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Nelson Piquet won the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, and Nigel Mansell
Race date
August 10, 1986
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Nigel Mansell 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Jonathan Palmer from P24 to P10 (+14), Martin Brundle from P16 to P6 (+10), and Philippe Streiff from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +2 laps, 3 Engine, 3 Suspension, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Accident. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.001 on lap 73. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nelson PiquetWilliams2:00:34.5089
2Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus2:00:52.1816
3Nigel MansellWilliams+1 lap4
4Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap3
5Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus+2 laps2
6Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps1
7Patrick TambayLola+2 laps0
8Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps0
9Philippe AlliotLigier+3 laps0
10Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+6 laps0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierEngine0
DNFAlan JonesLolaDifferential0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonTransmission0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsElectrical0
DNFKeke RosbergMcLarenSuspension0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonTransmission0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariAccident0
DNFDerek WarwickBrabhamAccident0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenElectrical0