The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1986 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 22 June 1986. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Lotus Renault and was the race winner.
Detroit Grand Prix V 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 | 63 | 1:51:12.847 | 1:51:12.847 | - | - | 1:41.981 | 42 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 63 | +31.017 | 1:51:43.864 | +31.017 | +31.017 | 1:43.416 | 40 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 63 | +31.824 | 1:51:44.671 | +31.824 | +0.807 | 1:43.293 | 39 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 63 | +1:30.936 | 1:52:43.783 | +1:30.936 | +59.112 | 1:43.619 | 54 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.051 | 29 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.698 | 23 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.434 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:46.756 | 52 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:46.869 | 47 | 18 | |||
| 10 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Brabham BMW | Pirelli | 60 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.136 | 52 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Christian Danner | Germany | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 51 | Electrical | 12 laps | 9 laps | 1:49.499 | 18 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Renault | Pirelli | 46 | Accident | 17 laps | 5 laps | 1:42.921 | 46 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows BMW | Goodyear | 44 | Accident | 19 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.005 | 40 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 43 | Gearbox | 20 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.621 | 36 | 23 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 41 | Accident | 22 laps | 2 laps | 1:41.233 | 41 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | Electrical | 23 laps | 1 lap | 1:44.864 | 21 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 38 | Gearbox | 25 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.122 | 7 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Steering | 26 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.836 | 27 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Alan Jones | Australia | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Steering | 30 laps | 4 laps | 1:46.579 | 19 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 22 | Allen Berg | Canada | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 28 | Electrical | 35 laps | 5 laps | 1:53.507 | 4 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 3 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Tyrrell Renault | Goodyear | 15 | Elecrtrical | 48 laps | 13 laps | 1:47.819 | 12 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | 14 | Turbo | 49 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.711 | 5 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 12 | Transmission | 51 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.254 | 12 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton BMW | Pirelli | 8 | Engine | 55 laps | 4 laps | 1:45.914 | 4 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Pirelli | 3 | Turbo | 60 laps | 5 laps | 1:53.122 | 2 | 24 | ||
| DNF | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Netherlands | Zakspeed | Goodyear | Electrical | 63 laps | 3 laps | 26 |