Round 8 · 1986
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, France · Sun 6 Jul · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 1:37:19.272 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | +37.545 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | +48.703 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 18 | +4 Laps | |
| — | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | Not classified | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | Brakes | |
| — | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus-Borgward | 12 | Engine | |
| — | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | Heat shield fire | |
| — | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | Accident | |
| — | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | Turbo | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | Gearbox | |
| — | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | Engine | |
| — | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | Turbo | |
| — | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | Accident | |
| — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Accident | |
| — | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | Accident | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | Turbo | |
| — | Alan Jones | Lola | 20 | Accident |