| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Grand Prix: | German |
| Date: | 27 July |
| Year: | 1986 |
| Race No: | 10 |
| Season No: | 16 |
| Official Name: | XLVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland |
| Location: | Hockenheimring Hockenheim, West Germany |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 4.227[1] |
| Course Km: | 6.802 |
| Distance Laps: | 44 |
| Distance Mi: | 185.832 |
| Distance Km: | 299.068 |
| Weather: | Dry |
| Pole Driver: | Keke Rosberg |
| Pole Team: | McLaren-TAG |
| Pole Time: | 1:42.013 |
| Pole Country: | Finland |
| Fast Driver: | Gerhard Berger |
| Fast Team: | Benetton-BMW |
| Fast Time: | 1:46.604 |
| Fast Lap: | 35 |
| Fast Country: | Austria |
| First Driver: | Nelson Piquet |
| First Team: | Williams-Honda |
| First Country: | Brazil |
| First Flag Suffix: | 1968 |
| Second Driver: | Ayrton Senna |
| Second Team: | Lotus-Renault |
| Second Country: | Brazil |
| Second Flag Suffix: | 1968 |
| Third Driver: | Nigel Mansell |
| Third Team: | Williams-Honda |
| Third Country: | UK |
The 1986 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 27 July 1986. It was the tenth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.
The 45-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. Compatriot Ayrton Senna was second in a Lotus-Renault, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in the other Williams-Honda. Frenchman Alain Prost was running third in his McLaren-TAG in the closing laps when he ran out of fuel, dropping him to sixth and thus allowing Mansell to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to seven points.
In the run-up to the race, Keke Rosberg announced that he would be retiring from Formula One at the end of the season, while Lotus announced that they would be using Honda engines in 1987, following Renault's withdrawal from the sport, with Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima replacing Johnny Dumfries. Meanwhile, Ligier drafted in Philippe Alliot to replace the injured Jacques Laffite.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | McLaren-TAG | 1:42.478 | 1:42.013 | — | ||
| 2 | 1 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:43.373 | 1:42.166 | +0.153 | |
| 3 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Renault | 1:45.212 | 1:42.329 | +0.316 | |
| 4 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-BMW | 1:44.493 | 1:42.541 | +0.528 | |
| 5 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:43.852 | 1:42.545 | +0.532 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:42.696 | 1:43.086 | +0.683 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:46.094 | 1:43.348 | +1.335 | |
| 8 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Renault | 1:43.991 | 1:43.693 | +1.680 | |
| 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-BMW | 12:12.563 | 1:44.001 | +1.998 | |
| 10 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:46.319 | 1:44.308 | +2.295 | |
| 11 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:46.847 | 1:44.346 | +2.333 | |
| 12 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Renault | 1:47.845 | 1:44.768 | +2.755 | |
| 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola-Ford | 1:47.221 | 1:44.979 | +2.966 | |
| 14 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier-Renault | 1:45.047 | 1:45.905 | +3.034 | |
| 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:49.406 | 1:45.432 | +3.419 | |
| 16 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:47.167 | 1:45.887 | +3.874 | |
| 17 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows-BMW | 1:49.439 | 1:46.355 | +4.342 | |
| 18 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Renault | 1:47.371 | 1:48.397 | +5.358 | |
| 19 | 15 |  Alan Jones | Lola-Ford | 1:51.918 | 1:47.517 | +5.505 | |
| 20 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham-BMW | 1:48.206 | 53:52.766 | +6.193 | |
| 21 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-BMW | 1:49.240 | 2:03.702 | +7.227 | |
| 22 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:50.224 | 1:49.369 | +7.356 | |
| 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:50.900 | 1:50.066 | +8.053 | |
| 24 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:52.461 | 1:50.918 | +8.905 | |
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:56.468 | +14.455 | ||
| 26 | 22 |  Allen Berg | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:56.959 | +14.946 |
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 51 | ||
| 2 | 44 | |||
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 42 | ||
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 38 | ||
| 5 |  Keke Rosberg | 19 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Honda | 89 | ||
| 2 | 63 | |||
| 3 | Lotus-Renault | 42 | ||
| 4 | Ligier-Renault | 28 | ||
| 5 | Ferrari | 13 | ||
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