1986 season/ Round 8
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. Sun, 6 Jul 1986. 80 laps.
France- Winner
MANWilliams- Pole
- LOSENTeam Lotus
- Fastest lap
- MAN1:09.993
Weekend
Race
- Alain Prost
McLaren+17.1282 - Nigel MansellWilliams1:37:19.2721
- Nelson PiquetWilliams+37.5453
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
BRPAT
+9 places, P16 to P7
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
MAN
1:09.993, lap 57
DNFs
15
BOU, TAM, DUM, PAL, STR, ROT, BER, BER, FAB, JOH, SEN, GHI, NAN, DE , JON
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAN | Williams | 2+1 | 1:37:19.272 | 9 |
| 2 | PRO | McLaren | 5+3 | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | PIQ | Williams | 3 | +37.545 | 4 |
| 4 | ROS | McLaren | 7+3 | +48.703 | 3 |
| 5 | LIARN | LILigier | 4-1 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | LILAF | LILigier | 11+5 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | BRPAT | BRBrabham | 16+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 |  ALB | Ferrari | 9+1 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | BRWAR | BRBrabham | 14+5 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | TYBRU | TYTyrrell | 15+5 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | ARDAN | ARArrows | 18+7 | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | ARBOU | ARArrows | 21 | Not classified | |
| DNF | LOTAM | LOLola | 13 | Brakes | |
| DNF | LODUM | LOTeam Lotus | 12 | Engine | |
| DNF | ZAPAL | ZAZakspeed | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | TYSTR | TYTyrrell | 17 | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | ZAROT | ZAZakspeed | 24 | Accident | |
| DNF | OSBER | OSOsella | 26 | Turbo | |
| DNF | BEBER | BEBenetton | 8 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | BEFAB | BEBenetton | 6 | Engine | |
| DNF | JOH | Ferrari | 10 | Turbo | |
| DNF | LOSEN | LOTeam Lotus | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | OSGHI | OSOsella | 25 | Accident | |
| DNF | MINAN | MIMinardi | 19 | Accident | |
| DNF | MIDE | MIMinardi | 23 | Turbo | |
| DNF | LOJON | LOLola | 20 | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 1:09.993 | |
| 2 | LIRené Arnoux | 1:10.227 | +0.234 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 1:10.582 | +0.589 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 1:10.859 | +0.866 |
| 5 | LIJacques Laffite | 1:11.220 | +1.227 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | 1:11.402 | +1.409 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 1:11.747 | +1.754 |
| 8 | BEGerhard Berger | 1:12.436 | +2.443 |
| 9 | LOPatrick Tambay | 1:12.472 | +2.479 |
| 10 | LOJohnny Dumfries | 1:12.572 | +2.579 |