1986 Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Mansell | 2 | 26 | 17.128 | 80 | 305 | Nigel Mansell |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 80 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 80 | +17.128s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Honda | 80 | +37.545s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | TAG | 80 | +48.703s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Renault | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Renault | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 14 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | BMW | 77 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Renault | 77 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 18 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows | BMW | 76 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 21 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | BMW | 67 | +13 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Ford | 64 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 12 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | Renault | 56 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 46 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Renault | 43 | — | Fire | ||
| — | 24 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 32 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 26 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 25 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 8 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | BMW | 22 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | BMW | 7 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Renault | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 19 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 3 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 20 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola | Ford | 2 | — | Accident |