1986 Australian Grand Prix
Grand Prix
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | G | 82 | 1:54:20.388 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Williams-Honda | G | 82 | +4.205 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson |
Ferrari | G | 81 | +1 lap | 12 |
| 4 | 3 |  Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Renault | G | 81 | +1 lap | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | Philippe Streiff |
Tyrrell-Renault | G | 80 | Out of fuel | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries |
Lotus-Renault | G | 80 | +2 laps | 14 |
| 7 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Renault | P | 79 | +3 laps | 5 |
| 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot |
Ligier-Renault | P | 79 | +3 laps | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer |
Zakspeed | G | 77 | +5 laps | 21 |
| 10 | 19 |  Teo Fabi |
Benetton-BMW | P | 77 | +5 laps | 13 |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda | 1:19.255 | 1:18.403 | undefined | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet |
Williams-Honda | 1:20.088 | 1:18.714 | +0.311 | undefined |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Renault | 1:21.302 | 1:18.906 | +0.503 | undefined |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 1:19.785 | 1:19.654 | +1.251 | undefined |
| 5 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Renault | 1:20.491 | 1:19.976 | +1.573 | undefined |
| 6 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-BMW | 1:22.260 | 1:20.554 | +2.151 | undefined |
| 7 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg |
McLaren-TAG | 1:21.295 | 1:20.778 | +2.375 | undefined |
| 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot |
Ligier-Renault | 1:22.765 | 1:20.981 | +2.578 | undefined |
| 9 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 1:21.709 | 1:21.747 | +3.306 | undefined |
| 10 | 4 | Philippe Streiff |
Tyrrell-Renault | 1:23.262 | 1:21.720 | +3.317 | undefined |
| 11 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:23.476 | 1:22.012 | +3.609 | undefined |
| 12 | 28 | Stefan Johansson |
Ferrari | 1:22.050 | 1:22.309 | +3.647 | undefined |
| 13 | 19 | Teo Fabi |
Benetton-BMW | 1:22.584 | 1:22.129 | +3.726 | undefined |
| 14 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries |
Lotus-Renault | 1:23.786 | 1:22.664 | +4.261 | undefined |
| 15 | 15 |  Alan Jones |
Lola-Ford | 24:46.383 | 1:22.796 | +4.393 | undefined |
| 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Renault | 1:24.061 | 1:23.004 | +4.601 | undefined |
| 17 | 16 | Patrick Tambay |
Lola-Ford | 1:24.584 | 1:23.008 | +4.605 | undefined |
| 18 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:25.593 | 1:23.052 | +4.649 | undefined |
| 19 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 1:23.396 | 1:23.230 | +4.827 | undefined |
| 20 | 8 | Derek Warwick |
Brabham-BMW | 1:23.552 | 1:23.313 | +4.910 | undefined |
| 21 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer |
Zakspeed | 1:24.509 | 1:23.476 | +5.073 | undefined |
| 22 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-BMW | 1:24.768 | 1:24.295 | +5.892 | undefined |
| 23 | 29 |  Huub Rothengatter |
Zakspeed | 1:25.746 | 1:25.181 | +6.778 | undefined |
| 24 | 17 |  Christian Danner |
Arrows-BMW | 1:25.296 | 1:25.233 | +6.831 | undefined |
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 3:03.680 | 1:25.257 | +6.855 | undefined |
| 26 | 22 |  Allen Berg |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:28.912 | 1:27.208 | +8.806 | undefined |