Pit Lane F1
1986 Season - Round 8 - 1986-07-06
Nigel Mansell won the 1986 French Grand Prix for Williams, with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Nelson Piquet (Williams) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1986 French Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Keke Rosberg |
| McLaren |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 18 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| 14 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 17 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | Turbo | 0 |
| 26 | Alan Jones | Lola | 20 | Accident | 0 |
