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Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
September 21, 1986
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Allen Berg from P27 to P13 (+14), Thierry Boutsen from P21 to P10 (+11), and Christian Danner from P22 to P11 (+11) 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 5 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 3 +3 laps, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.943 on lap 53. 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
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:37:21.9009
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:37:40.6726
3Nelson PiquetWilliams1:38:11.1744
4Ayrton SennaTeam LotusOut of fuel3
5Michele AlboretoFerrari+1 lap2
6Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap1
7René ArnouxLigier+1 lap0
8Teo FabiBenetton+2 laps0
9Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus+2 laps0
10Thierry BoutsenArrows+3 laps0
11Christian DannerArrows+3 laps0
12Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+3 laps0
13Allen BergOsella+7 laps0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamEngine0
NCPatrick TambayLola+8 laps0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiGearbox0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonSpun off0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiSpun off0
DNFKeke RosbergMcLarenElectrical0
DNFDerek WarwickBrabhamElectrical0