1986 Italian Grand Prix
The 1986 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 7 September 1986. It was the thirteenth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.
| 1986 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 September 1986 | ||
| Official name | 57ยบ Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.800 km (3.60 miles) | ||
| Distance | 51 laps, 295.800 km (183.600 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Benetton-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:24.078 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | |
| Time | 1:28.099 on lap 35 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second |
| Williams-Honda | |
| Third |
| Ferrari | |
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 51-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. Piquet's British teammate and Drivers' Championship rival, Nigel Mansell, finished second, with Swede Stefan Johansson third in a Ferrari. The other two championship challengers, Frenchman Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton Senna, both failed to finish, Senna suffering a transmission failure in his Lotus-Renault at the very start of the race and Prost being disqualified halfway through for illegally switching to his spare McLaren-TAG after the start of the formation lap.
The win moved Piquet into second place in the Drivers' Championship, five points behind Mansell and three ahead of Prost, with three races remaining.