The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 15

Mexican Grand Prix

1986  ·  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez  ·  12 October 1986  ·  68 laps

  1. 1st Gerhard Berger Benetton · 01:33:18.7
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +25.438
  3. 3rd Ayrton Senna Team Lotus · +52.513

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 53

Johnny Dumfries

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Electrical

03 On the Charge

Thierry Boutsen

Arrows  —  P21 → P7

04 Victory

Gerhard Berger

Benetton  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Gerhard Berger Benetton 4 68 01:33:18.7 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 6 68 +25.438 6
3 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 1 68 +52.513 4
4 Nelson Piquet Williams 2 67 +1 Lap 3
5 Nigel Mansell Williams 3 67 +1 Lap 2
6 Philippe Alliot Ligier 10 67 +1 Lap 1
7 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 21 66 +2 Laps
8 Andrea de Cesaris Minardi 22 66 +2 Laps
9 Christian Danner Arrows 20 66 +2 Laps
10 Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 18 65 Out of fuel
11 Martin Brundle Tyrrell 16 65 +3 Laps
12 Stefan Johansson Ferrari 14 64 Turbo
13 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 5 64 Spun off
14 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 24 64 +4 Laps
15 René Arnoux Ligier 13 63 Engine
16 Allen Berg Osella 26 61 +7 Laps
17 Johnny Dumfries Team Lotus 17 53 Electrical
18 Derek Warwick Brabham 7 37 Engine
19 Alan Jones Lola 15 35 Tyre
20 Keke Rosberg McLaren 11 32 Puncture
21 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 12 10 Turbo
22 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 25 8 Turbo
23 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 19 8 Turbo
24 Teo Fabi Benetton 9 4 Engine
25 Patrick Tambay Lola 8 0 Accident

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