On 13 April 1986, Ayrton Senna took Formula 1’s third-tightest victory in history at the Spanish Grand Prix, beating Nigel Mansell by 0.014s under the chequered flag.<br>The new Jerez track had opened just four months prior, and the F1 race was just the second major event to take place there.<br>It was also the second round of the 1986 season; McLaren’s reigning champion Alain Prost and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/on-this-day-ayrton-senna-beats-nigel-mansell-to-victory-by-001s/10811848/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>