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October 26, 1986

Nigel Mansell lost the 1986 championship when his tyre blew

Nigel Mansell lost the 1986 championship when his tyre blew

October 25, 1986

Keke Rosberg Formula One World Champion - 1986

Keke Rosberg Formula One World Champion - 1986

September 21, 1986

Four world champions - Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and  Nelson Piquet

Four world champions - Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Nelson Piquet

September 21, 1986

Keke Rosberg driving the one-off Marlboro Lights McLaren

Keke Rosberg driving the one-off Marlboro Lights McLaren

September 7, 1986

Teo Fabi (L) and his Benetton team-mate Gerhard Berger at the 1986 Italian Grand Prix

Teo Fabi (L) and his Benetton team-mate Gerhard Berger at the 1986 Italian Grand Prix

August 10, 1986

The field pulls away at the start of the race

The field pulls away at the start of the race

August 10, 1986

Ayrton Senna holds a huge slide in his Lotus

Ayrton Senna holds a huge slide in his Lotus

August 10, 1986

Ayrton Senna drives the John Player Special Lotus-Renault 98T

Ayrton Senna drives the John Player Special Lotus-Renault 98T

July 27, 1986

Alain Prost was second before he ran out of fuel at the 1986 German Grand Prix

Alain Prost was second before he ran out of fuel at the 1986 German Grand Prix

July 13, 1986

Virginia Williams takes the constructors' trophy on behalf of Frank Williams while he recovered from the accident that paralysed him from the chest down

Virginia Williams takes the constructors' trophy on behalf of Frank Williams while he recovered from the accident that paralysed him from the chest down

July 13, 1986

Nigel Mansell poses for a photo with Frank Williams on his return to the paddock following the accident that paralysed him from the chest down

Nigel Mansell poses for a photo with Frank Williams on his return to the paddock following the accident that paralysed him from the chest down

July 13, 1986

Robert Kubica rounds La Rascasse

Robert Kubica rounds La Rascasse

July 13, 1986

Jacques Laffite's turbo engine catches fire

Jacques Laffite's turbo engine catches fire

July 13, 1986

The Ligier of Jacques Laffite is carried away after a start line crash that ended his career

The Ligier of Jacques Laffite is carried away after a start line crash that ended his career

July 6, 1986

Michele Alboreto on his way to 8th place in the French Grand Prix

Michele Alboreto on his way to 8th place in the French Grand Prix

June 15, 1986

Ligier driver Jacques Laffite takes seventh place at the 1986 Canadian Grand Prix

Ligier driver Jacques Laffite takes seventh place at the 1986 Canadian Grand Prix

May 11, 1986

Johnny Dumfries on track in the Lotus 98T

Johnny Dumfries on track in the Lotus 98T

May 11, 1986

Ayrton Senna with Lotus boss Peter Warr

Ayrton Senna with Lotus boss Peter Warr

April 13, 1986

Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell head for the finish line side by side

Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell head for the finish line side by side

April 13, 1986

Race winner Ayrton Senna beats Nigel Mansell by 0.014s in the second closest finish of all time

Race winner Ayrton Senna beats Nigel Mansell by 0.014s in the second closest finish of all time

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