1986 · Round 8
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Pole position
Senna
Biggest climber
▲9
Riccardo Patrese
Finishers
11/26
15 did not finish
Classification
French GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel MansellWilliams | 2 | ▲1 | 80 | 1:37:19.272 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain ProstMcLaren | 5 | ▲3 | 80 | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson PiquetWilliams | 3 | • | 80 | +37.545 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke RosbergMcLaren | 7 | ▲3 | 80 | +48.703 | 3 |
| 5 | René ArnouxLigier | 4 | ▼1 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 11 | ▲5 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo PatreseBrabham | 16 | ▲9 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele AlboretoFerrari | 9 | ▲1 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Derek WarwickBrabham | 14 | ▲5 | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Martin BrundleTyrrell | 15 | ▲5 | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Christian DannerArrows | 18 | ▲7 | 76 | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Thierry BoutsenArrows | 21 | 67 | Not classified | ||
| DNF | Patrick TambayLola | 13 | 64 | Brakes | ||
| DNF | Johnny DumfriesTeam Lotus | 12 | 56 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Jonathan PalmerZakspeed | 22 | 46 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Philippe StreiffTyrrell | 17 | 43 | Heat shield fire | ||
| DNF | Huub RothengatterZakspeed | 24 | 32 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Allen BergOsella | 26 | 25 | Turbo | ||
| DNF | Gerhard BergerBenetton | 8 | 22 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | Teo FabiBenetton | 6 | 7 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Stefan JohanssonFerrari | 10 | 5 | Turbo | ||
| DNF | Ayrton SennaTeam Lotus | 1 | 3 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella | 25 | 3 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Alessandro NanniniMinardi | 19 | 3 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Andrea de CesarisMinardi | 23 | 3 | Turbo | ||
| DNF | Alan JonesLola | 20 | 2 | Accident |