Race results
Race startOctober 26, 1986 at 11:00Australian Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:54:20.388 | 82 | - | - | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +4.205 | 82 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 81 | - | - | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 81 | - | - | 16 | 3 |
| - | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | DNF (Out of fuel) | 80 | - | - | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 80 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +3 Laps | 79 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +3 Laps | 79 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | +5 Laps | 77 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | +5 Laps | 77 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | +12 Laps | 70 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Tyre) | 63 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | DNF (Electrical) | 63 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | DNF (Tyre) | 62 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | +21 Laps | 61 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | DNF (Brakes) | 57 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 52 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 50 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 43 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | DNF (Mechanical) | 40 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 40 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | DNF (Suspension) | 29 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | DNF (Engine) | 16 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | DNF (Accident) | 10 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | DNF (Transmission) | 2 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 |