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Nigel Mansell won the 1986 British Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1986 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost at Brands Hatch.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, and Alain Prost
Race date
July 13, 1986
Pole
Nelson Piquet
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Brands Hatch

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Jonathan Palmer from P22 to P9 (+13), Philippe Streiff from P16 to P6 (+10), and Martin Brundle from P11 to P5 (+6) 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 4 +3 laps, 4 Collision, 3 Engine, 3 Gearbox, and 2 Electrical. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:09.593 on lap 69. 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 MansellWilliams1:30:38.4719
2Nelson PiquetWilliams1:30:44.0456
3Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap4
4René ArnouxLigier+2 laps3
5Martin BrundleTyrrell+3 laps2
6Philippe StreiffTyrrell+3 laps1
7Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus+3 laps0
8Derek WarwickBrabham+3 laps0
9Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+6 laps0
NCThierry BoutsenArrows+13 laps0
DNFPatrick TambayLolaGearbox0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFAlessandro NanniniMinardiSteering0
DNFTeo FabiBenettonFuel system0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFHuub RothengatterZakspeedEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisMinardiElectrical0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonElectrical0
DNFAlan JonesLolaThrottle0