| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 61 | 1:39:32.583 | 184.980 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 61 | +34.827 | +34.827 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 61 | +59.759 | +24.932 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Renault | 61 | +01:28.429 | +28.670 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 60 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • BMW | 59 | +2 laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Renault | 59 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 14 | 8 | Elio de Angelis | Brabham • BMW | 58 | +3 laps | ||
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus • Renault | 58 | +3 laps | ||
| 10 | 12 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • BMW | 56 | +5 laps | ||
| 15 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 37 | exhaust | |||
| 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 35 | fuel pump | |||
| 9 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 30 | engine | |||
| 24 | 22 | Christian Danner | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 29 | engine | |||
| 8 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 26 | spin | |||
| 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola • Hart | 24 | alternator | |||
| 10 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 21 | water pipe | |||
| 21 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 20 | airbox | |||
| 20 | 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows • BMW | 19 | overheating | |||
| 25 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 18 | clutch | |||
| 22 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 16 | turbo | |||
| 23 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 16 | engine | |||
| 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 6 | engine | |||
| 19 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola • Hart | 5 | distributor | |||
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 0 | collision | |||
| WDR | 9 | Mike Thackwell | RAM • Hart | withdrawal of the team |
Fastest lap - 01:33.546 - 193.612 km/h - Nelson Piquet (lap 46)