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 4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 277.725 km (172.575 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Honda
Time 1:06.961
Fastest lap
Driver 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 final British Grand Prix 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. At some point in 1986, Silverstone and its owner, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), signed a long-term contract with FISA;[1] the British Grand Prix has been held at the Northamptonshire circuit ever since.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
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
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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:[2][3]

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

References
  1. "The Brands Hatch & Paul Ricard FAQ". AtlasF1. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "1986 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "1986 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. "Britain 1986 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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