| 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 16 in the1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 August 1986 | ||
| Official name | Magyar Nagydíj | ||
| Location | Hungaroring,Mogyoród,Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.014 km (2.494 miles) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 305.064 km (189.599 miles) | ||
| Attendance | 200,000[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:29.450[2] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:31.001 on lap 73[3] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Third | Williams-Honda | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held at the newly constructedHungaroring on 10 August 1986. It was the eleventh race of the1986 Formula One World Championship.
It was the first Hungarian Grand Prix since1936, and the first-ever Formula One race to be held behind theIron Curtain. The race was attended by 200,000 spectators from across theEastern Bloc; this stood as a record for a Formula One race for nearly a decade, until 210,000 attended the1995 Australian Grand Prix inAdelaide.[4]
The race was notable for the battle between fierce Brazilian rivalsNelson Piquet in hisWilliams-Honda andAyrton Senna in hisLotus-Renault. Piquet, after an unsuccessful attempt on the previous lap, managed to pass the Lotus driver around the outside as they went into the first corner, on opposite lock. He also came in for some criticism following the race, especially in the British press, as he had allegedly neglected to tell his team-mateNigel Mansell about the benefits of a new differential which provided better grip on the slippery, dusty surface (however, it later came to light that Mansell had in fact tried the new diff in practice but had preferred the older one).
The race was won by Piquet, ahead of Senna. Mansell finished 3rd and a lap down in his Williams withStefan Johansson (Ferrari),Johnny Dumfries (Lotus) andMartin Brundle (Tyrrell-Renault) rounding out the points finishers. Defending World ChampionAlain Prost qualified 3rd in hisMcLaren-TAG, an accident on lap 23 saw him as a non-finisher in what was his 100th Grand Prix start.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:32.281 | 1:29.450 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:31.417 | 1:29.785 | +0.335 |
| 3 | 1 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:33.113 | 1:29.945 | +0.495 |
| 4 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:30.516 | 1:30.072 | +0.622 |
| 5 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 1:34.146 | 1:30.268 | +0.818 |
| 6 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Ford | 1:34.187 | 1:31.715 | +2.265 |
| 7 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:35.092 | 1:31.850 | +2.400 |
| 8 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.108 | 1:31.886 | +2.436 |
| 9 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 1:36.552 | 1:31.970 | +2.520 |
| 10 | 15 |  Alan Jones | Lola-Ford | 1:33.737 | 1:32.401 | +2.951 |
| 11 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 1:32.886 | 1:32.491 | +3.041 |
| 12 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier-Renault | 1:35.129 | 1:32.575 | +3.125 |
| 13 | 19 |  Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 1:35.265 | 1:32.707 | +3.257 |
| 14 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:35.337 | 1:32.956 | +3.506 |
| 15 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:34.255 | 1:33.063 | +3.613 |
| 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:34.725 | 1:33.368 | +3.918 |
| 17 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:36.266 | 1:33.656 | +4.206 |
| 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:35.831 | 1:34.414 | +4.964 |
| 19 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham-BMW | 1:34.561 | 1:34.502 | +5.052 |
| 20 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:37.796 | 1:34.670 | +5.220 |
| 21 | 17 |  Christian Danner | Arrows-BMW | 1:36.540 | 1:35.294 | +5.884 |
| 22 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:37.268 | 1:35.392 | +5.942 |
| 23 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:39.564 | 1:36.232 | +6.782 |
| 24 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:37.937 | 1:36.485 | +7.035 |
| 25 | 29 |  Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:42.736 | 1:38.527 | +9.077 |
| 26 | 22 |  Allen Berg | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:40.984 | 35:16.483 | +11.534 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous race: 1986 German Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 1986 season | Next race: 1986 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1936 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungarian Grand Prix | Next race: 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix |
