Round 1 · 23 March 1986
1986 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Williams) won the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 23 March 1986 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brazil), starting from position 2. Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 1:39:32.583 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +34.827 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +59.759 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +88.429 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Brakes |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | — | — | Battery |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | — | — | Water leak |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | — | — | Clutch |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | — | — | Injection |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | — | Spun off |