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Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Canadian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1986 Canadian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
June 15, 1986
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Huub Rothengatter from P23 to P12 (+11), Martin Brundle from P18 to P9 (+9), and Philippe Streiff from P16 to P11 (+5) 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 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 4 Turbo, 2 Accident, and 2 Engine. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.443 on lap 63. 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 MansellWilliams1:42:26.4159
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:42:47.0746
3Nelson PiquetWilliams1:43:02.6774
4Keke RosbergMcLaren1:44:02.0883
5Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6René ArnouxLigier+1 lap1
7Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap0
8Michele AlboretoFerrari+1 lap0
9Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps0
10Alan JonesLola+3 laps0
11Philippe StreiffTyrrell+4 laps0
12Huub RothengatterZakspeed+6 laps0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamTurbo0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaGearbox0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiGearbox0
DNFThierry BoutsenArrowsElectrical0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonTurbo0
DNFStefan JohanssonFerrariAccident0
DNFJohnny DumfriesTeam LotusAccident0
DNFJonathan PalmerZakspeedEngine0