1986 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 82 | 1:54:20.388 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 82 | 1:54:24.593 | 6 | 2 | FL |
| 3 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 81 | +1 lap | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 81 | +1 lap | 3 | 16 | |
| 5 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 80 | Out of fuel | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 80 | +2 laps | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 79 | +3 laps | — | 5 | |
| 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 79 | +3 laps | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 77 | +5 laps | — | 21 | |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 77 | +5 laps | — | 13 | |
| NC | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 70 | +12 laps | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 63 | Tyre | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 63 | Electrical | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 62 | Tyre | — | 7 | |
| NC | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | 61 | +21 laps | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 57 | Brakes | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 52 | Engine | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 50 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 43 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 40 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 40 | Mechanical | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 29 | Suspension | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 16 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 10 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 2 | Transmission | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | — | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.403 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | — | — | — | 1:18.714 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:18.906 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.654 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:19.976 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:20.554 |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:20.778 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:20.981 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:21.709 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:21.720 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:22.012 |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:22.050 |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:22.129 |
| 14 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.664 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | — | — | — | 1:22.796 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:23.004 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | — | — | — | 1:23.008 |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:23.052 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:23.230 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:23.313 |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:23.476 |
| 22 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:24.295 |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:25.181 |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:25.233 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:25.257 |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | — | — | — | 1:27.208 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | — |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | — |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | — |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | — |
| 14 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 14 | — |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | — |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | — |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | — |
| 22 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | — |
| 24 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 24 | — |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | — |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 82 | 1:20.787 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 69 | 1:20.979 | +0.192 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 58 | 1:21.194 | +0.407 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 62 | 1:21.900 | +1.113 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 74 | 1:22.136 | +1.349 |
| 6 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 69 | 1:22.464 | +1.677 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 63 | 1:22.681 | +1.894 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 63 | 1:22.950 | +2.163 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 68 | 1:22.955 | +2.168 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 55 | 1:23.095 | +2.308 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 72 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 70 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 69 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | 55 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 23 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 22 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 17 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | 14 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | 14 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 14 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | 8 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 13 | Johnny Dumfries | 3 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | 3 |
| 15 | Teo Fabi | 2 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 18 | Christian Danner | 1 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | 1 |
