Race results
Race startOctober 11, 1986 at 18:00Central Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:33:18.7 | 68 | - | - | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +25.438 | 68 | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | +52.513 | 68 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | +2 Laps | 66 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | +2 Laps | 66 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | +2 Laps | 66 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | DNF (Out of fuel) | 65 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 65 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | DNF (Turbo) | 64 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 64 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | +4 Laps | 64 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 63 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | +7 Laps | 61 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | DNF (Electrical) | 53 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 37 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | DNF (Tyre) | 35 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | DNF (Puncture) | 32 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | DNF (Turbo) | 10 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | DNF (Turbo) | 8 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | DNF (Turbo) | 8 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 4 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | DNF (Accident) | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 |