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← 1986 season

Round 1 · 23 March 1986

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

R1
Winner Nelson Piquet Williams
Pole position Ayrton Senna Team Lotus
Fastest lap —
Finishers 10/25 15 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

25 drivers
1
Nelson Piquet Williams
NEW
9 +9
2
Ayrton Senna Team Lotus
NEW
6 +6
3
Jacques Laffite Ligier
NEW
4 +4
4
René Arnoux Ligier
NEW
3 +3
5
Martin Brundle Tyrrell
NEW
2 +2
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6
Gerhard Berger Benetton
NEW
1 +1
-
Philippe Streiff Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Elio de Angelis Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Johnny Dumfries Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Teo Fabi Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Thierry Boutsen Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Michele Alboreto Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Alain Prost McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Christian Danner Osella
NEW
0 +0
-
Stefan Johansson Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Patrick Tambay Lola
NEW
0 +0
-
Riccardo Patrese Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed
NEW
0 +0
-
Marc Surer Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Alessandro Nannini Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Andrea de Cesaris Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella
NEW
0 +0
-
Keke Rosberg McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Alan Jones Lola
NEW
0 +0
-
Nigel Mansell Williams
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

25 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 PIQ Nelson Piquet Williams 2 1:39:32.583 9
2 SEN Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 1 +34.827 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 5 +59.759 4
4 ARN René Arnoux Ligier 4 +1:28.429 3
5 BRU Martin Brundle Tyrrell 17 1L 2
6 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 16 2L 1
7 STR Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 18 2L 0
8 DE Elio de Angelis Brabham 14 3L 0
9 DUM Johnny Dumfries Team Lotus 11 3L 0
10 FAB Teo Fabi Benetton 12 5L 0
R BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 15 — 0
R ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 6 — 0
R PRO Alain Prost McLaren 9 — 0
R DAN Christian Danner Osella 24 — 0
R JOH Stefan Johansson Ferrari 8 — 0
R TAM Patrick Tambay Lola 13 — 0
R PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 10 — 0
R PAL Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 21 — 0
R SUR Marc Surer Arrows 20 — 0
R NAN Alessandro Nannini Minardi 25 — 0
R DE Andrea de Cesaris Minardi 22 — 0
R GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 23 — 0
R ROS Keke Rosberg McLaren 7 — 0
R JON Alan Jones Lola 19 — 0
R MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 3 — 0