Round 8 of 16 · Le Castellet · 6 July 1986, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Senna
pole position
80
laps
11
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:37:19.272 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | +37.545 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | +48.703 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | +4 Laps | |
| NC | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Not classified | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Brakes | |
| DNF | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Engine | |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Accident | |
| DNF | Allen Berg | Osella | Turbo | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine | |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Accident | |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Accident | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Turbo | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Accident |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified