Round 1 of 16 · Rio de Janeiro · 23 March 1986, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
61
laps
10
finishers out of 25
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:39:32.583 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | +34.827 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +59.759 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +1:28.429 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Exhaust | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Brakes | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Battery | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Water leak | |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Engine | |
| DNF | Marc Surer | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Clutch | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Turbo | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Injection | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Spun off |
- DNF
- Did not finish