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Saturday, February 24, 2018

1986 Mexican GP | Jones on F1
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The 1986 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 12, 1986.

The first Mexican Grand Prix since 1970 was held at the newly renamed Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, located in the Magdalena Mixhuca recreational sports park in the middle of Mexico City. The track had been slightly shortened and modified from its previous layout; although Mexico City was located on a geologically active surface; so the circuit was very bumpy- and the most fearsome and spectacular corner on the circuit, the banked 160-mph, 180-degree Peraltada turn remained from before, but with more run-off area and less banking than before.

It was the first win for Gerhard Berger and the first win for the Benetton team. Benetton ran on Pirelli tyres, and their relative durability compared to competitors on Goodyear tyres played to the team's advantage. Berger won this race due to not having to make a pit stop for a fresh set of tyres. It would also prove to be the final win for the turbocharged BMW engine.


Video 1986 Mexican Grand Prix



Classification

Qualifying

Race


Maps 1986 Mexican Grand Prix



Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

30 years go, BMW built a 1350 hp engine for Formula 1 cars
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References


Mexican GP, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
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External links

  • Grand Prix Archives Video
  • Formula 1 1986 Mexican Grand Prix Video


Source of article : Wikipedia