1986 Detroit Grand Prix

1986 Detroit Grand Prix
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Round	7 of 1986
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Detroit street circuit from 1983-1988
Race Details
Date	June 22, 1986
Official Name	5th Detroit Grand Prix
Location	Detroit Street Circuit Detroit, Michigan
Course	Temporary street circuit 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
Distance	63 laps, 253.449 km (157.486 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault
Time	1:38.301
Fastest Lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda
Time	1:41.233 on lap 41
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna
Second	Jacques Laffite
Third	Alain Prost
Lap Leaders
No data available

The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix was the seventh race of the season, and the fifth race in Detroit.

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren	MP4/2C	TAG	TTE PO1 V6t 1.5	G
2	Keke Rosberg	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren	MP4/2C	TAG	TTE PO1 V6t 1.5	G
3	Martin Brundle	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	015	Renault	EF4B V6t 1.5	G
4	Philippe Streiff	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	015	Renault	EF4B V6t 1.5	G
5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams	FW11	Honda	RA166E V6t 1.5	G
6	Nelson Piquet	Canon Williams Honda Team	Williams	FW11	Honda	RA166E V6t 1.5	G
7	Riccardo Patrese	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT55	BMW	M12/13/1 L4t 1.5	P
8	Derek Warwick	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT55	BMW	M12/13/1 L4t 1.5	P
11	Johnny Dumfries	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus	98T	Renault	EF15B V6t 1.5	G
12	Ayrton Senna	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus	98T	Renault	EF15B V6t 1.5	G
14	Jonathan Palmer	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	861	Zakspeed	1500/4 L4t 1.5	G
15	Alan Jones	Team Haas (USA) Ltd	Lola	THL2	Ford Cosworth	GBA V6t 1.5	G
16	Eddie Cheever	Team Haas (USA) Ltd	Lola	THL2	Ford Cosworth	GBA V6t 1.5	G
17	Christian Danner	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows	A8	BMW	M12/13 L4t 1.5	G
18	Thierry Boutsen	Barclay Arrows BMW	Arrows	A8	BMW	M12/13 L4t 1.5	G
19	Teo Fabi	Benetton Formula	Benetton	B186	BMW	M12/13 L4t 1.5	P
20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton Formula	Benetton	B186	BMW	M12/13 L4t 1.5	P
21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1G	Alfa Romeo	890T V8t 1.5	P
22	Allen Berg	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1G	Alfa Romeo	890T V8t 1.5	P
23	Eddie Cheever	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi	M185B	Motori Moderni	Tipo 615-90 V6t 1.5	P
24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi	M185B	Motori Moderni	Tipo 615-90 V6t 1.5	P
25	René Arnoux	Equipe Ligier	Ligier	JS27	Renault	EF4B V6t 1.5	P
26	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Ligier	Ligier	JS27	Renault	EF4B V6t 1.5	P
27	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	F1/86	Ferrari	Tipo 032 V6t 1.5	G
28	Stefan Johansson	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	F1/86	Ferrari	Tipo 032 V6t 1.5	G
29	Huub Rothengatter	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	861	Zakspeed	1500/4 L4t 1.5	G

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:40.301	1:38.301	—
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:39.490	1:38.839	+0.538
3	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:41.510	1:39.076	+0.775
4	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1:43.166	1:39.689	+1.388
5	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:42.989	1:40.312	+2.011
6	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:45.236	1:40.676	+2.375
7	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:43.368	1:40.715	+2.414
8	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:43.664	1:40.819	+2.518
9	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	1:43.732	1:40.848	+2.547
10	16	Eddie Cheever	Lola-Ford	1:46.499	1:41.540	+3.239
11	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.296	1:41.606	+3.305
12	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:43.759	1:41.836	+3.535
13	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:45.711	1:42.279	+3.978
14	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	1:45.846	1:42.511	+4.210
15	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1:44.890	1:42.558	+4.257
16	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:45.250	1:42.815	+4.514
17	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	1:48.912	1:43.658	+5.357
18	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	1:47.478	1:43.796	+5.495
19	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	1:48.855	1:44.259	+5.958
20	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:49.812	1:44.401	+6.100
21	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	1:45.521	1:44.450	+6.149
22	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:49.067	1:45.059	+5.887
23	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:47.359	1:46.705	+8.404
24	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:47.230	11:12.906	+8.929
25	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:56.741	1:48.682	+10.381
26	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:49.680	29:44.015	+11.379

Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	63	1:51:12.847	1	9
2	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	63	+ 31.017	6	6
3	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	63	+ 31.824	7	4
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	63	+ 1:30.936	11	3
5	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	62	+ 1 Lap	2	2
6	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	62	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	61	+ 2 Laps	14
8	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	61	+ 2 Laps	20
9	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	61	+ 2 Laps	18
10	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	60	+ 3 Laps	15
Ret	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	51	Electrical	19
Ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	46	Accident	4
Ret	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	44	Accident	13
Ret	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	43	Gearbox	23
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	41	Accident	3
Ret	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	40	Electrical	5
Ret	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	38	Gearbox	17
Ret	16	Eddie Cheever	Lola-Ford	37	Steering	10
Ret	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	33	Steering	21
Ret	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	28	Electrical	25
Ret	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	15	Electrical	16
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	14	Turbo	22
Ret	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	12	Transmission	9
Ret	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	8	Engine	12
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	3	Turbo	24
DNS	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	0	Electrical	26
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