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Alain Prost won the 1986 Austrian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1986 Austrian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Michele Alboreto, and Stefan Johansson
Race date
August 17, 1986
Pole
Teo Fabi
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Stefan Johansson 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Christian Danner from P22 to P6 (+16), Huub Rothengatter from P24 to P8 (+16), and Piercarlo Ghinzani from P25 to P11 (+14) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Teo Fabi started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, 2 Electrical, and 2 Turbo. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.444 on lap 49. 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
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:21:22.5319
2Michele AlboretoFerrari+1 lap6
3Stefan JohanssonFerrari+2 laps4
4Alan JonesLola+2 laps3
5Patrick TambayLola+2 laps2
6Christian DannerArrows+3 laps1
7Gerhard BergerBenetton+3 laps0
8Huub RothengatterZakspeed+4 laps0
9Keke RosbergMcLarenElectrical0
10René ArnouxLigier+5 laps0
11Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella+6 laps0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsHalfshaft0
DNFNelson PiquetWilliamsEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsTurbo0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLigierEngine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiSuspension0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiClutch0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellTurbo0