| «1986-08» | France Grand Prix - LXXII Grand Prix de France |
| 1986-07-06 | Le Castellet - Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track - 80 laps × 3.813 km : 305.04 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:09.993 | 196.117 km/h | 57 | |
| 2 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Renault | 01:10.227 | 195.463 km/h | 47 | +00.234 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:10.582 | 194.480 km/h | 66 | +00.589 |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:10.859 | 193.720 km/h | 68 | +00.866 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:11.220 | 192.738 km/h | 58 | +01.227 |
| 6 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:11.402 | 192.247 km/h | 39 | +01.409 |
| 7 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:11.747 | 191.322 km/h | 62 | +01.754 |
| 8 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • BMW | 01:12.436 | 189.502 km/h | 16 | +02.443 |
| 9 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.472 | 189.408 km/h | 48 | +02.479 |
| 10 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus • Renault | 01:12.572 | 189.147 km/h | 43 | +02.579 |
| 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:12.702 | 188.809 km/h | 49 | +02.709 |
| 12 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:12.847 | 188.433 km/h | 58 | +02.854 |
| 13 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:12.882 | 188.343 km/h | 3 | +02.889 |
| 14 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham • BMW | 01:12.976 | 188.100 km/h | 60 | +02.983 |
| 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:12.998 | 188.044 km/h | 64 | +03.005 |
| 16 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:13.810 | 185.975 km/h | 43 | +03.817 |
| 17 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows • BMW | 01:14.208 | 184.977 km/h | 40 | +04.215 |
| 18 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 01:14.689 | 183.786 km/h | 36 | +04.696 |
| 19 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 01:17.441 | 177.255 km/h | 25 | +07.448 |
| 20 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:17.683 | 176.703 km/h | 2 | +07.690 |
| 21 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:17.795 | 176.448 km/h | 2 | +07.802 |
| 22 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.832 | 176.364 km/h | 2 | +07.839 |
| 23 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.860 | 176.301 km/h | 2 | +07.867 |
| 24 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • BMW | 01:18.154 | 175.638 km/h | 6 | +08.161 |
| 25 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:19.574 | 172.504 km/h | 11 | +09.581 |
| 26 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 01:21.581 | 168.260 km/h | 4 | +11.588 |