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1986 French Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = France

|Grand Prix = French

|Image = Paul Ricard 1986.png

|Official name = 72e Grand Prix de France{{cite web |title=Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1986 |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/paulricard86.jpg |publisher=The Programme Covers Project |access-date=21 October 2017}}

|Date = 6 July

|Year = 1986

|Race_No = 8

|Season_No = 16

|Location = Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.369

|Course_km = 3.812

|Distance_laps = 80

|Distance_mi = 189.493

|Distance_km = 304.960

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Renault

|Pole_Time = 1:06.526

|Pole_Country = Brazil

|pole_flag_suffix = 1968

|Fast_Driver = Nigel Mansell

|Fast_Team = Williams-Honda

|Fast_Time = 1:09.993

|Fast_Lap = 57

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Nigel Mansell

|First_Team = Williams-Honda

|First_Country = UK

|Second_Driver = Alain Prost

|Second_Team = McLaren-TAG

|Second_Country = France

|Third_Driver = Nelson Piquet

|Third_Team = Williams-Honda

|Third_Country = Brazil

|third_flag_suffix = 1968

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1986|FRA}}

}}

The 1986 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 6 July 1986. It was the eighth race of the 1986 Formula One World Championship.

Following Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash on the full {{convert|5.81|km|mi|adj=on}} circuit two months previously, a decision was made to use the shorter, {{convert|3.812|km|mi|adj=on}} "Club" circuit for this race and for future F1 races (up to and including 1990). This eliminated the high-speed Verrerie bends, where de Angelis had crashed, and reduced the length of the Mistral straight from {{convert|1.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Nonetheless, the cars still recorded speeds of over {{convert|330|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} on the straight.

The 80-lap race was won by Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. It was Mansell's third victory of the season. Alain Prost finished second in a McLaren-TAG, with Nelson Piquet third in the other Williams-Honda. Ayrton Senna took pole position in his Lotus-Renault, but crashed at Signes early in the race after sliding on oil laid by Andrea de Cesaris's failed Minardi.

This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 400th start in a World Championship event as a team.Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the 1950 French Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead's privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:06.526

| 1:06.807

|

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 1:06.755

| 1:09.899

| +0.229

3

| 6

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 1:06.797

| 1:07.184

| +0.271

4

| 25

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:07.114

| 1:07.075

| +0.549

5

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:07.270

| 1:07.266

| +0.740

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:07.365

| 1:09.161

| +0.839

7

| 2

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:07.545

| 1:08.175

| +1.019

8

| 20

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Benetton-BMW

| 1:07.835

| 1:07.554

| +1.028

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-BMW

| 1:08.703

| 1:07.818

| +1.292

10

| 28

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 1:07.874

| 1:08.881

| +1.348

11

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:07.913

| 1:08.288

| +1.387

12

| 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Johnny Dumfries

| Lotus-Renault

| 1:09.477

| 1:08.544

| +2.018

13

| 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay

| Lola-Ford

| 1:09.108

| 1:08.616

| +2.090

14

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:09.471

| 1:08.905

| +2.379

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:09.044

| 1:10.293

| +2.518

16

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:09.624

| 1:09.436

| +2.910

17

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 1:09.935

| 1:09.700

| +3.174

18

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Christian Danner

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:09.737

| 1:10.614

| +3.211

19

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:09.792

| 1:10.630

| +3.266

20

| 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| Lola-Ford

| 1:09.929

| 1:10.733

| +3.403

21

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 1:09.987

| 1:28.882

| +3.461

22

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| 1:10.305

| 1:10.511

| +3.779

23

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:11.483

| 1:21.859

| +4.957

24

| 29

| {{flagicon|NED}} Huub Rothengatter

| Zakspeed

| 1:12.940

| 1:12.163

| +5.637

25

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:14.496

| 1:12.443

| +5.917

26

| 22

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Allen Berg

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:18.866

| 1:14.264

| +7.738

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 80

| 1:37:19.272

| 2

| 9

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 80

| + 17.128

| 5

| 6

3

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 80

| + 37.545

| 3

| 4

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| McLaren-TAG

| 80

| + 48.703

| 7

| 3

5

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Renault

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 4

| 2

6

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Renault

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 11

| 1

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 16

|  

8

| 27

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 6

|  

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Brabham-BMW

| 77

| + 3 Laps

| 14

|  

10

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 77

| + 3 Laps

| 15

|  

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Christian Danner

| Arrows-BMW

| 76

| + 4 Laps

| 18

|  

NC

| 18

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Arrows-BMW

| 67

| + 13 Laps

| 21

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Lola-Ford

| 64

| Brakes

| 13

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Dumfries

| Lotus-Renault

| 56

| Engine

| 12

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Palmer

| Zakspeed

| 46

| Engine

| 22

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Renault

| 43

| Fire

| 17

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Huub Rothengatter

| Zakspeed

| 32

| Accident

| 24

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Allen Berg

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 25

| Turbo

| 26

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Benetton-BMW

| 22

| Gearbox

| 8

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-BMW

| 7

| Engine

| 9

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Johansson

| Ferrari

| 5

| Turbo

| 10

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Renault

| 3

| Accident

| 1

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 3

| Accident

| 25

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 3

| Accident

| 19

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 3

| Turbo

| 23

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alan Jones

| Lola-Ford

| 2

| Accident

| 20

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1986/254/ |title=1986 French Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113041703/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1986/254/ |archive-date=13 November 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

|align="right"| 39

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

|align="right"| 38

3

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

|align="right"| 36

4

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

|align="right"| 23

5

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

|align="right"| 17

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1986/france/championnat.aspx|title=France 1986 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=17 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Honda

|align="right"| 61

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-TAG

|align="right"| 56

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Renault

|align="right"| 36

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ligier-Renault

|align="right"| 22

5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align="right"| 13

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

References

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{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = French Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1986

| Previous_race_in_season = 1986 Detroit Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1986 British Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1985 French Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1987 French Grand Prix

}}

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