right after the start and take the lead. Berger, first in third place, was soon overtaken by Prost. These four stayed in a row within a few seconds, while the lead over the other drivers grew. Mansell was able to work his way up in midfield, but the associated tire wear forced him to change tires early.

The tires were also decisive for the outcome of the Grand Prix. Piquet, Senna and Prost drove on Goodyear tires and gradually had to pit in the middle of the race. After Prost in the 30th lap, Piquet changed in the 31st, which put Senna in the lead for a short time. After his pit stop on lap 35, Berger was in the lead, who in contrast to his immediate competitors drove with Pirelli tires and was able to drive through until the end without changing tires. On the other hand, Piquet had major tire problems and was unable to intervene in the decision after a total of three pit stops. Senna fell behind Prost after a second stop. A few laps before the end, Stefan Johansson ( Ferrari ) and Riccardo Patrese ( Brabham ) who were in the points fell out.

Gerhard Berger finally won the Mexican Grand Prix ahead of Prost and Senna. For Berger it was the first of a total of ten wins, and it was also the maiden win for the new Benetton team .

World Championship

In the World Cup, Nigel Mansell was leading the Mexican Grand Prix with 10 points ahead of his teammate Piquet and 11 ahead of Prost. Mansell could have become world champion in Mexico if his two competitors were eliminated or if he had crossed the finish line before you. Mansell's chances of winning the title on his own were already gone after his unsuccessful start. Piquet only kept his World Cup chances through fourth place thanks to a few failures shortly before the end, while Mansell did not help fifth because of the discarded results. Prost, on the other hand, significantly increased his chances of defending his title with second place.

It is worth mentioning a three-way battle between the three title contenders towards the end of the race. However, Prost was only about to lap Piquet, which was already far behind, while Mansell was waiting behind Prost for a chance to overtake his team-mate.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Marlboro McLaren International	01	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4 / 2C	TAG Porsche 1.5 V6t	G
	02	Keke Rosberg
Data General Team Tyrrell	03	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell 015	Renault EF15 1.5 V6T	G
	04th	Philippe Streiff
Canon Williams Honda Team	05	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW11	Honda RA166E V6T 1.5	G
	06th	Nelson Piquet
Motor Racing Developments Ltd	07th	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT55	BMW 1.5 L4T	P
	08th	Derek Warwick
John Player Special Team Lotus	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus 98T	Renault EF15B 1.5 V6T	G
	12	Ayrton Senna
West Zakspeed Racing	14th	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed 861	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	G
	29	Huub Rothengatter
Team Haas (USA) Ltd	15th	Alan Jones	Lola THL2	Ford-Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	G
	16	Patrick Tambay
Barclay Arrows BMW	17th	Christian Danner	Arrows A8	BMW 1.5 L4T	G
	18th	Thierry Boutsen
Benetton Formula Ltd	19th	Teo Fabi	Benetton B186	BMW 1.5 L4T	P
	20th	Gerhard Berger
Osella Squadra Corse	21st	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella FA1F	Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T	P
	22nd	Allen mountain
Minardi team	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi M186	Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T	P
	24	Alessandro Nannini
Ligier team	25th	René Arnoux	Ligier JS27	Renault 1.5 V6T	P
	26th	Philippe Alliot
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F1 / 86	Ferrari 1.5 V6T	G
	28	Stefan Johansson

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Qualification training 1		Qualification training 2		begin
			time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed
01	Ayrton Senna	Lotus Renault	1: 18.367	203.091 km / h	1: 16.990	206.723 km / h	01
02	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1: 18.037	203.949 km / h	1: 17.279	205.950 km / h	02
03	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1: 18.269	203.345 km / h	1: 17.514	205.325 km / h	03
04th	Gerhard Berger	Benetton BMW	1: 17.780	204.623 km / h	1: 17.609	205.074 km / h	04th
05	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1: 21.241	195.906 km / h	1: 18.285	203.303 km / h	05
06th	Alain Prost	McLaren TAG Porsche	1: 19.294	200.716 km / h	1: 18.421	202.951 km / h	06th
07th	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1: 19.713	199.661 km / h	1: 18.527	202.677 km / h	07th
08th	Patrick Tambay	Lola Ford	1: 20.492	197.729 km / h	1: 18.839	201.875 km / h	08th
09	Teo Fabi	Benetton BMW	1: 18.971	201.537 km / h	1: 18.893	201.737 km / h	09
10	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Renault	1: 20.372	198.024 km / h	1: 19.257	200.810 km / h	10
11	Keke Rosberg	McLaren TAG Porsche	no time	-	1: 19.342	200.595 km / h	11
12	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1: 19.628	199.874 km / h	1: 19.388	200.479 km / h	12
13	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1: 19.624	199.884 km / h	1: 20.458	197.813 km / h	13
14th	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1: 20.303	198.194 km / h	1: 19.769	199.521 km / h	14th
15th	Alan Jones	Lola Ford	1: 20.525	197.648 km / h	1: 20.090	198.721 km / h	15th
16	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell Renault	1: 21.587	195.075 km / h	1: 20.198	198.454 km / h	16
17th	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus Renault	1: 20.479	197.761 km / h	1: 21.491	195,305 km / h	17th
18th	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1: 21.154	196.116 km / h	1: 20.668	197.298 km / h	18th
19th	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell Renault	1: 20.946	196.620 km / h	1: 21.174	196.068 km / h	19th
20th	Christian Danner	Arrows BMW	1: 21.069	196.322 km / h	1: 21.461	195.377 km / h	20th
21st	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows BMW	1: 21.171	196.075 km / h	1: 21.361	195.617 km / h	21st
22nd	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1: 22.470	192.987 km / h	1: 22.521	192.867 km / h	22nd
23	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1: 23.812	189.896 km / h	1: 22.524	192.860 km / h	23
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1: 25.179	186.849 km / h	1: 23.457	190.704 km / h	24
25th	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1: 25.767	185.568 km / h	1: 24.176	189.075 km / h	25th
26th	Allen mountain	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1: 26.573	183.840 km / h	1: 27.209	182.500 km / h	26th

Race result

Item	No.	driver	constructor	Round	time	begin
1	20th	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	68	1: 33: 18.700	4th
2	1	Alain Prost	McLaren	68	+ 25,438	6th
3	12	Ayrton Senna	lotus	68	+ 52,513	1
4th	6th	Nelson Piquet	Williams	67	+ 1 lap	2
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams	67	+ 1 lap	3
6th	26th	Philippe Alliot	Ligier	67	+ 1 lap	10
7th	18th	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	66	+ 2 rounds	21st
8th	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi	66	+ 2 rounds	22nd
9	17th	Christian Danner	Arrows	66	+ 2 rounds	20th
10	14th	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	65	no petrol	18th
11	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell	65	+ 3 rounds	16
12	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	64	turbo	14th
13	7th	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	64	Lathe operator	5
14th	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	64	+ 4 rounds	24
15th	25th	René Arnoux	Ligier	63	engine	13
16	22nd	Allen mountain	Osella	61	+ 7 rounds	26th
-	11	Johnny Dumfries	lotus	53	Electrics	17th
-	8th	Derek Warwick	Brabham	37	engine	7th
-	15th	Alan Jones	Lola-Haas	35	tires	15th
-	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren	32	Tires / suspension	11
-	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	10	turbo	12
-	21st	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	8th	turbo	25th
-	4th	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	8th	turbo	19th
-	19th	Teo Fabi	Benetton	4th	engine	9
-	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Haas	0	accident	8th

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Nigel Mansell Williams 70 (72) 02  Alain Prost McLaren 64 (65) 03  Nelson Piquet Williams 63 04th  Ayrton Senna lotus 55 05  Keke Rosberg McLaren 22nd 06th  Stefan Johansson Ferrari 19th 07th  Gerhard Berger Benetton 17th 08th  Jacques Laffite Ligier 14th  René Arnoux Ligier 14th  Michele Alboreto Ferrari 14th

Item driver constructor Points 11  Martin Brundle Tyrrell 5 12  Alan Jones Lola-Haas 4th 13  Riccardo Patrese Brabham 2  Patrick Tambay Lola-Haas 2  Teo Fabi Benetton 2  Johnny Dumfries lotus 2 17th  Philippe Alliot Ligier 1  Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1  Christian Danner Arrows 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Williams-Honda 135 02  McLaren TAG Porsche 87 03  Lotus Renault 57 04th  Ferrari 33 05  Ligier-Renault 29

Item constructor Points 06th  Benetton BMW 19th 07th  Lola-Ford Cosworth 6th  Tyrrell Renault 6th 09  Brabham-BMW 2 10  Arrows BMW 1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ranking list of the world championship (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on January 5, 2012)

Web links

• Race result on formula1.com