1986 French Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 8 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 6, 1986 | |
| Location | Paul Ricard Circuit | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.812 km (2.369 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.96 km (189.52 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Renault |
| Time | 1:06.526 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda |
| Time | 1:09.993 on lap 57 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda |
| Second |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG |
| Third | Nelson Piquet |
Williams-Honda |
The 1986 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1986. Elio de Angelis's fatal crash on the full circuit 2 months before prompted Formula One to use a shortened version of the circuit.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda | 80 | 1:37:19.272 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 80 | + 17.128 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet |
Williams-Honda | 80 | + 37.545 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg |
McLaren-TAG | 80 | + 48.703 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Renault | 79 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Renault | 79 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 78 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 78 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | Derek Warwick |
Brabham-BMW | 77 | + 3 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | 3 | Martin Brundle |
Tyrrell-Renault | 77 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 |  Christian Danner |
Arrows-BMW | 76 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| NC | 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-BMW | 67 | Not Classified | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Patrick Tambay |
Lola-Ford | 64 | Brakes | 13 | |
| Ret | 11 | Johnny Dumfries |
Lotus-Renault | 56 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jonathan Palmer |
Zakspeed | 46 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Philippe Streiff |
Tyrrell-Renault | 43 | Fire | 17 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Huub Rothengatter |
Zakspeed | 32 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Allen Berg |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 25 | Turbo | 26 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-BMW | 22 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi |
Benetton-BMW | 7 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Stefan Johansson |
Ferrari | 5 | Turbo | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Renault | 3 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 3 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | Alessandro Nannini |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 3 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 3 | Turbo | 23 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Alan Jones |
Lola-Ford | 2 | Accident | 20 |
Trivia
- Ayrton Senna crashed at the corner after Signes after slipping on some oil spilled onto the track from Andrea de Cesaris's Minardi. Senna had crashed at Signes the previous year, in similar circumstances.
- It was Christian Danner's first race to be completed in his 10th Grand Prix.
Standings after Grand Prix
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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