Sunday 17th August 1986
Alain Prost won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Osterreichring in a McLaren MP4/2C-TAG, with Ferrari drivers Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson second and third respectively. With Drivers’ Championship challengers Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna all retiring, Prost moved into second place in the Championship, two points behind Mansell.