| 1986 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 16 in the1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 April 1986 | ||
| Official name | Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España | ||
| Location | Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.218 km (2.62 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 303.696 km (188.74 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:21.605 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:27.176 on lap 65 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Second | Williams-Honda | ||
| Third | McLaren-TAG | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1986 Spanish Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atJerez on 13 April 1986. This was the first Formula One Spanish Grand Prix since the1981 race was held atJarama.
This race featured a 3 car battle for the lead over the last half of the race.Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault),Nigel Mansell (Williams-Honda) and reigning World ChampionAlain Prost (McLaren-TAG) all had opportunities to take the win, with close nose to tail racing around the circuit. Once Mansell pitted for fresh tyres he charged back into the fight making up over 19 seconds in the final 10 laps on his fresh rubber. It was not quite sufficient to take the win, but it was very close with Senna and Mansell taking the chequered flag almost side by side, Senna only 0.014 s in front of Mansell in one of the closest finishes in Formula One history. This was the third-closest finish in Formula One history, after Mansell's spectacular charge allowed him to pull alongside Senna on the final straight.[1]
In an interview after the race, Mansell said he had no problems with Senna's defensive driving (blocking) at the end of the race when the Williams was clearly the quicker car, saying that Senna was entitled to protect his lead. He then jokingly added that the finish was so close they should give them both 71⁄2 points each (which is the average between the winner's 9 points and second place's 6).[2]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:21.605 | 1:21.924 | — |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:23.097 | 1:22.431 | +0.826 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:23.024 | 1:22.576 | +0.971 |
| 4 | 1 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:23.702 | 1:22.886 | +1.281 |
| 5 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg | McLaren-TAG | 1:23.948 | 1:23.004 | +1.399 |
| 6 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 1:24.566 | 1:24.274 | +2.669 |
| 7 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 1:24.501 | 1:25.235 | +2.896 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Renault | 1:24.817 | 1:25.863 | +3.212 |
| 9 | 19 |  Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 1:25.052 | 1:26.196 | +3.447 |
| 10 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 1:29.093 | 1:25.107 | +3.502 |
| 11 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:25.466 | 1:25.655 | +3.861 |
| 12 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:25.831 | 1:41.631 | +4.226 |
| 13 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.554 | 1:26.094 | +4.489 |
| 14 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:26.231 | 1:29.911 | +4.626 |
| 15 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham-BMW | 1:27.300 | 1:26.550 | +4.945 |
| 16 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:27.600 | 1:26.918 | +5.313 |
| 17 | 15 |  Alan Jones | Lola-Hart | 1:28.645 | 1:26.946 | +5.341 |
| 18 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Hart | 1:27.045 | 1:26.992 | +5.387 |
| 19 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:28.812 | 1:27.169 | +5.564 |
| 20 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:27.637 | 1:28.086 | +6.032 |
| 21 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:28.894 | 1:28.423 | +6.818 |
| 22 | 17 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-BMW | 1:28.803 | 1:28.443 | +6.838 |
| 23 | 22 |  Christian Danner | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:29.046 | +7.441 | |
| 24 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:29.195 | 17:53.811 | +7.590 |
| 25 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:30.062 | +8.457 |
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