Who won the 1986 F1 championship?

Alain Prost won the 1986 drivers' championship with 72 points, 2 points ahead of Nigel Mansell. Williams won the 1986 constructors' championship with 141 points, 45 points ahead of McLaren.

How many races were in the 1986 F1 season?

The 1986 Formula 1 season had 16 rounds, ending with the Australian Grand Prix on 26 October 1986.

How were F1 points awarded in 1986?

In 1986, the top 6 finishers of each Grand Prix scored 9-6-4-3-2-1 points. Both drivers' points count towards their team's constructors' championship total.

1986 season

1986 F1 Constructors' Standings

Final constructors' championship standings after round 16 of 16: points, wins and gap to the leader.

Williams won the 1986 constructors' championship with 141 points, 45 points ahead of McLaren, with Team Lotus third.

Alain Prost won the 1986 drivers' championship with 72 points, 2 points ahead of Nigel Mansell, with Nelson Piquet third.

F1 Standings

Drivers' and constructors' championship.

1986 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16
Williams	9	15	21	24	33	46	48	61	76	89	102	102	117	130	135	141
McLaren	0	7	18	33	34	43	47	56	60	63	63	72	75	81	87	96
Team Lotus	6	15	15	19	25	27	36	36	36	42	50	50	50	53	57	58
Ferrari	0	0	3	3	10	10	13	13	13	13	16	26	30	33	33	37
Ligier	7	7	7	10	12	13	19	22	25	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Benetton	1	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	19	19
Tyrrell	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	11
Lola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	6	6	6
Brabham	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

1986 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16
Williams	9	15	21	24	33	46	48	61	76	89	102	102	117	130	135	141
McLaren	0	7	18	33	34	43	47	56	60	63	63	72	75	81	87	96
Team Lotus	6	15	15	19	25	27	36	36	36	42	50	50	50	53	57	58
Ferrari	0	0	3	3	10	10	13	13	13	13	16	26	30	33	33	37
Ligier	7	7	7	10	12	13	19	22	25	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Benetton	1	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	19	19
Tyrrell	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	11
Lola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	6	6	6
Brabham	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

1	Williams Mansell 72 · Piquet 69	9	–	141
2	McLaren Prost 74 · Rosberg 22
3	Team Lotus Senna 55 · Dumfries 3
4	Ferrari Johansson 23 · Alboreto 14
5	Ligier Laffite 14 · Arnoux 14 · Alliot 1
6	Benetton Berger 17 · Fabi 2
7	Tyrrell Brundle 8 · Streiff 3
8	Lola Jones 4 · Tambay 2 · Cheever 0
9	Brabham Patrese 2 · de Angelis 0 · Warwick 0
10	Arrows Danner 1 · Boutsen 0 · Surer 0
–	Zakspeed Palmer 0 · Rothengatter 0
–	Minardi Nannini 0 · de Cesaris 0
–	Osella Danner 0 · Ghinzani 0 · Berg 0
–	AGS Capelli 0

Williams

Mansell 72 · Piquet 69

141

McLaren

Prost 74 · Rosberg 22

Team Lotus

Senna 55 · Dumfries 3