The 1986 British Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1986 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on 13 July 1986. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Williams Honda and his team-mate Nigel Mansell was the race winner.
1986 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 75 | 1:30:38.471 | 1:30:38.471 | - | - | 1:09.593 | 69 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 75 | +5.574 | 1:30:44.045 | +5.574 | +5.574 | 1:09.805 | 68 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:10.827 | 54 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 73 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.790 | 56 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 72 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.386 | 65 | 11 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 72 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:13.553 | 70 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 72 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:13.077 | 71 | 10 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 72 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:12.926 | 37 | 9 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:16.985 | 37 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 62 | +13 laps | 13 laps | 7 laps | 1:17.103 | 57 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Patrick Tambay | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Gearbox | 15 laps | 2 laps | 1:13.460 | 48 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 51 | Turbo | 24 laps | 9 laps | 1:12.741 | 38 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 50 | Steering | 25 laps | 1 lap | 1:16.427 | 35 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 45 | Fuel system | 30 laps | 5 laps | 1:12.644 | 45 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 39 | Engine | 36 laps | 6 laps | 1:12.422 | 39 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Renault | Godyear | 27 | Gearbox | 48 laps | 12 laps | 1:14.024 | 23 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Netherlands | Zakspeed | Godyear | 24 | Engine | 51 laps | 3 laps | 1:17.814 | 21 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 23 | Electrical | 52 laps | 1 lap | 1:16.380 | 22 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 22 | Electrical | 53 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.247 | 19 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Alan Jones | Australia | Lola Ford | Godyear | 22 | Throttle | 53 laps | 1:14.992 | 19 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Godyear | 20 | Engine | 55 laps | 2 laps | 1:15.490 | 9 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | McLaren TAG | Godyear | 7 | Gearbox | 68 laps | 13 laps | 1:14.639 | 5 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | Collision | 75 laps | 7 laps | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Christian Danner | Germany | Arrows BMW | Godyear | Collision | 75 laps | 23 | ||||||
| DNF | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | Collision | 75 laps | 24 | ||||||
| DNF | 22 | Allen Berg | Canada | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | Collision | 75 laps | 26 |