- 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.