Round 8 · 6 July 1986
1986 French Grand Prix: results
Nigel Mansell (Williams) won the 1986 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 6 July 1986 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 2. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Nelson Piquet (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 1:37:19.272 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +17.128 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | +37.545 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | +48.703 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 18 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | — | — | Not classified |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | — | — | Brakes |
| 14 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 17 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | — | — | Turbo |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Turbo |
| 22 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Turbo |
| 26 | Alan Jones | Lola | 20 | — | — | Accident |