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1986 World Champion

Alain ProstMcLaren

72 pts · 4 wins · 2 clear of Mansell

1986 F1 Standings

P2 over P3
1 pts
Mansell over Piquet
Most wins
5
Mansell
Constructors
45 pts
Williams over McLaren

1986 Drivers Championship

  1. 1Alain ProstWorld ChampionMcLaren · 4 wins472
  2. 2Nigel MansellWilliams · 5 wins5−2−270
  3. 3Nelson PiquetWilliams · 4 wins4−1−369
  4. 4Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus · 2 wins2−14−1755
  5. 5Stefan JohanssonFerrari–−32−4923
  6. 6Keke RosbergMcLaren–−1−5022
  7. 7Gerhard BergerBenetton · 1 win1−5−5517
  8. 8Jacques LaffiteLigier–−3−5814
  9. 9Michele AlboretoFerrari–Level−5814
  10. 10René ArnouxLigier–Level−5814
  11. 11Martin BrundleTyrrell–−6−648
  12. 12Alan JonesLola–−4−684
  13. 13Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus–−1−693
  14. 14Philippe StreiffTyrrell–Level−693
  15. 15Patrick TambayLola–−1−702
  16. 16Teo FabiBenetton–Level−702
  17. 17Riccardo PatreseBrabham–Level−702
  18. 18Christian DannerOsella–−1−711
  19. 19Philippe AlliotLigier–Level−711
  20. 20Thierry BoutsenArrows–−1−720
  21. 21Derek WarwickBrabham–Level−720
  22. 22Jonathan PalmerZakspeed–Level−720
  23. 23Huub RothengatterZakspeed–Level−720
  24. 24Andrea de CesarisMinardi–Level−720
  25. 25Elio de AngelisBrabham–Level−720
  26. 26Marc SurerArrows–Level−720
  27. 27Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella–Level−720
  28. 28Allen BergOsella–Level−720
  29. 29Alessandro NanniniMinardi–Level−720
  30. 30Alex CaffiOsella–Level−720
1986 Season Report

Alain Prost won the 1986 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for McLaren, finishing on 72 points, 2 clear of Nigel Mansell. Prost won 4 races that season.

Williams took the Constructors' Championship with 141 points, 45 ahead of McLaren.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 19 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.