GRAN PREMIO DE MEXICO - QUALIFYING 1
12 Oct 1986
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton BMW | 1:17.780 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:18.037 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:18.269 |
| 4 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:18.367 |
| 5 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton BMW | 1:18.971 |
| 6 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:19.294 |
| 7 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Renault | 1:19.624 |
| 8 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:19.628 |
| 9 | 8 | Derek WarwickWAR | Brabham BMW | 1:19.713 |
| 10 | 28 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 1:20.303 |
| 11 | 26 | Philippe AlliotALL | Ligier Renault | 1:20.372 |
| 12 | 11 | Johnny DumfriesDUM | Lotus Renault | 1:20.479 |
| 13 | 16 | Patrick TambayTAM | Lola Ford | 1:20.492 |
| 14 | 15 | Alan JonesJON | Lola Ford | 1:20.525 |
| 15 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Renault | 1:20.946 |
| 16 | 17 | Christian DannerDAN | Arrows BMW | 1:21.069 |
| 17 | 14 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Zakspeed | 1:21.154 |
| 18 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:21.171 |
| 19 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:21.241 |
| 20 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:21.587 |
| 21 | 23 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:22.470 |
| 22 | 29 | Huub RothengatterROT | Zakspeed | 1:23.812 |
| 23 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:25.179 |
| 24 | 21 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:25.767 |
| 25 | 22 | Allen BergBER | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:26.573 |
| 26 | 2 | Keke RosbergROS | McLaren TAG | 14:55.307 |