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1986 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 1 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 23 March 1986 | ||
Official name | 15º Grande Premio Brasil de Fórmula 1 | ||
Location | Jacarepaguá Circuit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.031 km (3.126 miles) | ||
Distance | 61 laps, 306.891 km (190.693 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot, dry and sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
Time | 1:25.501 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | |
Time | 1:33.546 on lap 46 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Honda | ||
Second | Lotus-Renault | ||
Third | Ligier-Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro on 23 March 1986. It was the opening race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship. It was the 15th Brazilian Grand Prix and the seventh to be held at Jacarepaguá. The race was held over 61 laps of the 5.03-kilometre (3.13 mi) circuit for a race distance of 306.9 kilometres (190.7 mi).
The race was won by local driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda, after he started from second position. Compatriot Ayrton Senna took pole position in his Lotus-Renault, but Piquet overtook him on lap 3 and went on to win from him by 34 seconds. Frenchman Jacques Laffite finished third in a Ligier-Renault.