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| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Q1 | Q2 | G | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell |  Williams FW11 [6] | Honda RA166E V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:19.255 | 01:18.403 | 01:18.403 | 0 | 
| 2 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |  Williams FW11 [5] | Honda RA166E V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:20.088 | 01:18.714 | 01:18.714 | 0 | 
| 3 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna |  Lotus 98T [4] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:21.302 | 01:18.906 | 01:18.906 | 0 | 
| 4 | 1 |  Alain Prost |  McLaren MP4/2C [5] | TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:19.785 | 01:19.654 | 01:19.654 | 0 | 
| 5 | 25 |  René Arnoux |  Ligier JS27 [05] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:20.491 | 01:19.976 | 01:19.976 | 0 | 
| 6 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger |  Benetton B186 [7] | BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:22.260 | 01:20.554 | 01:20.554 | 0 | 
| 7 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg |  McLaren MP4/2C [2] | TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:21.295 | 01:20.778 | 01:20.778 | 0 | 
| 8 | 26 |  Philippe Alliot |  Ligier JS27 [04] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:22.765 | 01:20.981 | 01:20.981 | 0 | 
| 9 | 27 |  Michele Alboreto |  Ferrari F1/86 [089] | Ferrari 032 V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:21.709 | 01:21.747 | 01:21.709 | 0 | 
| 10 | 4 |  Philippe Streiff |  Tyrrell 015 [3] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:23.262 | 01:21.720 | 01:21.720 | 0 | 
| 11 | 23 |  Andrea de Cesaris |  Minardi M186 [001] | Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:23.476 | 01:22.012 | 01:22.012 | 0 | 
| 12 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson |  Ferrari F1/86 [094] | Ferrari 032 V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:22.050 | 01:22.309 | 01:22.050 | 0 | 
| 13 | 19 |  Teo Fabi |  Benetton B186 [2] | BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:22.584 | 01:22.129 | 01:22.129 | 0 | 
| 14 | 11 |  Johnny Dumfries |  Lotus 98T [2] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:23.786 | 01:22.664 | 01:22.664 | 0 | 
| 15 | 15 |  Alan Jones |  Lola THL2 [004] | Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:22.796 | 01:22.796 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 |  Martin Brundle |  Tyrrell 015 [5] | Renault EF15C V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:24.061 | 01:23.004 | 01:23.004 | 0 | 
| 17 | 16 |  Patrick Tambay |  Lola THL2 [005] | Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:24.584 | 01:23.008 | 01:23.008 | 0 | 
| 18 | 24 |  Alessandro Nannini |  Minardi M185B [001] | Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:25.953 | 01:23.052 | 01:23.052 | 0 | 
| 19 | 7 |  Riccardo Patrese |  Brabham BT55 [7] | BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:23.396 | 01:23.230 | 01:23.230 | 0 | 
| 20 | 8 |  Derek Warwick |  Brabham BT55 [6] | BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:23.552 | 01:23.313 | 01:23.313 | 0 | 
| 21 | 14 |  Jonathan Palmer |  Zakspeed 861 [2] | Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:24.509 | 01:23.476 | 01:23.476 | 0 | 
| 22 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen |  Arrows A8 [6] | BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:24.768 | 01:24.295 | 01:24.295 | 0 | 
| 23 | 29 |  Huub Rothengatter |  Zakspeed 861 [3] | Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:25.746 | 01:25.181 | 01:25.181 | 0 | 
| 24 | 17 |  Christian Danner |  Arrows A8 [5] | BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5 | Goodyear | 01:25.296 | 01:25.233 | 01:25.233 | 0 | 
| 25 | 21 |  Piercarlo Ghinzani |  Osella FA1G [01] | Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5 | Pirelli | 03:03.680 | 01:25.257 | 01:25.257 | 0 | 
| 26 | 22 |  Allen Berg |  Osella FA1F [01] | Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5 | Pirelli | 01:28.912 | 01:27.208 | 01:27.208 | 0 | 
| Official Name | 1986 Foster’s Australian Grand Prix | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Adelaide | 
| Date | October 26 | 
| Pole | Nigel Mansell 01:18.403 | 
| Fastest Lap | Nelson Piquet 01:20.787 | 
| Podium | 1st Alain Prost (18) , 2nd Nelson Piquet (8) , 3rd Stefan Johansson | 
| GP Number | 436 | 
| Round | 16 | 
| Weather | Cloudy | 
| Prev race | Gran Premio de Mexico October 12 | 
| Next race | Grande Prêmio do Brasil April 12 | 
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alain Prost |  McLaren | 72 (74) | 
| 2 |  Nigel Mansell |  Williams | 70 (72) | 
| 3 |  Nelson Piquet |  Williams | 69 | 
| 4 |  Ayrton Senna |  Lotus | 55 | 
| 5 |  Stefan Johansson |  Ferrari | 23 | 
| 6 |  Keke Rosberg |  McLaren | 22 | 
| 7 |  Gerhard Berger |  Benetton | 17 | 
| 8 |  Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 14 | 
| 9 |  Michele Alboreto |  Ferrari | 14 | 
| 10 |  René Arnoux |  Ligier | 14 | 
| 11 |  Martin Brundle |  Tyrrell | 8 | 
| 12 |  Alan Jones |  Lola | 4 | 
| 13 |  Philippe Streiff |  Tyrrell | 3 | 
| 14 |  Johnny Dumfries |  Lotus | 3 | 
| 15 |  Teo Fabi |  Benetton | 2 | 
| 16 |  Patrick Tambay |  Lola | 2 | 
| 17 |  Riccardo Patrese |  Brabham | 2 | 
| 18 |  Christian Danner |  Osella | 1 | 
|  Arrows | |||
| 19 |  Philippe Alliot |  Ligier | 1 | 
| Pos | Constructor | Pts | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Williams Honda | 141 | 
| 2 |  McLaren TAG Porsche | 96 | 
| 3 |  Lotus Renault | 58 | 
| 4 |  Ferrari | 37 | 
| 5 |  Ligier Renault | 29 | 
| 6 |  Benetton BMW | 19 | 
| 7 |  Tyrrell Renault | 11 | 
| 8 |  Lola Ford Cosworth | 6 | 
| 9 |  Brabham BMW | 2 | 
| 10 |  Arrows BMW | 1 | 
