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Alain Prost won the 1986 Australian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1986 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Stefan Johansson at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, and Stefan Johansson
Race date
October 26, 1986
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Williams, with Stefan Johansson 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Martin Brundle from P16 to P4 (+12), Jonathan Palmer from P21 to P9 (+12), and Stefan Johansson from P12 to P3 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 +5 laps, and 2 Finished. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.787 on lap 82. 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
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:54:20.3889
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:54:24.5936
3Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap4
4Martin BrundleTyrrell+1 lap3
5Philippe StreiffTyrrellOut of fuel2
6Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus+2 laps1
7René ArnouxLigier+3 laps0
8Philippe AlliotLigier+3 laps0
9Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+5 laps0
10Teo FabiBenetton+5 laps0
NCPatrick TambayLola+12 laps0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsTyre0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamElectrical0
DNFKeke RosbergMcLarenTyre0
NCAllen BergOsella+21 laps0
DNFDerek WarwickBrabhamBrakes0
DNFChristian DannerArrowsEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusEngine0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonEngine0