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 | |||
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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 |
![]() | Williams-Honda | |
Time | 1:09.993 on lap 57 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
![]() | Williams-Honda | |
Second |
![]() | McLaren-TAG | |
Third |
![]() | Williams-Honda | |
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
editQualifying
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | 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 | 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 | 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
editChampionship standings after the race
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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.