1986 French GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details

Official Race Name  LXXII  Grand Prix de France
Date Sunday, 6 July 1986
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Round 8 of 16
Entries 26
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 11
Race distance 3813m × 80 laps = 305.040 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Partially cloudy, Mild, Dry



Entry List

Car
No.
Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/2C TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
Marlboro McLaren International Keke Rosberg McLaren MP4/2C TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
Data General Team Tyrrell Martin Brundle Tyrrell 015 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
4
Data General Team Tyrrell Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 015 Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
5
Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW11 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
Canon Williams Honda Team Nélson Piquet Williams FW11 Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT55 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
8
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Derek Warwick Brabham BT55 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
11
John Player Special Team Lotus Johnny Dumfries Lotus 98T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
John Player Special Team Lotus Ayrton Senna Lotus 98T Renault 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
14
West Zakspeed Racing Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed 861 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell
15
Team Haas (USA) Ltd Alan Jones Lola THL-2 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear BP
16
Team Haas (USA) Ltd Patrick Tambay Lola THL-2 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear BP
17
Barclay Arrows BMW Christian Danner Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
Barclay Arrows BMW Thierry Boutsen Arrows A8 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
Benetton Formula Ltd Teo Fabi Benetton B186 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
20
Benetton Formula Ltd Gerhard Berger Benetton B186 BMW 1.5 L4TPirelli Castrol
21
Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1F Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TPirelli Agip
22
Osella Squadra Corse Allen Berg Osella FA1G Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TPirelli Agip
23
Minardi Team Andrea de Cesaris Minardi M185B Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TPirelli Agip
24
Minardi Team Alessandro Nannini Minardi M185B Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TPirelli Agip
25
Equipe Ligier René Arnoux Ligier JS27 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
26
Equipe Ligier Jacques Laffite Ligier JS27 Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
27
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari F1-86 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Stefan Johansson Ferrari F1-86 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
West Zakspeed Racing Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed 861 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell


Qualification

Pos. Car
No.
Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
12
Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
1'06.526
- 100.0% 206.337
2
5
Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'06.755
0.229 100.3% 205.630
3
6
Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
1'06.797
0.271 100.4% 205.500
4
25
René Arnoux Ligier / Renault
1'07.075
0.549 100.8% 204.649
5
1
Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'07.266
0.740 101.1% 204.067
6
27
Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.365
0.839 101.3% 203.768
7
2
Keke Rosberg McLaren / TAG
1'07.545
1.019 101.5% 203.225
8
20
Gerhard Berger Benetton / BMW
1'07.554
1.028 101.5% 203.197
9
19
Teo Fabi Benetton / BMW
1'07.818
1.292 101.9% 202.406
10
28
Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.874
1.348 102.0% 202.239
11
26
Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
1'07.913
1.387 102.1% 202.123
12
11
Johnny Dumfries Lotus / Renault
1'08.544
2.018 103.0% 200.263
13
16
Patrick Tambay Lola / Ford
1'08.616
2.090 103.1% 200.052
14
8
Derek Warwick Brabham / BMW
1'08.905
2.379 103.6% 199.213
15
3
Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
1'09.044
2.518 103.8% 198.812
16
7
Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'09.436
2.910 104.4% 197.690
17
4
Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
1'09.700
3.174 104.8% 196.941
18
17
Christian Danner Arrows / BMW
1'09.737
3.211 104.8% 196.837
19
24
Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'09.792
3.266 104.9% 196.682
20
15
Alan Jones Lola / Ford
1'09.929
3.403 105.1% 196.296
21
18
Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
1'09.987
3.461 105.2% 196.134
22
14
Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'10.305
3.779 105.7% 195.246
23
23
Andrea de Cesaris Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'11.483
4.957 107.5% 192.029
24
29
Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'12.163
5.637 108.5% 190.219
25
21
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'12.443
5.917 108.9% 189.484
26
22
Allen Berg Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'14.264
7.738 111.6% 184.838


Starting grid


2

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'06.755
1

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Renault
1'06.526

4

René Arnoux
Ligier / Renault
1'07.075
3

Nélson Piquet
Williams / Honda
1'06.797

6

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.365
5

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'07.266

8

Gerhard Berger
Benetton / BMW
1'07.554
7

Keke Rosberg
McLaren / TAG
1'07.545

10

Stefan Johansson
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.874
9

Teo Fabi
Benetton / BMW
1'07.818

12

Johnny Dumfries
Lotus / Renault
1'08.544
11

Jacques Laffite
Ligier / Renault
1'07.913

14

Derek Warwick
Brabham / BMW
1'08.905
13

Patrick Tambay
Lola / Ford
1'08.616

16

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'09.436
15

Martin Brundle
Tyrrell / Renault
1'09.044

18

Christian Danner
Arrows / BMW
1'09.737
17

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Renault
1'09.700

20

Alan Jones
Lola / Ford
1'09.929
19

Alessandro Nannini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'09.792

22

Jonathan Palmer
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'10.305
21

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / BMW
1'09.987

24

Huub Rothengatter
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'12.163
23

Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'11.483

26

Allen Berg
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'14.264
25

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'12.443


Fastest Laps

Pos. Car
No.
Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
57
1'09.993 - 100.0% 196.117
2
25
René Arnoux Ligier / Renault
47
1'10.227 0.234 100.3% 195.463
3
6
Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
66
1'10.582 0.589 100.8% 194.480
4
1
Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
68
1'10.859 0.866 101.2% 193.720
5
26
Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
58
1'11.220 1.227 101.8% 192.738
6
2
Keke Rosberg McLaren / TAG
39
1'11.402 1.409 102.0% 192.247
7
27
Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
62
1'11.747 1.754 102.5% 191.322
8
20
Gerhard Berger Benetton / BMW
16
1'12.436 2.443 103.5% 189.502
9
16
Patrick Tambay Lola / Ford
48
1'12.472 2.479 103.5% 189.408
10
11
Johnny Dumfries Lotus / Renault
43
1'12.572 2.579 103.7% 189.147
11
7
Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
49
1'12.702 2.709 103.9% 188.809
12
18
Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
58
1'12.847 2.854 104.1% 188.433
13
12
Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
3
1'12.882 2.889 104.1% 188.343
14
8
Derek Warwick Brabham / BMW
60
1'12.976 2.983 104.3% 188.100
15
3
Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
64
1'12.998 3.005 104.3% 188.044
16
4
Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
43
1'13.810 3.817 105.5% 185.975
17
17
Christian Danner Arrows / BMW
40
1'14.208 4.215 106.0% 184.977
18
14
Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
36
1'14.689 4.696 106.7% 183.786
19
29
Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed / Zakspeed
25
1'17.441 7.448 110.6% 177.255
20
23
Andrea de Cesaris Minardi / Motori Moderni
2
1'17.683 7.690 111.0% 176.703
21
24
Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
2
1'17.795 7.802 111.1% 176.448
22
21
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
2
1'17.832 7.839 111.2% 176.364
23
15
Alan Jones Lola / Ford
2
1'17.860 7.867 111.2% 176.301
24
19
Teo Fabi Benetton / BMW
6
1'18.154 8.161 111.7% 175.638
25
22
Allen Berg Osella / Alfa Romeo
11
1'19.574 9.581 113.7% 172.504
26
28
Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
4
1'21.581 11.588 116.6% 168.260


Classification

Pos. Car
No.
Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement
Speed
(km/h)
1
5
Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
80
1:37'19.272 - 188.062
2
1
Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
80
1:37'36.400 17.128 187.512
3
6
Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
80
1:37'56.817 37.545 186.860
4
2
Keke Rosberg McLaren / TAG
80
1:38'07.975 48.703 186.506
5
25
René Arnoux Ligier / Renault
79
1:37'25.607 1 Lap 185.510
6
26
Jacques Laffite Ligier / Renault
79
1:37'56.572 1 Lap 184.532
7
7
Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
78
1:38'18.425 2 Laps 181.521
8
27
Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
78
1:38'32.069 2 Laps 181.102
9
8
Derek Warwick Brabham / BMW
77
1:37'32.755 3 Laps 180.592
10
3
Martin Brundle Tyrrell / Renault
77
1:37'36.126 3 Laps 180.489
11
17
Christian Danner Arrows / BMW
76
1:38'24.097 4 Laps 176.697
ret
18
Thierry Boutsen Arrows / BMW
67
1:38'05.325 Not classified 156.269
ret
16
Patrick Tambay Lola / Ford
64
1:21'29.859 Brakes 179.661
ret
11
Johnny Dumfries Lotus / Renault
56
1:11'26.881 Engine 179.315
ret
14
Jonathan Palmer Zakspeed / Zakspeed
46
59'44.436 Engine 176.160
ret
4
Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Renault
43
55'10.622 Fire 178.290
ret
29
Huub Rothengatter Zakspeed / Zakspeed
32
43'31.183 Accident 168.222
ret
22
Allen Berg Osella / Alfa Romeo
25
39'41.350 Turbo 144.107
ret
20
Gerhard Berger Benetton / BMW
22
29'18.580 Gearbox 171.724
ret
19
Teo Fabi Benetton / BMW
7
10'45.275 Engine 148.910
ret
28
Stefan Johansson Ferrari / Ferrari
5
11'56.088 Turbo 95.846
ret
12
Ayrton Senna Lotus / Renault
3
3'42.739 Accident 184.882
ret
21
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
3
4'09.231 Accident 165.230
ret
24
Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
3
4'09.681 Accident 164.932
ret
23
Andrea de Cesaris Minardi / Motori Moderni
3
4'51.776 Turbo 141.137
ret
15
Alan Jones Lola / Ford
2
2'48.370 Accident 163.055


Lap Leaders

Pos. Car
No.
Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
64
80%
2
1
Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
16
20%

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