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Alain Prost won the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Gerhard Berger at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
April 27, 1986
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Williams, with Gerhard Berger 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Riccardo Patrese from P16 to P6 (+10), Gerhard Berger from P9 to P3 (+6), and Marc Surer from P15 to P9 (+6) 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 Out of fuel, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Finished. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.667 on lap 57. 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 ProstMcLaren1:32:28.4089
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:32:36.0536
3Gerhard BergerBenetton+1 lap4
4Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap3
5Keke RosbergMcLarenOut of fuel2
6Riccardo PatreseBrabhamOut of fuel1
7Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
8Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps0
9Marc SurerArrows+3 laps0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaOut of fuel0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierWheel0
DNFPhilippe StreiffTyrrellTransmission0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonEngine0
DNFJonathan PalmerZakspeedBrakes0
DNFChristian DannerOsellaElectrical0
DNFAlan JonesLolaOverheating0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiEngine0
DNFElio de AngelisBrabhamEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierTransmission0