1986-8-Francia
LXXII Grand Prix de France – 6 luglio – Le Castellet
80 giri x 3.813 km – 305.040 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | |
| 1 | Alain PROST | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren | MP4/2C | TAG Porsche |
| 2 | Keke ROSBERG | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren | MP4/2C | TAG Porsche |
| 3 | Martin BRUNDLE | Data General Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 015 | Renault |
| 4 | Philippe STREIFF | Data General Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 015 | Renault |
| 5 | Nigel MANSELL | Canon Williams Honda Team | Williams | FW11 | Honda |
| 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Canon Williams Honda Team | Williams | FW11 | Honda |
| 7 | Riccardo PATRESE | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham | BT55 | BMW |
| 8 | Derek WARWICK | Motor Racing Developments Ltd | Brabham | BT55 | BMW |
| 11 | Johnny DUMFRIES | John Player Special Team Lotus | Lotus | 98T | Renault |
| 12 | Ayrton SENNA | John Player Special Team Lotus | Lotus | 98T | Renault |
| 14 | Jonathan PALMER | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 861 | Zakspeed |
| 15 | Alan JONES | Team Haas (USA) Ltd | Lola | THL2 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Patrick TAMBAY | Team Haas (USA) Ltd | Lola | THL2 | Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Christian DANNER | Barclay Arrows BMW | Arrows | A8 | BMW |
| 18 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Barclay Arrows BMW | Arrows | A8 | BMW |
| 19 | Teo FABI | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B186 | BMW |
| 20 | Gerhard BERGER | Benetton Formula Ltd | Benetton | B186 | BMW |
| 21 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1H | Alfa Romeo |
| 22 | Allen BERG | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | FA1F | Alfa Romeo |
| 23 | Andrea De CESARIS | Minardi F1 Team | Minardi | M185B | Motori Moderni |
| 24 | Alessandro NANNINI | Minardi F1 Team | Minardi | M185B | Motori Moderni |
| 25 | René ARNOUX | Equipe Ligier | Ligier | JS27 | Renault |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Equipe Ligier | Ligier | JS27 | Renault |
| 27 | Michele ALBORETO | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F186 | Ferrari |
| 28 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | F186 | Ferrari |
| 29 | Huub ROTHENGATTER | West Zakspeed Racing | Zakspeed | 861 | Zakspeed |
QUALIFICAZIONI
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Ayrton SENNA | Lotus | Renault | 1’06”526 |
| 2 | Nigel MANSELL | Williams | Honda | 1’06”755 |
| 3 | Nelson PIQUET | Williams | Honda | 1’06”797 |
| 4 | René ARNOUX | Ligier | Renault | 1’07”075 |
| 5 | Alain PROST | McLaren | TAG Porsche | 1’07”266 |
| 6 | Michele ALBORETO | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’07”365 |
| 7 | Keke ROSBERG | McLaren | TAG Porsche | 1’07”545 |
| 8 | Gerhard BERGER | Benetton | BMW | 1’07”554 |
| 9 | Teo FABI | Benetton | BMW | 1’07”818 |
| 10 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’07”874 |
| 11 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Renault | 1’07”913 |
| 12 | Johnny DUMFRIES | Lotus | Renault | 1’08”544 |
| 13 | Patrick TAMBAY | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 1’08”616 |
| 14 | Derek WARWICK | Brabham | BMW | 1’08”905 |
| 15 | Martin BRUNDLE | Tyrrell | Renault | 1’09”044 |
| 16 | Riccardo PATRESE | Brabham | BMW | 1’09”436 |
| 17 | Philippe STREIFF | Tyrrell | Renault | 1’09”700 |
| 18 | Christian DANNER | Arrows | BMW | 1’09”737 |
| 19 | Alessandro NANNINI | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 1’09”792 |
| 20 | Alan JONES | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 1’09”929 |
| 21 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Arrows | BMW | 1’09”987 |
| 22 | Jonathan PALMER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1’10”305 |
| 23 | Andrea De CESARIS | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 1’11”483 |
| 24 | Huub ROTHENGATTER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 1’12”163 |
| 25 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 1’12”443 |
| 26 | Allen BERG | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 1’14”264 |
ORDIE DI ARRIVO
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 5 | Nigel MANSELL | Williams | Honda | 80 | 1h 37m 19.272s ( 188.062 km/h ) |
| 2 | 1 | Alain PROST | McLaren | TAG Porsche | 80 | ( +17.128s ) |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Williams | Honda | 80 | ( +37.545s ) |
| 4 | 2 | Keke ROSBERG | McLaren | TAG Porsche | 80 | ( +48.703s ) |
| 5 | 25 | René ARNOUX | Ligier | Renault | 79 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Renault | 79 | |
| 7 | 7 | Riccardo PATRESE | Brabham | BMW | 78 | |
| 8 | 27 | Michele ALBORETO | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | |
| 9 | 8 | Derek WARWICK | Brabham | BMW | 77 | |
| 10 | 3 | Martin BRUNDLE | Tyrrell | Renault | 77 | |
| 11 | 17 | Christian DANNER | Arrows | BMW | 76 | |
| nc | 18 | Thierry BOUTSEN | Arrows | BMW | 67 | |
| ab | 16 | Patrick TAMBAY | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 64 | |
| ab | 11 | Johnny DUMFRIES | Lotus | Renault | 56 | |
| ab | 14 | Jonathan PALMER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 46 | |
| ab | 4 | Philippe STREIFF | Tyrrell | Renault | 43 | |
| ab | 29 | Huub ROTHENGATTER | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 32 | |
| ab | 22 | Allen BERG | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 25 | |
| ab | 20 | Gerhard BERGER | Benetton | BMW | 22 | |
| ab | 19 | Teo FABI | Benetton | BMW | 7 | |
| ab | 28 | Stefan JOHANSSON | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | |
| ab | 12 | Ayrton SENNA | Lotus | Renault | 3 | |
| ab | 21 | Piercarlo GHINZANI | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 3 | |
| ab | 24 | Alessandro NANNINI | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 3 | |
| ab | 23 | Andrea De CESARIS | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 3 | |
| ab | 15 | Alan JONES | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 2 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Giro | Media |
| Nigel MANSELL | Williams | Honda | 1’09”993 | 57 | 196.117 |
