French Grand Prix 1986
6 July 1986
Circuit Paul Ricard, France
- Location
- Le Castellet, France
- Laps
- 80
- Fastest time
1:32.740
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 1990Alain ProstFerrari
- 1989Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1988Alain ProstMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
Ayrton Senna
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Nigel Mansell
Williams
No time set
- 3
Nelson Piquet
Williams
No time set
- 4
René Arnoux
Ligier
No time set
- 5
Alain Prost
McLaren
No time set
- 6
Teo Fabi
Benetton
No time set
- 7
Keke Rosberg
McLaren
No time set
- 8
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
No time set
- 9
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
No time set
- 10
Stefan Johansson
Ferrari
No time set
- 11
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 12
Johnny Dumfries
Team Lotus
No time set
- 13
Patrick Tambay
Lola
No time set
- 14
Derek Warwick
Brabham
No time set
- 15
Martin Brundle
Tyrrell
No time set
- 16
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
No time set
- 17
Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell
No time set
- 18
Christian Danner
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Alessandro Nannini
Minardi
No time set
- 20
Alan Jones
Lola
No time set
- 21
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
No time set
- 22
Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed
No time set
- 23
Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi
No time set
- 24
Huub Rothengatter
Zakspeed
No time set
- 25
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
No time set
- 26
Allen Berg
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Nigel Mansell Williams | 80 laps | 1:37:19.272 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Alain Prost McLaren | 80 laps | +17.128 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Nelson Piquet Williams | 80 laps | +37.545 | 4pts |
| 4 | +3 | Keke Rosberg McLaren | 80 laps | +48.703 | 3pts |
| 5 | -1 | René Arnoux Ligier | 79 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +5 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 79 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | 78 laps | ||
| 8 | +1 | Michele Alboreto Ferrari | 78 laps | ||
| 9 | +5 | Derek Warwick Brabham | 77 laps | ||
| 10 | +5 | Martin Brundle Tyrrell | 77 laps | ||
| 11 | +7 | Christian Danner Arrows | 76 laps | ||
| N | - | Thierry Boutsen Arrows | 67 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay Lola | 64 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnny Dumfries Team Lotus | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Philippe Streiff Tyrrell | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Allen Berg Osella | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Gerhard Berger Benetton | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Teo Fabi Benetton | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Stefan Johansson Ferrari | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Ayrton Senna Team Lotus | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Alessandro Nannini Minardi | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris Minardi | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Lola | 2 laps |