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1986 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = West Germany

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 27 July

|Year = 1986

|Image = Circuit_Hockenheimring-1982.svg

|Caption =

|Race_No = 10

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = XLVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Location = Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, West Germany

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 4.227{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1986/35/formula-one-german-grand-prix-2|title = 1986 German Grand Prix race report}}

|Course_km = 6.802

|Distance_laps = 44

|Distance_mi = 185.832

|Distance_km = 299.068

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Keke Rosberg

|Pole_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Pole_Time = 1:42.013

|Pole_Country = Finland

|Fast_Driver = Gerhard Berger

|Fast_Team = Benetton-BMW

|Fast_Time = 1:46.604

|Fast_Lap = 35

|Fast_Country = Austria

|First_Driver = Nelson Piquet

|First_Team = Williams-Honda

|First_Country = Brazil

|first_flag_suffix = 1968

|Second_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|Second_Team = Lotus-Renault

|Second_Country = Brazil

|second_flag_suffix = 1968

|Third_Driver = Nigel Mansell

|Third_Team = Williams-Honda

|Third_Country = UK

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1986|GER}}

}}

The 1986 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 27 July 1986. It was the tenth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.

The 45-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. Compatriot Ayrton Senna was second in a Lotus-Renault, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in the other Williams-Honda. Frenchman Alain Prost was running third in his McLaren-TAG in the closing laps when he ran out of fuel, dropping him to sixth and thus allowing Mansell to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to seven points.

Pre-race

In the run-up to the race, Keke Rosberg announced that he would be retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, while Lotus announced that they would be using Honda engines in 1987, following Renault's withdrawal from the sport, with Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima replacing Johnny Dumfries. Meanwhile, Ligier drafted in Philippe Alliot to replace the injured Jacques Laffite.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:42.478

| 1:42.013

|align="center"| —

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:43.373

| 1:42.166

| +0.153

3

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:45.212

| 1:42.329

| +0.316

4

| 20

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Benetton-BMW

| 1:44.493

| 1:42.541

| +0.528

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 1:43.852

| 1:42.545

| +0.532

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 1:42.696

| 1:43.086

| +0.683

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:46.094

| 1:43.348

| +1.335

8

| 25

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:43.991

| 1:43.693

| +1.680

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-BMW

| 12:12.563

| 1:44.001

| +1.998

10

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:46.319

| 1:44.308

| +2.295

11

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 1:46.847

| 1:44.346

| +2.333

12

| 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Johnny Dumfries

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:47.845

| 1:44.768

| +2.755

13

| 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Lola-Ford

| 1:47.221

| 1:44.979

| +2.966

14

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:45.047

| 1:45.905

| +3.034

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:49.406

| 1:45.432

| +3.419

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| 1:47.167

| 1:45.887

| +3.874

17

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Christian Danner

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:49.439

| 1:46.355

| +4.342

18

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:47.371

| 1:48.397

| +5.358

19

| 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| Lola-Ford

| 1:51.918

| 1:47.517

| +5.505

20

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:48.206

| 53:52.766

| +6.193

21

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:49.240

| 2:03.702

| +7.227

22

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:50.224

| 1:49.369

| +7.356

23

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:50.900

| 1:50.066

| +8.053

24

| 29

| {{flagicon|NED}} Huub Rothengatter

| Zakspeed

| 1:52.461

| 1:50.918

| +8.905

25

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

|

| 1:56.468

| +14.455

26

| 22

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Allen Berg

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:56.959

|

| +14.946

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 44

| 1:22:08.263

| 5

| 9

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 44

| + 15.437

| 3

| 6

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 44

| + 44.580

| 6

| 4

4

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Renault

| 44

| + 1:15.176

| 8

| 3

5

| 2

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| McLaren-TAG

| 43

| Out of fuel

| 1

| 2

6

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 43

| Out of fuel

| 2

| 1

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Brabham-BMW

| 43

| + 1 Lap

| 20

|  

8

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Lola-Ford

| 43

| + 1 Lap

| 13

|  

9

| 15

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alan Jones

| Lola-Ford

| 42

| + 2 Laps

| 19

|  

10

| 20

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Benetton-BMW

| 42

| + 2 Laps

| 4

|  

11

| 28

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 41

| Broken wing

| 11

|  

12

| 22

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Allen Berg

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 40

| + 4 Laps

| 26

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Christian Danner

| Arrows-BMW

| 38

| Turbo

| 17

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Huub Rothengatter

| Zakspeed

| 38

| Gearbox

| 24

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| 37

| Engine

| 16

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 34

| Electrical

| 15

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 22

| Turbo

| 7

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 20

| Gearbox

| 23

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 19

| Overheating

| 22

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Dumfries

| Lotus-Renault

| 17

| Water radiator{{cite book|last=Pritchard |first=Anthony |title=Lotus: The Competition Cars |publisher=Haynes Publishing |isbn=1-84425-006-7 |page=246 |date=March 2006}}

| 12

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 13

| Turbo

| 21

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| Ligier-Renault

| 11

| Engine

| 14

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 10

| Clutch

| 25

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 7

| Engine

| 18

|  

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 6

| Transmission

| 10

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-BMW

| 0

| Collision

| 9

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1986/256/ |title=1986 German Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113042451/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1986/256/ |archive-date=13 November 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

|align="right"| 51

2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

|align="right"| 44

3

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

|align="right"| 42

4

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

|align="right"| 38

5

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

|align="right"| 19

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/allemagne/championnat.aspx|title=Germany 1986 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Honda

|align="right"| 89

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-TAG

|align="right"| 63

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Renault

|align="right"| 42

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ligier-Renault

|align="right"| 28

5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align="right"| 13

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = German Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1986

| Previous_race_in_season = 1986 British Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1985 German Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1987 German Grand Prix

}}

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