1986 British Grand Prix

The 1986 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch in Kent, England on 13 July 1986. It was the ninth race of the 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1986 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 13 July 1986
Official name XXXIX Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206[1][2] or 4.207[3] km (2.613 or 2.614 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 315.5[1] or 315.458[2] or 315.525[3] km (196.0 or 196.017 or 196.058 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Williams-Honda
Time 1:06.961
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda
Time 1:09.593 on lap 69
Podium
First Williams-Honda
Second Williams-Honda
Third McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders
McLaren pits
Ayrton Senna in a Lotus 98T

French driver Jacques Laffite broke both legs during a multi-car pile-up at the start, resulting in the end of his Formula One career. Laffite, driving a Ligier-Renault, was assisted by Zakspeed driver Jonathan Palmer, a qualified general practitioner before taking up motor racing in the late 1970s. Laffite was making his 176th Formula One start, equalling Graham Hill's record. The pile-up caused the race to be stopped; it was restarted over an hour later, after Laffite had been airlifted to Queen Mary's Hospital in nearby Sidcup.

The race was eventually won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Mansell won after a battle with Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet, finishing 5.5 seconds ahead. Reigning World Champion, Frenchman Alain Prost, finished third in his McLaren-TAG, one lap adrift.

The race also saw the return to the paddock of Frank Williams for the first time since he was paralysed in a road accident in France four months earlier.

This was the last British Grand Prix and also the last Formula One race to be held at Brands Hatch. The international motorsports governing body at the time, FISA, had instituted a policy of long-term contracts with circuits, and Brands Hatch was perceived as a poorer facility to Silverstone, with much less room to expand. In May 1986, Silverstone and its owner, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), signed a long-term contract with FISA;[4] the British Grand Prix has been held at the Northamptonshire circuit since 1987. The only time that major single-seater racing returned to Brands Hatch was the London Champ Car Trophy for CART in 2003.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 6   Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:07.690 1:06.961
2 5   Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:08.818 1:07.399 +0.438
3 12   Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 1:09.042 1:07.524 +0.563
4 20   Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW 1:09.916 1:08.196 +1.235
5 2   Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG 1:09.479 1:08.477 +1.516
6 1   Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:09.779 1:09.334 +2.373
7 19   Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW 1:11.819 1:09.409 +2.448
8 25   René Arnoux Ligier-Renault 1:09.971 1:09.543 +2.582
9 8   Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW 1:12.403 1:10.209 +3.248
10 11   Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault 1:10.304 1:10.583 +3.343
11 3   Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault 1:11.432 1:10.334 +3.373
12 27   Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:11.662 1:10.338 +3.377
13 18   Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW 1:12.333 1:10.941 +3.980
14 15   Alan Jones Lola-Ford 1:12.060 1:11.121 +4.160
15 7   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:12.513 1:11.267 +4.306
16 4   Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault 1:11.682 1:11.450 +4.489
17 16   Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford 1:13.376 1:11.458 +4.497
18 28   Stefan Johansson Ferrari 1:11.500 1:11.568 +4.539
19 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault 1:12.715 1:12.281 +5.320
20 24   Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:12.848 1:13.496 +5.887
21 23   Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:14.366 1:12.980 +6.019
22 14   Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 1:14.678 1:13.009 +6.048
23 17   Christian Danner Arrows-BMW 1:13.261 1:13.421 +6.300
24 21   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:16.440 1:16.134 +9.173
25 29   Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 1:16.854 +9.917
26 22   Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:18.319 +11.738

Race edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda G 75 1:30:38.471 2 9
2 6   Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda G 75 + 5.574 1 6
3 1   Alain Prost McLaren-TAG G 74 + 1 lap 6 4
4 25   René Arnoux Ligier-Renault P 73 + 2 laps 8 3
5 3   Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault G 72 + 3 laps 11 2
6 4   Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault G 72 + 3 laps 16 1
7 11   Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault G 72 + 3 laps 10  
8 8   Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW P 72 + 3 laps 9  
9 14   Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed G 69 + 6 laps 22  
NC 18   Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW G 62 + 13 laps 13  
Ret 16   Patrick Tambay Lola-Ford G 60 Gearbox 17  
Ret 27   Michele Alboreto Ferrari G 51 Turbo 12  
Ret 24   Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni P 50 Steering 20  
Ret 19   Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW P 45 Fuel system 7  
Ret 7   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW P 39 Engine 15  
Ret 12   Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault G 27 Gearbox 3  
Ret 29   Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed G 24 Engine 25  
Ret 23   Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni P 23 Electrical 21  
Ret 20   Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW P 22 Electrical 4  
Ret 15   Alan Jones Lola-Ford G 22 Throttle 14  
Ret 28   Stefan Johansson Ferrari G 20 Engine 18  
Ret 2   Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG G 7 Gearbox 5  
Ret 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Renault P 0 Collision 19  
Ret 17   Christian Danner Arrows-BMW G 0 Collision 23  
Ret 21   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo P 0 Collision 24  
Ret 22   Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo P 0 Collision 26  
Source:[5][6]

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  • Lawrence, Mike (August 1986). "1986 British Grand Prix race report – In the garden of England". MotorSport. LXII (8): 866.
  • "1986 British Grand Prix". wildsoft.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  • "Britain 1986". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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  2. ^ a b Wildsoft
  3. ^ a b StatsF1
  4. ^ "The Brands Hatch & Paul Ricard FAQ". AtlasF1. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1986 British Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ^ "1986 British Grand Prix – Race Results & History". GPArchive.com. 13 July 1986. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Britain 1986 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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