1986 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1986 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 15 June 1986. It was the sixth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.
| 1986 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 15 June 1986 | ||
| Official name | XXV Grand Prix du Canada | ||
| Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.410 km (2.740 miles) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 304.290 km (189.077 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry with temperatures approaching 25 °C (77 °F); wind speeds up to 20.5 km/h (12.7 mph) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:24.118 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:25.443 on lap 63 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Williams-Honda | |
| Second | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Third | Williams-Honda | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Briton Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Frenchman Alain Prost finished second in a McLaren-TAG, with Mansell's Brazilian teammate Nelson Piquet third. Prost took the lead of the Drivers' Championship by two points from Mansell and another Brazilian, Ayrton Senna, who finished fifth in his Lotus-Renault.
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