Round 3 · 27 April 1986
1986 San Marino Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 27 April 1986 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Italy), starting from position 4. Nelson Piquet (Williams) and Gerhard Berger (Benetton) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 1:32:28.408 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +7.645 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 6 | — | 2 | Out of fuel |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | — | 1 | Out of fuel |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Turbo |
| 11 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 8 | — | — | Wheel |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Transmission |
| 14 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | — | — | Brakes |
| 16 | Christian Danner | Osella | 25 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Lola | 21 | — | — | Overheating |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 17 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | — | — | Turbo |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Accident |