1986 Detroit Grand Prix

1986 Detroit Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date June 22, 1986
Official name 5th Detroit Grand Prix
Location Detroit street circuit
Detroit, Michigan
Course Temporary street course
Course length 4.120 km (2.56 miles)
Distance 63 laps, 259.56 km (161.28 miles)
Weather Cloudy and hot with temperatures reaching up to 91 °F (33 °C); wind speeds up to 23 miles per hour (37 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Renault
Time 1:38.301
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda
Time 1:41.233 on lap 41
Podium
First Lotus-Renault
Second Ligier-Renault
Third McLaren-TAG
Lap leaders

The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 22, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan.

  1. ^ "1986 Detroit Grand Prix weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.