Round 9 · 13 July 1986
1986 British Grand Prix: results
Nigel Mansell (Williams) won the 1986 British Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 13 July 1986 at Brands Hatch (UK), starting from position 2. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Alain Prost (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nelson Piquet.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 1:30:38.471 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | +5.574 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 8 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 11 | +3 Laps | 2 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 16 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 10 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 9 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Not classified |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Turbo |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Steering |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | — | — | Electrical |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Lola | 14 | — | — | Throttle |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 23 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | — | — | Collision |