- 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.