- Winner
- Gerhard Berger
- Team
- Benetton
- Top listed
- Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna
- Race date
- October 12, 1986
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Nelson Piquet
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The decisive result
Gerhard Berger finished first for Benetton. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Thierry Boutsen from P21 to P7 (+14), Andrea de Cesaris from P22 to P8 (+14), and Christian Danner from P20 to P9 (+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 4 Turbo, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Engine, and 3 Finished. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.360 on lap 64. 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.