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.
| 1986 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 July 1986 | ||
| Official name | 72e Grand Prix de France[1] | ||
| Location |
Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Var, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.812 km (2.369 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.960 km (189.493 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:06.526 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:09.993 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Third | Williams-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Following Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash on the full 5.81-kilometre (3.61 mi) circuit two months previously, a decision was made to use the shorter, 3.812-kilometre (2.369 mi) "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 (1.1 mi) to 1 km (0.62 mi). Nonetheless, the cars still recorded speeds of over 330 km/h (205 mph) 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.[2]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna
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Lotus-Renault | 1:06.526 | 1:06.807 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell
|
Williams-Honda | 1:06.755 | 1:09.899 | +0.229 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet
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Williams-Honda | 1:06.797 | 1:07.184 | +0.271 |
| 4 | 25 |  René Arnoux
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:07.114 | 1:07.075 | +0.549 |
| 5 | 1 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:07.270 | 1:07.266 | +0.740 |
| 6 | 27 |  Michele Alboreto
|
Ferrari | 1:07.365 | 1:09.161 | +0.839 |
| 7 | 2 |  Keke Rosberg
|
McLaren-TAG | 1:07.545 | 1:08.175 | +1.019 |
| 8 | 20 |  Gerhard Berger
|
Benetton-BMW | 1:07.835 | 1:07.554 | +1.028 |
| 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi
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Benetton-BMW | 1:08.703 | 1:07.818 | +1.292 |
| 10 | 28 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Ferrari | 1:07.874 | 1:08.881 | +1.348 |
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Renault | 1:07.913 | 1:08.288 | +1.387 |
| 12 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:09.477 | 1:08.544 | +2.018 |
| 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay
|
Lola-Ford | 1:09.108 | 1:08.616 | +2.090 |
| 14 | 8 | Derek Warwick
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:09.471 | 1:08.905 | +2.379 |
| 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle
|
Tyrrell-Renault | 1:09.044 | 1:10.293 | +2.518 |
| 16 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:09.624 | 1:09.436 | +2.910 |
| 17 | 4 | Philippe Streiff
|
Tyrrell-Renault | 1:09.935 | 1:09.700 | +3.174 |
| 18 | 17 |  Christian Danner
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:09.737 | 1:10.614 | +3.211 |
| 19 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:09.792 | 1:10.630 | +3.266 |
| 20 | 15 |  Alan Jones
|
Lola-Ford | 1:09.929 | 1:10.733 | +3.403 |
| 21 | 18 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-BMW | 1:09.987 | 1:28.882 | +3.461 |
| 22 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Zakspeed | 1:10.305 | 1:10.511 | +3.779 |
| 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:11.483 | 1:21.859 | +4.957 |
| 24 | 29 |  Huub Rothengatter
|
Zakspeed | 1:12.940 | 1:12.163 | +5.637 |
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.496 | 1:12.443 | +5.917 |
| 26 | 22 |  Allen Berg
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:18.866 | 1:14.264 | +7.738 |
Race edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1986". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1986 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "France 1986 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
