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1986 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	10 August 1986
Official name	Magyar Nagydíj
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.014 km (2.494 miles)
Distance	76 laps, 305.064 km (189.599 miles)
Attendance	200,000
Pole position
Driver	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault
Time	1:29.450
Fastest lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Time	1:31.001 on lap 73
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Second	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault
Third	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Lap leaders

The 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the newly constructed Hungaroring on 10 August 1986. It was the eleventh race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.

It was the first Hungarian Grand Prix since 1936, and the first-ever Formula One race to be held behind the Iron Curtain. The race was attended by 200,000 spectators from across the Eastern Bloc; this stood as a record for a Formula One race for nearly a decade, until 210,000 attended the 1995 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.

The race was notable for the battle between fierce Brazilian rivals Nelson Piquet in his Williams-Honda and Ayrton Senna in his Lotus-Renault. Piquet, after an unsuccessful attempt on the previous lap, managed to pass the Lotus driver around the outside as they went into the first corner, on opposite lock. He also came in for some criticism following the race, especially in the British press, as he had allegedly neglected to tell his team-mate Nigel Mansell about the benefits of a new differential which provided better grip on the slippery, dusty surface (however, it later came to light that Mansell had in fact tried the new diff in practice but had preferred the older one).

The race was won by Piquet, ahead of Senna. Mansell finished 3rd and a lap down in his Williams with Stefan Johansson (Ferrari), Johnny Dumfries (Lotus) and Martin Brundle (Tyrrell-Renault) rounding out the points finishers. Defending World Champion Alain Prost qualified 3rd in his McLaren-TAG, an accident on lap 23 saw him as a non-finisher in what was his 100th Grand Prix start.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:32.281	1:29.450
2	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:31.417	1:29.785	+0.335
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:33.113	1:29.945	+0.495
4	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:30.516	1:30.072	+0.622
5	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	1:34.146	1:30.268	+0.818
6	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	1:34.187	1:31.715	+2.265
7	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:35.092	1:31.850	+2.400
8	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	1:36.108	1:31.886	+2.436
9	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1:36.552	1:31.970	+2.520
10	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	1:33.737	1:32.401	+2.951
11	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:32.886	1:32.491	+3.041
12	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Renault	1:35.129	1:32.575	+3.125
13	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	1:35.265	1:32.707	+3.257
14	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:35.337	1:32.956	+3.506
15	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:34.255	1:33.063	+3.613
16	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:34.725	1:33.368	+3.918
17	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:36.266	1:33.656	+4.206
18	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	1:35.831	1:34.414	+4.964
19	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1:34.561	1:34.502	+5.052
20	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:37.796	1:34.670	+5.220
21	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	1:36.540	1:35.294	+5.884
22	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:37.268	1:35.392	+5.942
23	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:39.564	1:36.232	+6.782
24	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:37.937	1:36.485	+7.035
25	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:42.736	1:38.527	+9.077
26	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:40.984	35:16.483	+11.534

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	76	2:00:34.508	2	9
2	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	76	+ 17.673	1	6
3	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	75	+ 1 lap	4	4
4	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	75	+ 1 lap	7	3
5	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	74	+ 2 laps	8	2
6	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	74	+ 2 laps	16	1
7	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	74	+ 2 laps	6
8	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	74	+ 2 laps	18
9	26	Philippe Alliot	Ligier-Renault	73	+ 3 laps	12
10	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	70	+ 6 laps	24
Ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	48	Engine	9
Ret	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	46	Differential	10
Ret	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	44	Transmission	11
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	40	Electrical	22
Ret	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	34	Suspension	5
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	32	Transmission	13
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	30	Engine	17
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	29	Accident	15
Ret	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	28	Accident	19
Ret	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	23	Electrical	3
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	15	Suspension	23
Ret	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	7	Suspension	21
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	5	Gearbox	14
Ret	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	5	Engine	20
Ret	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	2	Radiator	25
Ret	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1	Turbo	26
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nigel Mansell 55 2 Ayrton Senna 48 3 Nelson Piquet 47 4 Alain Prost 44 5 Keke Rosberg 19 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Honda 102 2 McLaren-TAG 63 3 Lotus-Renault 50 4 Ligier-Renault 28 5 Ferrari 16 Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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