The 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1986 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 23 March 1986. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Renault and Nelson Piquet was the race winner in the Williams Honda.
1986 15. Grande Premio Do Brasil De Formula 1 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 61 | 1:39:32.583 | 1:39:32.583 | - | - | 1:33.546 | 46 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 61 | +34.827 | 1:40:07.410 | +34.827 | +34.827 | 1:34.785 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 61 | +59.759 | 1:40:32.342 | +59.759 | +24.932 | 1:35.767 | 39 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 61 | +1:28.429 | 1:41:01.012 | +1:28.429 | +28.670 | 1:36.414 | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.869 | 17 | 17 | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 59 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:36.958 | 30 | 16 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:39.651 | 38 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 58 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.121 | 22 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:35.033 | 50 | 11 | |||
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 56 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.998 | 49 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 37 | Exhaust | 24 laps | 19 laps | 1:38.591 | 23 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 35 | Fuel System | 26 laps | 2 laps | 1:35.532 | 23 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 30 | Engine | 31 laps | 5 laps | 1:35.381 | 12 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Christian Danner | Germany | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 29 | Engine | 32 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.712 | 29 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 26 | Brakes | 35 laps | 3 laps | 1:36.983 | 21 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Patrick Tambay | France | Lola Hart | Goodyear | 24 | Battery | 37 laps | 2 laps | 1:38.674 | 9 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 21 | Water Leak | 40 laps | 3 laps | 1:38.409 | 7 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 20 | Engine | 41 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.849 | 4 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 19 | Engine | 42 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.970 | 6 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 18 | Clutch | 43 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.461 | 12 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 16 | Turbo | 45 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.475 | 12 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 16 | Engine | 45 laps | 1:43.412 | 8 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 6 | Engine | 55 laps | 10 laps | 1:38.027 | 5 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Alan Jones | Australia | Lola Hart | Goodyear | 5 | Injection | 56 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.710 | 2 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | Spun Off | 61 laps | 5 laps | 3 |