1986 French Grand Prix

1986 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One season

Date	July 6, 1986
Location	Paul Ricard Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	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.

Following Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash on the full 5.809 km (3.610 mi) circuit 2 months before, Formula One used the 3.812 km (2.369 mi) "Club" version of the circuit. This cut the 1.8 km long Mistral straight down to 1 km, though top speeds were still reaching over 330 km/h (205 mph).

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Renault	1:06.526	1:06.807	—
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:06.755	1:09.899	+0.229
3	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:06.797	1:07.184	+0.271
4	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Renault	1:07.114	1:07.075	+0.549
5	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:07.270	1:07.266	+0.740
6	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:07.365	1:09.161	+0.839
7	2	Keke Rosberg	McLaren-TAG	1:07.545	1:08.175	+1.019
8	20	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	1:07.835	1:07.554	+1.028
9	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-BMW	1:08.703	1:07.818	+1.292
10	28	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	1:07.874	1:08.881	+1.348
11	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Renault	1:07.913	1:08.288	+1.387
12	11	Johnny Dumfries	Lotus-Renault	1:09.477	1:08.544	+2.018
13	16	Patrick Tambay	Lola-Ford	1:09.108	1:08.616	+2.090
14	8	Derek Warwick	Brabham-BMW	1:09.471	1:08.905	+2.379
15	3	Martin Brundle	Tyrrell-Renault	1:09.044	1:10.293	+2.518
16	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:09.624	1:09.436	+2.910
17	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Renault	1:09.935	1:09.700	+3.174
18	17	Christian Danner	Arrows-BMW	1:09.737	1:10.614	+3.211
19	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:09.792	1:10.630	+3.266
20	15	Alan Jones	Lola-Ford	1:09.929	1:10.733	+3.403
21	18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-BMW	1:09.987	1:28.882	+3.461
22	14	Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	1:10.305	1:10.511	+3.779
23	23	Andrea de Cesaris	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:11.483	1:21.859	+4.957
24	29	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	1:12.940	1:12.163	+5.637
25	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:14.496	1:12.443	+5.917
26	22	Allen Berg	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:18.866	1:14.264	+7.738

Race

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	6
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	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	9
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
Source:^[1]

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.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	39
2	Nigel Mansell	38
3	Ayrton Senna	36
4	Nelson Piquet	23
5	Keke Rosberg	17

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Honda	61
2	McLaren-TAG	56
3	Lotus-Renault	36
4	Ligier-Renault	22
5	Ferrari	13

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

↑ "1986 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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