| «1986-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XV Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1986-03-23 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 61 laps × 5.031 km : 306.891 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:26.983 | 01:25.501 | 01:25.501 | 211.829 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:26.266 | 01:26.755 | 01:26.266 | +00.765 (+0.895%) | +00.765 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:27.046 | 01:26.749 | 01:26.749 | +01.248 (+1.460%) | +00.483 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Renault | 01:30.563 | 01:27.133 | 01:27.133 | +01.632 (+1.909%) | +00.384 |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:30.175 | 01:27.190 | 01:27.190 | +01.689 (+1.975%) | +00.057 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:30.156 | 01:27.485 | 01:27.485 | +01.984 (+2.320%) | +00.295 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:28.763 | 01:27.705 | 01:27.705 | +02.204 (+2.578%) | +00.220 |
| 8 | 8 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 01:30.363 | 01:27.711 | 01:27.711 | +02.210 (+2.585%) | +00.006 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:28.467 | 01:28.099 | 01:28.099 | +02.598 (+3.039%) | +00.388 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:29.294 | 01:29.294 | +03.793 (+4.436%) | +01.195 | |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus • Renault | 01:30.452 | 01:29.503 | 01:29.503 | +04.002 (+4.681%) | +00.209 |
| 12 | 12 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • BMW | 01:31.138 | 01:29.748 | 01:29.748 | +04.247 (+4.967%) | +00.245 |
| 13 | 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola • Hart | 01:31.429 | 01:30.594 | 01:30.594 | +05.093 (+5.957%) | +00.846 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham • BMW | 01:31.682 | 01:31.074 | 01:31.074 | +05.573 (+6.518%) | +00.480 |
| 15 | 15 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:32.911 | 01:31.244 | 01:31.244 | +05.743 (+6.717%) | +00.170 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • BMW | 01:31.653 | 01:31.313 | 01:31.313 | +05.812 (+6.798%) | +00.069 |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:32.983 | 01:32.009 | 01:32.009 | +06.508 (+7.612%) | +00.696 |
| 18 | 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:35.669 | 01:32.388 | 01:32.388 | +06.887 (+8.055%) | +00.379 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola • Hart | 01:33.664 | 01:33.236 | 01:33.236 | +07.735 (+9.047%) | +00.848 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows • BMW | 01:33.781 | 01:34.144 | 01:33.781 | +08.280 (+9.684%) | +00.545 |
| 21 | 21 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 01:35.119 | 01:33.784 | 01:33.784 | +08.283 (+9.688%) | +00.003 |
| 22 | 22 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:37.835 | 01:34.646 | 01:34.646 | +09.145 (+10.696%) | +00.862 |
| 23 | 23 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:38.165 | 01:35.988 | 01:35.988 | +10.487 (+12.265%) | +01.342 |
| 24 | 24 | 22 | Christian Danner | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:39.389 | 01:36.558 | 01:36.558 | +11.057 (+12.932%) | +00.570 |
| 25 | 25 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:40.739 | 01:37.466 | 01:37.466 | +11.965 (+13.994%) | +00.908 |