Round 15 · 12 October 1986
Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico City, Mexico
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
32 drivers
After Round 14
1
Nigel Mansell
Williams
70
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Williams
60
pts
3
Alain Prost
McLaren
59
pts
4
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
51
pts
5
Keke Rosberg
McLaren
22
pts
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6
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
19
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
14
pts
8
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
14
pts
9
René Arnoux
Ligier
14
pts
10
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
8
pts
11
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
5
pts
12
Alan Jones
Lola
4
pts
13
Johnny Dumfries
Team Lotus
2
pts
14
Patrick Tambay
Lola
2
pts
15
Teo Fabi
Benetton
2
pts
16
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
2
pts
17
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
1
pts
18
Christian Danner
Arrows
1
pts
-
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
0
pts
-
Derek Warwick
Brabham
0
pts
-
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Huub Rothengatter
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Brabham
0
pts
-
Marc Surer
Arrows
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
Ligier
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Allen Berg
Osella
0
pts
-
Alex Caffi
Osella
0
pts
-
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
0
pts
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ivan Capelli
AGS
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Lola
0
pts
After the race
32 drivers
After Round 15
1
Nigel Mansell
Williams
—
70
+0
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
↑1
64
+5
3
Nelson Piquet
Williams
↓1
63
+3
4
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
—
55
+4
5
Keke Rosberg
McLaren
—
22
+0
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6
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
—
19
+0
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↑3
17
+9
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
14
+0
9
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
↓1
14
+0
10
René Arnoux
Ligier
↓1
14
+0
11
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
—
5
+0
12
Alan Jones
Lola
—
4
+0
13
Johnny Dumfries
Team Lotus
—
2
+0
14
Patrick Tambay
Lola
—
2
+0
15
Teo Fabi
Benetton
—
2
+0
16
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
—
2
+0
17
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
—
1
+0
18
Christian Danner
Arrows
—
1
+0
19
Philippe Alliot
Ligier
↑980
1
+1
-
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Derek Warwick
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Huub Rothengatter
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Marc Surer
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Allen Berg
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ivan Capelli
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Lola
—
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 1:33:18.700 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | +25.438 | 6 |
| 3 | SEN Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +52.513 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | ALL Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 2L | 0 |
| 9 | DAN Christian Danner | Arrows | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 18 | 3L | 0 |
| 11 | BRU Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 3L | 0 |
| 12 | JOH Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 14 | 4L | 0 |
| 13 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 4L | 0 |
| 14 | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | 4L | 0 |
| 15 | ARN René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | 5L | 0 |
| 16 | BER Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 7L | 0 |
| R | DUM Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Brabham | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | STR Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Lola | 8 | — | 0 |