1986 French Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 16 in the 1986 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | July 6, 1986 | ||
| Location | Paul Ricard Circuit | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.812 km (2.369 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.96 km (189.52 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:06.526 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell
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Williams-Honda | |
| Time | 1:09.993 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-TAG | ||
| Third | Williams-Honda | ||
The 1986 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1986.
Following Elio de Angelis's fatal testing crash on the full 5.809 km (3.610 mi) circuit 2 months before, Formula One used the 3.812 km (2.369 mi) "Club" version of the circuit. This cut the 1.8 km long Mistral straight down to 1 km, though top speeds were still reaching over 330 km/h (205 mph).
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