French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1986
Podium
PROMcLaren
2
MANWilliams
1
PIQWilliams
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:37:19.272 from P2
PoleSEN1:06.526
Fastest lapMAN1:09.993 on lap 57
Finishers11 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 80 | 1:37:19.272 | 9 | 1:09.993 |
| 2 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 5 | ▲3 | 80 | +17.128s | 6 | 1:10.859 |
| 3 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | – | 80 | +37.545s | 4 | 1:10.582 |
| 4 | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | ▲3 | 80 | +48.703s | 3 | 1:11.402 |
| 5 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | ▼1 | 79 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:10.227 |
| 6 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | ▲5 | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:11.220 |
| 7 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | ▲9 | 78 | +2 laps | 1:12.702 | |
| 8 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 6 | ▼2 | 78 | +2 laps | 1:11.747 | |
| 9 | WARDerek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | ▲5 | 77 | +3 laps | 1:12.976 | |
| 10 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | ▲5 | 77 | +3 laps | 1:12.998 | |
| 11 | DANChristian Danner | Arrows | 18 | ▲7 | 76 | +4 laps | 1:14.208 | |
| NC | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 67 | Not classified | 1:12.847 | ||
| DNF | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 64 | Brakes | 1:12.472 | ||
| DNF | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 12 | 56 | Engine | 1:12.572 | ||
| DNF | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | 46 | Engine | 1:14.689 | ||
| DNF | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | 43 | Fire | 1:13.810 | ||
| DNF | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | 32 | Accident | 1:17.441 | ||
| DNF | ABEAllen Berg | Osella | 26 | 25 | Turbo | 1:19.574 | ||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 22 | Gearbox | 1:12.436 | ||
| DNF | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | 7 | Engine | 1:18.154 | ||
| DNF | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | 5 | Turbo | 1:21.581 | ||
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1 | 3 | Accident | 1:12.882 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 3 | Accident | 1:17.832 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | 3 | Accident | 1:17.795 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | 3 | Turbo | 1:17.683 | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 20 | 2 | Accident | 1:17.860 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:06.526 | |
| 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.755 | +0.229s |
| 3 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1:06.797 | +0.271s |
| 4 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:07.075 | +0.549s |
| 5 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:07.266 | +0.740s |
| 6 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:07.365 | +0.839s |
| 7 | ROSKeke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:07.545 | +1.019s |
| 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:07.554 | +1.028s |
| 9 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 1:07.818 | +1.292s |
| 10 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:07.874 | +1.348s |
| 11 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:07.913 | +1.387s |
| 12 | DUMJohnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:08.544 | +2.018s |
| 13 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Lola | 1:08.616 | +2.090s |
| 14 | WARDerek Warwick | Brabham | 1:08.905 | +2.379s |
| 15 | BRUMartin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:09.044 | +2.518s |
| 16 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:09.436 | +2.910s |
| 17 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:09.700 | +3.174s |
| 18 | DANChristian Danner | Arrows | 1:09.737 | +3.211s |
| 19 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.792 | +3.266s |
| 20 | JONAlan Jones | Lola | 1:09.929 | +3.403s |
| 21 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:09.987 | +3.461s |
| 22 | PALJonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:10.305 | +3.779s |
| 23 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Minardi | 1:11.483 | +4.957s |
| 24 | ROTHuub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:12.163 | +5.637s |
| 25 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:12.443 | +5.917s |
| 26 | ABEAllen Berg | Osella | 1:14.264 | +7.738s |
Circuit Paul Ricard
Previous winners here
| 1985 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1982 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus |
| 1976 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1973 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
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