1986 Formula One World Championship 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 1959 and 1960. The 1986 championship culminated in a battle between Williams drivers Nigel
Formula One drivers from the United States The drivers' title has been won twice for the United States, with Phil Hill winning in 1961 and Mario Andretti being victorious in 1978. Tragically both championships were secured at the same race in which the drivers' team mates were killed. Andretti was the last American driver to win a race in Formula One – the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. If every Formula One event is taken into consideration there have been 15 race winners, with five having won more than one race. The most recent American driver to participate in a championship Formula One Grand Prix was Alexander Rossi,