1986 French Grand Prix
| 1986 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | July 6, 1986 | ||
| Location | Paul Ricard Circuit | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.812 km (2.369 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.96 km (189.52 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 | ||
The 1986 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1986.
Following Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash on the full 5.809 km (3.610 mi) circuit 2 months before, Formula One used the 3.812 km (2.369 mi) "Club" version of the circuit. This cut the 1.8 km long Mistral straight down to 1 km, though top speeds were still reaching over 330 km/h (205 mph).
This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 400th start in a World Championship event as a team.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
Trivia
- Ayrton Senna crashed at the corner after Signes after slipping on some oil spilled onto the track from Andrea de Cesaris's Minardi. Senna had crashed at Signes the previous year, in similar circumstances.
- It was Christian Danner's first race to be completed in his 10th Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Privateer Ferrari entry in 1950 French Grand Prix, which is often a source of incorrect count for their races as a team (as opposed to as a manufacturer) doesn't count towards the team's participations.
- ^ "1986 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.