Gridpedia1986 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Jul 1986
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 8 of 16
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 80 | 1:37:19.272 | 1:09.993 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 80 | +17.128 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 80 | +37.545 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 80 | +48.703 | 3 | |
| 5 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 18 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 67 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 64 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 12 | 56 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | 43 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | 32 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 25 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 22 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | 5 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | 3 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | 20 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 39 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |