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Grand Prix de France 1986 · qualifying
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- Grand Prix de France 1986 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/428-qualifying
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Grand Prix de France 1986 · Circuit Paul Ricard
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1986 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:37:19.272 · 80 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:37:36.400 · 80 laps · tag | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:37:56.817 · 80 laps · honda | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:38:07.975 · 80 laps · tag | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · 79 laps · renault | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Time not recorded · 79 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Time not recorded · 78 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 78 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | Time not recorded · 77 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 77 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | Time not recorded · 76 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Time not recorded · 67 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Lola | Brakes · Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | Engine · Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Fire · Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | Accident · Time not recorded · 32 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Allen Berg | Osella | Turbo · Time not recorded · 25 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 22 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | Turbo · Time not recorded · 3 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Lola | Accident · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:06.526 · renault | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.755 · honda | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:06.797 · honda | |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:07.075 · renault | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:07.266 · tag | |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:07.365 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:07.545 · tag | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:07.554 · bmw | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:07.818 · bmw | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:07.874 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:07.913 · renault | |
| 12 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:08.544 · renault | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:08.616 · ford | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 1:08.905 · bmw | |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:09.044 · renault | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:09.436 · bmw | |
| 17 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:09.700 · renault | |
| 18 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 1:09.737 · bmw | |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.792 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:09.929 · ford | |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:09.987 · bmw | |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:10.305 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 1:11.483 · motori-moderni | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:12.163 · zakspeed | |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:12.443 · alfa-romeo | |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | 1:14.264 · alfa-romeo |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:06.526 · renault | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.755 · honda | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:06.797 · honda | |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:07.075 · renault | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:07.266 · tag | |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:07.365 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 1:07.545 · tag | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:07.554 · bmw | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:07.818 · bmw | |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 1:07.874 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:07.913 · renault | |
| 12 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus | 1:08.544 · renault | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 1:08.616 · ford | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 1:08.905 · bmw | |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 1:09.044 · renault | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:09.436 · bmw | |
| 17 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:09.700 · renault | |
| 18 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 1:09.737 · bmw | |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.792 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Alan Jones | Lola | 1:09.929 · ford | |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:09.987 · bmw | |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 1:10.305 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 1:11.483 · motori-moderni | |
| 24 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 1:12.163 · zakspeed | |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:12.443 · alfa-romeo | |
| 26 | Allen Berg | Osella | 1:14.264 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Keke Rosberg | 1 | 1:10.968 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:11.148 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1:11.257 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 4 | 1:11.696 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 5 | 1:11.911 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 6 | 1:11.982 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 7 | 1:12.692 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 8 | 1:12.704 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 9 | 1:12.875 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 10 | 1:13.032 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 11 | 1:13.163 |
| warmingUpResults | Patrick Tambay | 12 | 1:13.283 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Laffite | 13 | 1:13.402 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Dumfries | 14 | 1:13.881 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 15 | 1:14.222 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 16 | 1:14.226 |
| warmingUpResults | Alan Jones | 17 | 1:14.338 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 18 | 1:14.696 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 19 | 1:15.019 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 20 | 1:15.222 |
| warmingUpResults | Huub Rothengatter | 21 | 1:15.333 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 22 | 1:15.442 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 23 | 1:15.590 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 24 | 1:15.907 |
| warmingUpResults | Allen Berg | 25 | 1:16.809 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 26 | 1:19.030 |