Round 7 · 22 June 1986
1986 Detroit Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus) won the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 22 June 1986 at Detroit Street Circuit (USA), starting from position 1. Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Alain Prost (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:51:12.847 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | +31.017 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | +31.824 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 11 | +90.936 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Electrical |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Lola | 10 | — | — | Steering |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Lola | 21 | — | — | Steering |
| 20 | Allen Berg | Osella | 25 | — | — | Electrical |
| 21 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 22 | — | — | Turbo |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 9 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 24 | — | — | Turbo |
| 26 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 26 | — | — | Electrical |