The 1986 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 19–20 July 1986 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.

Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 42'57.010 15 2 Randy Mamola Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +12.350 12 3 Christian Sarron Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Yamaha +14.460 10 4 Mike Baldwin Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +14.820 8 5 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Team HRC Honda +22.260 6 6 Rob McElnea Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +26.170 5 7 Ron Haslam Team ROC Honda +1'05.030 4 8 Didier de Radiguès Rollstar Honda Racing Team Honda +1'26.070 3 9 Dave Petersen HB Suzuki GP Team Suzuki +1'41.180 2 10 Paul Lewis Suzuki +1'52.950 1 11 Wolfgang Von Muralt Frankonia-Suzuki Suzuki +1'57.020 12 Marco Gentile Fior Fior +2'03.650 13 Fabio Biliotti Team Italia Honda +2'04.700 14 Boet van Dulmen Honda +1 lap 15 Christian Le Liard Team ROC Honda +1 lap 16 Mile Pajic Stichting Netherlands Racing Team Honda +1 lap 17 Simon Buckmaster Honda +1 lap 18 Alessandro Valesi Honda +2 laps 19 Dietmar Mayer Honda +1 lap 20 Juan Garriga Cagiva +2 laps Ret Lothar Spiegler Suzuki Retired Ret Raymond Roche Racing Team Katayama Honda Retired Ret Louis-Luc Maisto Honda Retired Ret Manfred Fischer Team Hein Gericke Honda Accident Ret Pierfrancesco Chili HB Suzuki GP Team Honda Retired Ret José Parra Honda Retired Ret Philippe Robinet Fior Retired Ret Leandro Beccheroni Suzuki Retired DNS Henk van der Mark Honda Did not start DNS Josef Ragginger Suzuki Did not start DNS Gustav Reiner Honda Deutschland Honda Did not start DNQ Stelio Marmaras Suzuki Did not qualify

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