Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1986 Mexican Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | X Gran Premio de Mexico |
| Track: | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez |
| Round: | 15 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, October 12th, 1986 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| Constructor | Benetton-BMW | McLaren-TAG | Lotus-Renault |
| Car | Benetton B186 | McLaren MP4/2C | Lotus 98T |
| Engine | BMW M12/13 | TAG P01 | Renault EF15C |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:33:18.700 | 1:33:44.138 | 1:34:11.213 |
| Gap | 25.438 secs | 52.513 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault | 1:16.990 0 | 1:20.237 68 | 1:16.990 68 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda | 1:17.279 0 | 1:19.360 67 | 1:17.279 67 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda | 1:17.514 0 | 1:19.441 67 | 1:17.514 67 | |
| 4 | 20 | Gerhard Berger Benetton-BMW | 1:17.690 0 | 1:20.543 68 | 1:17.690 68 | |
| 5 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW | 1:18.285 0 | 1:21.060 64 | 1:18.285 64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alain Prost McLaren-TAG | 1:18.421 0 | 1:20.357 68 | 1:18.421 68 | |
| 7 | 8 | Derek Warwick Brabham-BMW | 1:18.527 0 | 1:21.890 37 | 1:18.527 37 | |
| 8 | 16 | Patrick Tambay Lola-Hart | 1:18.839 0 | No Time 0 | 1:18.839 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi Benetton-BMW | 1:18.893 0 | 1:25.615 4 | 1:18.893 4 | |
| 10 | 26 | Philippe Alliot Ligier-Renault | 1:19.257 0 | 1:21.630 67 | 1:19.257 67 | |
| 11 | 2 | Keke Rosberg McLaren-TAG | 1:19.342 0 | 1:21.298 32 | 1:19.342 32 | |
| 12 | 27 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 1:19.388 0 | 1:22.546 10 | 1:19.388 10 | |
| 13 | 25 | René Arnoux Ligier-Renault | 1:19.624 0 | 1:22.020 63 | 1:19.624 63 | |
| 14 | 28 | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | 1:19.769 0 | 1:20.182 64 | 1:19.769 64 | |
| 15 | 15 | Alan Jones Lola-Hart | 1:20.090 0 | 1:22.024 35 | 1:20.090 35 | |
| 16 | 3 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell-Renault | 1:20.198 0 | 1:23.337 65 | 1:20.198 65 | |
| 17 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries Lotus-Renault | 1:20.479 0 | 1:22.036 53 | 1:20.479 53 | |
| 18 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed | 1:20.668 0 | 1:21.732 65 | 1:20.668 65 | |
| 19 | 4 | Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Renault | 1:20.946 0 | 1:24.525 8 | 1:20.946 8 | |
| 20 | 17 | Christian Danner Arrows-BMW | 1:21.069 0 | 1:23.551 66 | 1:21.069 66 | |
| 21 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen Arrows-BMW | 1:21.171 0 | 1:22.315 66 | 1:21.171 66 | |
| 22 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed | 1:22.230 0 | 1:22.230 0 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:22.470 0 | 1:22.430 66 | 1:22.430 66 | |
| 24 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:23.457 0 | 1:24.978 64 | 1:23.457 64 | |
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:24.176 0 | 1:30.412 8 | 1:24.176 8 | |
| 26 | 22 | Allen Berg Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:26.573 0 | 1:28.736 61 | 1:26.573 61 |