1986 Mexican Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Oct 1986
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger (Benetton)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 68 | 1:33:18.700 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 68 | +25.438 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 68 | +52.513 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1:19.360 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 20 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 18 | 65 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 14 | 64 | Turbo | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 64 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | 64 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | 63 | Engine | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 61 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | 53 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 7 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | 35 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | 32 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | 10 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 8 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 19 | 8 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 8 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 70 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 64 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | 63 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 14 |