1986 · Round 1 · 23 Mar 1986
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 1:39:32.583 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | +34.827s | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | +59.759s | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +1:28.429s | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 16 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 14 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 11 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 12 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 15 | DNF | |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | |
| 13 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 9 | DNF | |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Osella | 24 | DNF | |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 8 | DNF | |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | DNF | |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 10 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 21 | DNF | |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | DNF | |
| 20 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 25 | DNF | |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 22 | DNF | |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 23 | DNF | |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | DNF | |
| 24 | Alan Jones | Lola | 19 | DNF | |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | DNF |