| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams • Honda | 80 | 1:37:19.272 | 188.062 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 80 | +17.128 | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams • Honda | 80 | +37.545 | +20.417 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 80 | +48.703 | +11.158 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Renault | 79 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Renault | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 14 | 8 | Derek Warwick | Brabham • BMW | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 10 | 15 | 3 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell • Renault | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 11 | 18 | 17 | Christian Danner | Arrows • BMW | 76 | +4 laps | ||
| DNC | 21 | 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • BMW | 67 | |||
| 13 | 16 | Patrick Tambay | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 64 | brakes | |||
| 12 | 11 | Johnny Dumfries | Lotus • Renault | 56 | engine | |||
| 22 | 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 46 | engine | |||
| 17 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell • Renault | 43 | fire | |||
| 24 | 29 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 32 | collision | |||
| 26 | 22 | Allen Berg | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 25 | clutch | |||
| 8 | 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • BMW | 22 | gearbox | |||
| 9 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton • BMW | 7 | ignition | |||
| 10 | 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 5 | fuel injection | |||
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus • Renault | 3 | accident | |||
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 3 | collision | |||
| 19 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 3 | collision | |||
| 23 | 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi • Motori Moderni | 3 | turbo | |||
| 20 | 15 | Alan Jones | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 2 | accident |
Fastest lap - 01:09.993 - 196.117 km/h - Nigel Mansell (lap 57)