GREATEST RACES #16: A titanic three-way title battle in the season finale – 1986 Australian Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet were all vying for title glory as the 1986 F1 season reached its climax in Australia.


To mark F1’s 75th anniversary celebrations, F1.com is counting down the sport’s 25 greatest races with a new feature every week. While you may not agree with the order, we hope you enjoy the stories of these epic races that have helped make this sport what it is today. You can read the introduction to the series and see the list of races here.
At No. 16, David Tremayne looks back at the dramatic conclusion to the 1986 F1 season in Australia as the Williams pair of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, as well as McLaren's Alain Prost, were all in the hunt for the Drivers' Championship...
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