Drivers and Constructors
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | No | Driver | Rounds | Test driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-TAG | MP4/2C | TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6t | G | 1 | Alain Prost | All | n/a |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | All | ||||||
| Data General Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell-Renault | 014 015 |
Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t | G | 3 | Martin Brundle | All | n/a |
| 4 | Philippe Streiff | All | ||||||
| Canon Williams Honda Team | Williams-Honda | FW11 | Honda RA166E 1.5 V6t | G | 5 | Nigel Mansell | All | n/a |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | All | ||||||
| Motor Racing Developments | Brabham-BMW | BT55 | BMW M12/13/1 1.5 L4t | P | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | All | Josele Garza |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 1-4 | ||||||
| Derek Warwick | 6-16 | |||||||
| John Player Special Team Lotus | Lotus-Renault | 98T | Renault EF15B 1.5 V6t | G | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | All | Derek Warwick |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | All | ||||||
| West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 861 | Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4t | G | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | All | Luis Perez-Sala |
| 29 | Huub Rothengatter | 3-16 | ||||||
| Team Haas (USA) Ltd | Lola-Hart | THL1 | Hart 415T 1.5 L4t | G | 15 | Alan Jones | 1-2 | n/a |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1-3 | ||||||
| Lola-Ford | THL2 | Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t | 15 | Alan Jones | 3-16 | |||
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 4-6, 8-16 | ||||||
| Eddie Cheever | 7 | |||||||
| Barclay Arrows BMW | Arrows-BMW | A8 A9 |
BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t | G | 17 | Marc Surer | 1-5 | Jari Nurminen |
| Christian Danner | 7-16 | |||||||
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | All | ||||||
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton-BMW | B186 | BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t | P | 19 | Teo Fabi | All | Andy Wallace Giovanna Amati Paolo Barilla |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | All | ||||||
| Osella Squadra Corse | Osella-Alfa Romeo | FA1G FA1F FA1H |
Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t | P | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | All | n/a |
| 22 | Christian Danner | 1-6 | ||||||
| Allen Berg | 7-12, 14-16 | |||||||
| Alex Caffi | 13 | |||||||
| Minardi Team SpA | Minardi-Motori Moderni | M185B M186 |
Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t | P | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | All | n/a |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | All | ||||||
| Equipe Ligier | Ligier-Renault | JS27 | Renault EF4B 1.5 V6t | P | 25 | René Arnoux | All | n/a |
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | 1-9 | ||||||
| Philippe Alliot | 10-16 | |||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F1/86 | Ferrari 032 1.5 V6t | G | 27 | Michele Alboreto | All | n/a |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | All | ||||||
| Jolly Club SpA | AGS-Motori Moderni | JH21C | Motori Moderni Tipo 615-90 1.5 V6t | G | 31 | Ivan Capelli | 13-14 | n/a |
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