Starting Grid for the 1986 Indianapolis 500

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 4 Rick Mears (W) Pennzoil Z-7 March/Cosworth 216.820
2 1 Danny Sullivan (W) Miller American March/Cosworth 215.380
3 18 Michael Andretti Kraco/STP/Lean Machine March/Cosworth 214.522
4 3 Bobby Rahal Budweiser March/Cosworth 213.550
5 11 Al Unser (W) Hertz Penske/Ilmor 212.290
6 7 Kevin Cogan 7-Eleven March/Cosworth 211.920
7 33 Tom Sneva (W) Skoal Bandit March/Cosworth 211.870
8 5 Roberto Guerrero True Value March/Cosworth 211.570
9 30 Al Unser Jr. Domino's Pizza Lola/Cosworth 211.533
10 66 Ed Pimm Skoal/Pace Electronics March/Cosworth 210.870
11 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro March/Cosworth 210.230
12 21 Johnny Rutherford (W) Vermont American March/Cosworth 210.220
13 12 Randy Lanier (R) Arciero Racing March/Cosworth 209.960
14 15 Pancho Carter Coors Light Lola/Cosworth 209.630
15 81 Jacques Villeneuve (U) (R) Living Well/Labatts March/Cosworth 209.390
16 25 Danny Ongais GM Goodwrench March/Buick 209.150
17 55 Josele Garza Schaefer/Machinists March/Cosworth 208.930
18 16 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Bettenhausen & Associates March/Cosworth 208.930
19 61 Arie Luyendyk MCI/Race For Life Lola/Cosworth 207.811
20 8 Geoff Brabham Valvoline Spirit Lola/Cosworth 207.080
21 14 A.J. Foyt (W) Copenhagen/Gilmore March/Cosworth 213.210
22 22 Raul Boesel Duracell Copper Top Lola/Cosworth 211.202
23 71 Scott Brayton Hardee's/Living Well/WTTV March/Buick 208.070
24 42 Phil Krueger (R) Squirt/Moran Electric March/Cosworth 207.940
25 59 Chip Ganassi Bryant Heating & Cooling March/Cosworth 207.590
26 31 Jim Crawford American Sunroofs Inc. March/Buick 208.910
27 6 Rich Vogler Byrd's Ky Fr Ckn/Vermont American March/Cosworth 209.080
28 95 Johnny Parsons Pizza Hut/Machinists March/Cosworth 207.890
29 24 Gary Bettenhausen Vita Fresh Orange Juice/Timex March/Cosworth 209.750
30 2 Mario Andretti (W) Newman-Haas Racing Lola/Cosworth 212.300
31 84 George Snider Copenhagen/Gilmore March/Cosworth 209.020
32 9 Roberto Moreno (R) Valvoline Spirit II Lola/Cosworth 209.460
33 23 Dick Simon Duracell Copper Top Lola/Cosworth 204.970