1986 Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. 1986 Formula One World Championship The 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 40th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1986 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1986 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers, both of which commenced on 23 March and ended on 26 October after sixteen races. The Drivers' Championship was won by Alain Prost, and the Manufacturers' Championship was won by Williams. Prost was the first driver to win back-to-back Drivers' Championships since Jack Brabham in
Formula One drivers from South Africa became the only driver to win a Formula One race in a six-wheeled car. His move to new start-up – Wolf – saw him win three races and finish second in the championship but he fared less well in 1978, finishing on the podium just four times. This was enough for him to seek a drive elsewhere and he was signed by Enzo Ferrari for what would prove to be his championship-winning 1979 season. Having achieved this goal he became somewhat uninterested in the sport, driving in the 1980 season to see out his contract before retiring. Across his ten