Race Rewind
As of April 1986

1986 Spanish Grand Prix

🇪🇸 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Round 2 of 16

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader
9 pts (+3 over P2)
WCC Leader
9 pts (+2 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Previous race

At Brazil, Nelson Piquet won the season opener for Williams, overtaking pole-sitter Ayrton Senna on lap 3 and pulling away to win by 34 seconds. Nigel Mansell spun off on the opening lap after contact with Senna. Alain Prost looked set to challenge before his TAG-Porsche engine failed just past half-distance.

Championship standings

Piquet leads the championship after winning the opening round.

Circuit

This is the first Spanish Grand Prix since 1981 and the first Formula One race ever held at the newly built Circuito de Jerez.

Adapted by AI summarisation from “1986 Spanish Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.

Drivers' Championship

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Constructors' Championship

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PosTeamPtsWins
1Williams91
2Ligier70
3Team Lotus60
4Tyrrell20
5Benetton10