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Alain Prost won the 1986 Monaco Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1986 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Keke Rosberg and Ayrton Senna at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Keke Rosberg, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
May 11, 1986
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Keke Rosberg is listed 2 for McLaren, with Ayrton Senna 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Marc Surer from P17 to P9 (+8), Keke Rosberg from P9 to P2 (+7), and René Arnoux from P12 to P5 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 DNQ, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +3 laps, and 2 +4 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.607 on lap 51. 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 ProstMcLaren1:55:41.0609
2Keke RosbergMcLaren1:56:06.0826
3Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:56:34.7064
4Nigel MansellWilliams1:56:52.4623
5René ArnouxLigier+1 lap2
6Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap1
7Nelson PiquetWilliams+1 lap0
8Thierry BoutsenArrows+3 laps0
9Marc SurerArrows+3 laps0
10Stefan JohanssonFerrari+3 laps0
11Philippe StreiffTyrrell+4 laps0
12Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+4 laps0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellCollision0
DNFPatrick TambayLolaCollision0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonSteering0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamFuel pump0
DNFElio de AngelisBrabhamEngine0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonBrakes0
DNFAlan JonesLolaAccident0