The Minardi M186 was a

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car, designed for

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for use in the season. Introduced partway through the year and driven by

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, it was an unreliable car and only finished one race.

Development

, only one example of the M186 was built for the Minardi team. It had a

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and was powered by the

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V6 engine, which had been used in the M186's predecessor, the Minardi M185B.

Race history

The M186 was introduced partway through the 1986 Formula One season, at the

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and was raced by

for the rest of the year except for the

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, where

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drove it. The M186 was marginally better in qualifying than the M185B, and it had a best qualifying position of 11th, in the

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, the team's best grid placing in its history at the time. However, like the M185B, the car was very unreliable and only finished one race, an eighth place at the

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. This was also de Cesaris' only finish of the year.

Livery

The M186 retained the black and yellow colour scheme from the previous season. The main sponsors were the footwear brand

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and fashion company Gilmar, both from Italy.

Complete Formula One results

(

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) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

Notes

References

* {{F1 cars 1986 Minardi Formula One cars