15. GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL DE FORMULA 1 - QUALIFYING 1
23 Mar 1986
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:26.266 | 
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:26.983 | 
| 3 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:27.046 | 
| 4 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:28.467 | 
| 5 | 2 | Keke RosbergROS | McLaren TAG | 1:28.763 | 
| 6 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:30.156 | 
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Renault | 1:30.175 | 
| 8 | 28 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 1:30.363 | 
| 9 | 11 | Johnny DumfriesDUM | Lotus Renault | 1:30.452 | 
| 10 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Renault | 1:30.563 | 
| 11 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton BMW | 1:31.138 | 
| 12 | 16 | Patrick TambayTAM | Lola Hart | 1:31.429 | 
| 13 | 20 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton BMW | 1:31.653 | 
| 14 | 8 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Brabham BMW | 1:31.682 | 
| 15 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:32.911 | 
| 16 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:32.983 | 
| 17 | 15 | Alan JonesJON | Lola Hart | 1:33.664 | 
| 18 | 17 | Marc SurerSUR | Arrows BMW | 1:33.781 | 
| 19 | 14 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Zakspeed | 1:35.119 | 
| 20 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Renault | 1:35.669 | 
| 21 | 23 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:37.835 | 
| 22 | 21 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:38.165 | 
| 23 | 22 | Christian DannerDAN | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:39.389 | 
| 24 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:40.739 | 
| 25 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:00:25.561 |