GRAN PREMIO DE MEXICO - STARTING GRID
12 Oct 1986
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:16.990 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:17.279 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:17.514 |
| 4 | 20 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton BMW | 1:17.609 |
| 5 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:18.285 |
| 6 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:18.421 |
| 7 | 8 | Derek WarwickWAR | Brabham BMW | 1:18.527 |
| 8 | 16 | Patrick TambayTAM | Lola Hart | 1:18.839 |
| 9 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton BMW | 1:18.893 |
| 10 | 26 | Philippe AlliotALL | Ligier Renault | 1:19.257 |
| 11 | 2 | Keke RosbergROS | McLaren TAG | 1:19.342 |
| 12 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:19.388 |
| 13 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Renault | 1:19.624 |
| 14 | 28 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 1:19.769 |
| 15 | 15 | Alan JonesJON | Lola Hart | 1:20.090 |
| 16 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:20.198 |
| 17 | 11 | Johnny DumfriesDUM | Lotus Renault | 1:20.479 |
| 18 | 14 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Zakspeed | 1:20.668 |
| 19 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Renault | 1:20.946 |
| 20 | 17 | Christian DannerDAN | Arrows BMW | 1:21.069 |
| 21 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:21.171 |
| 22 | 23 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:22.470 |
| 23 | 29 | Huub RothengatterROT | Zakspeed | 1:22.524 |
| 24 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:23.457 |
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:24.176 |
| 26 | 22 | Allen BergBER | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:26.573 |