GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 1986 - STARTING GRID
06 Jul 1986
Circuit Paul Ricard, France
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton SennaSEN | Lotus Renault | 1:06.526 | 
| 2 | 5 | Nigel MansellMAN | Williams Honda | 1:06.755 | 
| 3 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Williams Honda | 1:06.797 | 
| 4 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Renault | 1:07.075 | 
| 5 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren TAG | 1:07.266 | 
| 6 | 27 | Michele AlboretoALB | Ferrari | 1:07.365 | 
| 7 | 2 | Keke RosbergROS | McLaren TAG | 1:07.545 | 
| 8 | 20 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton BMW | 1:07.554 | 
| 9 | 19 | Teo FabiFAB | Benetton BMW | 1:07.818 | 
| 10 | 28 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Ferrari | 1:07.874 | 
| 11 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Renault | 1:07.913 | 
| 12 | 11 | Johnny DumfriesDUM | Lotus Renault | 1:08.544 | 
| 13 | 16 | Patrick TambayTAM | Lola Hart | 1:08.616 | 
| 14 | 8 | Derek WarwickWAR | Brabham BMW | 1:08.905 | 
| 15 | 3 | Martin BrundleBRU | Tyrrell Renault | 1:09.044 | 
| 16 | 7 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham BMW | 1:09.436 | 
| 17 | 4 | Philippe StreiffSTR | Tyrrell Renault | 1:09.700 | 
| 18 | 17 | Christian DannerDAN | Arrows BMW | 1:09.737 | 
| 19 | 24 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:09.792 | 
| 20 | 15 | Alan JonesJON | Lola Hart | 1:09.929 | 
| 21 | 18 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Arrows BMW | 1:09.987 | 
| 22 | 14 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Zakspeed | 1:10.305 | 
| 23 | 23 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Minardi Motori Moderni | 1:11.483 | 
| 24 | 29 | Huub RothengatterROT | Zakspeed | 1:12.163 | 
| 25 | 21 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:12.443 | 
| 26 | 22 | Allen BergBER | Osella Alfa Romeo | 1:14.264 |