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1986 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImagePaul Ricard 1986.png
Official name72e Grand Prix de France
Date6 July
Year1986
Race_No8
Season_No16
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.369
Course_km3.812
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi189.493
Distance_km304.960
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverAyrton Senna
Pole_TeamLotus-Renault
Pole_Time1:06.526
Pole_CountryBrazil
pole_flag_suffix1968
Fast_DriverNigel Mansell
Fast_TeamWilliams-Honda
Fast_Time1:09.993
Fast_Lap57
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverNigel Mansell
First_TeamWilliams-Honda
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverAlain Prost
Second_TeamMcLaren-TAG
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverNelson Piquet
Third_TeamWilliams-Honda
Third_CountryBrazil
third_flag_suffix1968
Lapchart

Le Castellet, Var, France

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.

After Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash in a Brabham BT55 with BMW Turbo engine on the full 5.81 km circuit two months previously, a decision was made to use the shorter, 3.812 km "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 1.8 km to 1 km. Nonetheless, the cars still recorded speeds of over 330 km/h on the straight while discussions about an end of the turbo era were going on. BMW announced their withdrawal as engine supplier, which affected Brabham, too.

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.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
12BRA Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault**1:06.526**1:06.807
5GBR Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda**1:06.755**1:09.899+0.229
6BRA Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda**1:06.797**1:07.184+0.271
25FRA René ArnouxLigier-Renault1:07.114**1:07.075**+0.549
1FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:07.270**1:07.266**+0.740
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari**1:07.365**1:09.161+0.839
2FIN Keke RosbergMcLaren-TAG**1:07.545**1:08.175+1.019
20AUT Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW1:07.835**1:07.554**+1.028
19ITA Teo FabiBenetton-BMW1:08.703**1:07.818**+1.292
28SWE Stefan JohanssonFerrari**1:07.874**1:08.881+1.348
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Renault**1:07.913**1:08.288+1.387
11GBR Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault1:09.477**1:08.544**+2.018
16FRA Patrick TambayLola-Ford1:09.108**1:08.616**+2.090
8GBR Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW1:09.471**1:08.905**+2.379
3GBR Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault**1:09.044**1:10.293+2.518
7ITA Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:09.624**1:09.436**+2.910
4FRA Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault1:09.935**1:09.700**+3.174
17FRG Christian DannerArrows-BMW**1:09.737**1:10.614+3.211
24ITA Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni**1:09.792**1:10.630+3.266
15AUS Alan JonesLola-Ford**1:09.929**1:10.733+3.403
18BEL Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW**1:09.987**1:28.882+3.461
14GBR Jonathan PalmerZakspeed**1:10.305**1:10.511+3.779
23ITA Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni**1:11.483**1:21.859+4.957
29NED Huub RothengatterZakspeed1:12.940**1:12.163**+5.637
21ITA Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:14.496**1:12.443**+5.917
22CAN Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo1:18.866**1:14.264**+7.738

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
5UK **Nigel Mansell****Williams-Honda**801:37:19.2722**9**
1France **Alain Prost****McLaren-TAG**80+ 17.1285**6**
6Brazil **Nelson Piquet****Williams-Honda**80+ 37.5453**4**
2Finland **Keke Rosberg****McLaren-TAG**80+ 48.7037**3**
25France **René Arnoux****Ligier-Renault**79+ 1 Lap4**2**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Renault**79+ 1 Lap11**1**
7Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW78+ 2 Laps16
27Italy Michele AlboretoFerrari78+ 2 Laps6
8UK Derek WarwickBrabham-BMW77+ 3 Laps14
3UK Martin BrundleTyrrell-Renault77+ 3 Laps15
17Germany Christian DannerArrows-BMW76+ 4 Laps18
18Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-BMW67+ 13 Laps21
16France Patrick TambayLola-Ford64Brakes13
11UK Johnny DumfriesLotus-Renault56Engine12
14UK Jonathan PalmerZakspeed46Engine22
4France Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Renault43Fire17
29Netherlands Huub RothengatterZakspeed32Accident24
22Canada Allen BergOsella-Alfa Romeo25Turbo26
20Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-BMW22Gearbox8
19Italy Teo FabiBenetton-BMW7Engine9
28Sweden Stefan JohanssonFerrari5Turbo10
12Brazil Ayrton SennaLotus-Renault3Accident1
21Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo3Accident25
24Italy Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni3Accident19
23Italy Andrea de CesarisMinardi-Motori Moderni3Turbo23
15Australia Alan JonesLola-Ford2Accident20

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost39
2GBR Nigel Mansell38
3BRA Ayrton Senna36
4BRA Nelson Piquet23
5FIN Keke Rosberg17

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Williams-Honda61
2GBR McLaren-TAG56
3GBR Lotus-Renault36
4FRA Ligier-Renault22
5ITA Ferrari13
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1985 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1987 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1986". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the [[1950 French Grand Prix]]; [[Peter Whitehead (racing driver). Peter Whitehead]]'s privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.
  3. "1986 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "France 1986 - Championship • STATS F1".
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