1986 Canadian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
At Spa, Mansell scored his first win of the season. Senna finished second, taking the lead of the Drivers’ Championship from Prost, who salvaged sixth. Stefan Johansson was third for Ferrari. Mansell dedicated his win to Elio de Angelis, his friend and former Lotus teammate, who died in testing ten days before the race.
Championship standings
Senna leads the championship going into Montreal.
Between-race developments
Derek Warwick, left without a seat after the Lotus deal fell through when Senna intervened, has joined Brabham in May to fill the seat left vacant by de Angelis’s death.
Entrants
In the race-day warm-up, Patrick Tambay suffered a suspension failure in his Haas Lola and crashed heavily, injuring both feet. The team is running Alan Jones as their sole entry.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Mar | 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix | Senna | Piquet | Senna | Laffite |
| 2 | 13 Apr | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Mansell | Prost |
| 3 | 27 Apr | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Senna | Prost | Piquet | Berger |
| 4 | 11 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Rosberg | Senna |
| 5 | 25 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Piquet | Mansell | Senna | Johansson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 23 | 2 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 15 | 1 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 34 | 2 |
| 2 | Williams | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Ligier | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 10 | 0 |