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Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Stefan Johansson at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and Stefan Johansson
Race date
May 25, 1986
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Stefan Johansson 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jacques Laffite from P17 to P5 (+12), Marc Surer from P21 to P9 (+12), and Stefan Johansson from P11 to P3 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nelson Piquet started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Electrical. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:59.282 on lap 31. 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
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:27:57.9259
2Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus1:28:17.7526
3Stefan JohanssonFerrari1:28:24.5174
4Michele AlboretoFerrari1:28:27.5593
5Jacques LaffiteLigier1:29:08.6152
6Alain ProstMcLaren1:30:15.6971
7Teo FabiBenetton+1 lap0
8Riccardo PatreseBrabham+1 lap0
9Marc SurerArrows+2 laps0
10Gerhard BergerBenetton+2 laps0
11Alan JonesLolaOut of fuel0
12Philippe StreiffTyrrell+3 laps0
NCJonathan PalmerZakspeed+6 laps0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiOut of fuel0
DNFMartin BrundleTyrrellGearbox0
DNFHuub RothengatterZakspeedElectrical0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiGearbox0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierEngine0
DNFNelson PiquetWilliamsTurbo0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsElectrical0