- 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.