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Nelson Piquet won the 1986 Italian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1986 Italian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Stefan Johansson at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, and Stefan Johansson
Race date
September 7, 1986
Pole
Teo Fabi
Fastest lap
Teo Fabi
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Williams. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Williams, with Stefan Johansson 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Alex Caffi from P27 to P11 (+16), Philippe Streiff from P23 to P9 (+14), and Alan Jones from P18 to P6 (+12) 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 5 +2 laps, 5 Engine, 4 Finished, 2 Accident, and 2 Gearbox. Teo Fabi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.099 on lap 35. 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 PiquetWilliams1:17:42.8899
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:17:52.7176
3Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:18:05.8044
4Keke RosbergMcLaren1:18:36.6983
5Gerhard BergerBenetton+1 lap2
6Alan JonesLola+2 laps1
7Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
8Christian DannerArrows+2 laps0
9Philippe StreiffTyrrell+2 laps0
10Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps0
11Alex CaffiOsella+6 laps0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonPuncture0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiEngine0
DNFIvan CapelliAGSPuncture0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierGearbox0
DNFJonathan PalmerZakspeedEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLigierEngine0
DNFJohnny DumfriesTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFDerek WarwickBrabhamSpun off0