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Berger Wins, Mansell's Title Hopes Dashed
1986 F1 title race ends with Berger's win and Mansell's disastrous start.
In brief
1986 F1 title race ends with Berger's win and Mansell's disastrous start. Gerhard Berger won Mexico to set up a three-way title fight between Mansell, Piquet and Prost. Originally reported by RaceFans.
Berger's first Benetton win
On this day in 1986 Gerhard Berger and Benetton scored their first victories together in Mexico.
Three-way title decider set
The unexpected result set up a three-way title decider in the final round between Williams team mates Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, plus McLaren’s Alain Prost.
Mansell's title hopes dashed
Mansell’s hopes of clinching the title with a race to spare were dashed when he made a terrible start.
Here's the gist
Gerhard Berger won Mexico to set up a three-way title fight between Mansell, Piquet and Prost.
