Round 16 · 1986
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia · Sun 26 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 1:54:20.388 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +4.205 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 10 | Out of fuel | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Borgward | 14 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 5 | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 8 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 13 | +5 Laps | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 17 | Not classified | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | Tyre | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 19 | Electrical | |
| — | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | Tyre | |
| — | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | Not classified | |
| — | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 20 | Brakes | |
| — | Christian Danner | Arrows | 24 | Engine | |
| — | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Borgward | 3 | Engine | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 11 | Mechanical | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | Engine | |
| — | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 23 | Suspension | |
| — | Alan Jones | Lola | 15 | Engine | |
| — | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | Accident | |
| — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Transmission | |
| — | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Accident |