The 1986 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1986 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Jerez, Spain on Sunday, 13 April 1986. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Renault and was the race winner.
This was the first ever Formula One Grand Prix to be held at Jerez and the race saw one of the closest finishes in F1 history with Senna taking the win from a charging Nigel Mansell by just 0.014 seconds.
Gran Premio Tio Pepe De Espana 1986 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 72 | 1:48:47.735 | 1:48:47.735 | - | - | 1:28.801 | 45 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 72 | +0.014 | 1:48:47.749 | +0.014 | +0.014 | 1:27.176 | 65 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 72 | +21.552 | 1:49:09.287 | +21.552 | +21.538 | 1:28.497 | 45 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.991 | 61 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 71 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.235 | 49 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 71 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:29.690 | 54 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 68 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:31.457 | 38 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | France | Lola Hart | Goodyear | 66 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.512 | 31 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 52 | Gearbox | 20 laps | 14 laps | 1:30.962 | 31 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 31 laps | 11 laps | 1:31.236 | 34 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 40 | Halfshaft | 32 laps | 1 lap | 1:28.504 | 35 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 39 | Fuel System | 33 laps | 1 lap | 1:32.230 | 11 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 39 | Engine | 33 laps | 1:29.182 | 39 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 29 | Gearbox | 43 laps | 10 laps | 1:29.885 | 23 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 29 | Half Shaft | 43 laps | 1:28.332 | 26 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 22 | Wheel Bearing | 50 laps | 7 laps | 1:30.201 | 5 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 22 | Engine | 50 laps | 1:32.240 | 14 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Christian Danner | Germany | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 14 | Engine | 58 laps | 8 laps | 1:35.273 | 4 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 11 | Brakes | 61 laps | 3 laps | 1:30.467 | 11 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 10 | Engine | 62 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.027 | 8 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 8 | Gearbox | 64 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.212 | 7 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 1 | Differential | 71 laps | 7 laps | 1:52.175 | 1 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | Collision | 72 laps | 1 lap | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Alan Jones | Australia | Lola Hart | Goodyear | Collision | 72 laps | 17 | ||||||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | Differential | 72 laps | 25 |