| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 01:06.526 | 01:06.807 | 01:06.526 | 206.337 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 01:06.755 | 01:09.819 | 01:06.755 | +00.229 (+0.344%) | +00.229 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 01:06.797 | 01:07.184 | 01:06.797 | +00.271 (+0.407%) | +00.042 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Renault | 01:07.114 | 01:07.075 | 01:07.075 | +00.549 (+0.825%) | +00.278 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:07.270 | 01:07.266 | 01:07.266 | +00.740 (+1.112%) | +00.191 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 01:07.365 | 01:09.161 | 01:07.365 | +00.839 (+1.261%) | +00.099 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:07.545 | 01:08.175 | 01:07.545 | +01.019 (+1.532%) | +00.180 |
| 8 | 8 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • BMW | 01:07.835 | 01:07.554 | 01:07.554 | +01.028 (+1.545%) | +00.009 |
| 9 | 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • BMW | 01:08.703 | 01:07.818 | 01:07.818 | +01.292 (+1.942%) | +00.264 |
| 10 | 10 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 01:07.874 | 01:08.881 | 01:07.874 | +01.348 (+2.026%) | +00.056 |
| 11 | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 01:07.913 | 01:08.288 | 01:07.913 | +01.387 (+2.085%) | +00.039 |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus • Renault | 01:09.477 | 01:08.544 | 01:08.544 | +02.018 (+3.033%) | +00.631 |
| 13 | 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.108 | 01:08.616 | 01:08.616 | +02.090 (+3.142%) | +00.072 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham • BMW | 01:09.471 | 01:08.905 | 01:08.905 | +02.379 (+3.576%) | +00.289 |
| 15 | 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:09.044 | 01:10.293 | 01:09.044 | +02.518 (+3.785%) | +00.139 |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:09.624 | 01:09.436 | 01:09.436 | +02.910 (+4.374%) | +00.392 |
| 17 | 17 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Renault | 01:09.935 | 01:09.700 | 01:09.700 | +03.174 (+4.771%) | +00.264 |
| 18 | 18 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows • BMW | 01:09.737 | 01:10.614 | 01:09.737 | +03.211 (+4.827%) | +00.037 |
| 19 | 19 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:09.792 | 01:10.630 | 01:09.792 | +03.266 (+4.909%) | +00.055 |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.929 | 01:10.733 | 01:09.929 | +03.403 (+5.115%) | +00.137 |
| 21 | 21 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 01:09.987 | 01:28.882 | 01:09.987 | +03.461 (+5.202%) | +00.058 |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 01:10.305 | 01:10.511 | 01:10.305 | +03.779 (+5.680%) | +00.318 |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 01:11.483 | 01:21.859 | 01:11.483 | +04.957 (+7.451%) | +01.178 |
| 24 | 24 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 01:12.940 | 01:12.163 | 01:12.163 | +05.637 (+8.473%) | +00.680 |
| 25 | 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:13.997 | 01:12.443 | 01:12.443 | +05.917 (+8.894%) | +00.280 |
| 26 | 26 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 02:58.486 | 01:14.264 | 01:14.264 | +07.738 (+11.632%) | +01.821 |