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Ayrton Senna won the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost at Circuito de Jerez.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Alain Prost
Race date
April 13, 1986
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuito de Jerez

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for Team Lotus. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Williams, with Alain Prost 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Thierry Boutsen from P19 to P7 (+12), Patrick Tambay from P18 to P8 (+10), and Teo Fabi from P9 to P5 (+4) 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 Finished, 3 Gearbox, and 2 Collision. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.176 on lap 65. 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
1Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:48:47.7359
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:48:47.7496
3Alain ProstMcLaren1:49:09.2874
4Keke RosbergMcLaren+1 lap3
5Teo FabiBenetton+1 lap2
6Gerhard BergerBenetton+1 lap1
7Thierry BoutsenArrows+4 laps0
8Patrick TambayLola+6 laps0
DNFJohnny DumfriesTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierHalfshaft0
DNFNelson PiquetWilliamsEngine0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsFuel system0
DNFElio de AngelisBrabhamGearbox0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierHalfshaft0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariWheel bearing0
DNFPhilippe StreiffTyrrellEngine0
DNFChristian DannerOsellaEngine0
DNFStefan JohanssonFerrariBrakes0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaEngine0