1986 Drivers Championship Final Standings
| Pos |
Driver |
BRA
|
ESP
|
SMR
|
MON
|
BEL
|
CAN
|
DET
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
POR
|
MEX
|
AUS
|
Points |
| 1 |
Alain Prost |
Ret |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
6† |
Ret |
1 |
DSQ |
2 |
2 |
1 |
72 (74) |
| 2 |
Nigel Mansell |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Ret |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Ret |
70 (72) |
| 3 |
Nelson Piquet |
1 |
Ret |
2 |
7 |
Ret |
3 |
Ret |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Ret |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
69 |
| 4 |
Ayrton Senna |
2 |
1 |
Ret |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
2 |
Ret |
Ret |
4† |
3 |
Ret |
55 |
| 5 |
Stefan Johansson |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
10 |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11† |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12† |
3 |
23 |
| 6 |
Keke Rosberg |
Ret |
4 |
5† |
2 |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
4 |
Ret |
5† |
Ret |
9† |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
22 |
| 7 |
Gerhard Berger |
6 |
6 |
3 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
7 |
5 |
Ret |
1 |
Ret |
17 |
| 8 |
Jacques Laffite |
3 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
| 9 |
Michele Alboreto |
Ret |
Ret |
10† |
Ret |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
2 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
14 |
| 10 |
René Arnoux |
4 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
7 |
15† |
7 |
14 |
| 11 |
Martin Brundle |
5 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
10 |
5 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
11 |
4 |
8 |
| 12 |
Alan Jones |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11† |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
4 |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
4 |
| 13 |
Johnny Dumfries |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
6 |
3 |
| 14 |
Philippe Streiff |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
5† |
3 |
| 15 |
Patrick Tambay |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
|
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
7 |
5 |
Ret |
NC |
Ret |
NC |
2 |
| 16 |
Teo Fabi |
10 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
10 |
2 |
| 17 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Ret |
Ret |
6† |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
6 |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
13† |
Ret |
2 |
| 18 |
Christian Danner |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
Ret |
1 |
| 19 |
Philippe Alliot |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
8 |
1 |
| — |
Thierry Boutsen |
Ret |
7 |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
NC |
NC |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
10 |
7 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Derek Warwick |
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Jonathan Palmer |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
13 |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
10† |
9 |
0 |
| — |
Huub Rothengatter |
|
|
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
12 |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Andrea de Cesaris |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Elio de Angelis |
8 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Marc Surer |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Allen Berg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
13 |
16 |
NC |
0 |
| — |
Alessandro Nannini |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
DNQ |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
NC |
14 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Alex Caffi |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Ivan Capelli |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Eddie Cheever |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Pos |
Driver |
BRA
|
ESP
|
SMR
|
MON
|
BEL
|
CAN
|
DET
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
HUN
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
POR
|
MEX
|
AUS
|
Points |
|
Key
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Light blue |
Practiced only (PO) |
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards) |
| Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
|
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.