Round 15 · 12 October 1986
1986 Mexican Grand Prix: results
Gerhard Berger (Benetton) won the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 12 October 1986 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico), starting from position 4. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 1:33:18.700 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | +25.438 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +52.513 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 18 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 14 | — | — | Turbo |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 17 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | — | — | Tyre |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Puncture |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | — | — | Turbo |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Turbo |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 8 | — | — | Accident |