The Turbo Era · Round 8
French Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 80 | 01:37:19.272 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 80 | +17.128 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 80 | +37.545 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | McLaren | 7 | 80 | +48.703 | 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 16 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Brabham | 14 | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 15 | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Christian Danner | Arrows | 18 | 76 | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 21 | 67 | Not classified | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Lola | 13 | 64 | Brakes | |
| 14 | Johnny Dumfries | Team Lotus | 12 | 56 | Engine | |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Zakspeed | 22 | 46 | Engine | |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 17 | 43 | Heat shield fire | |
| 17 | Huub Rothengatter | Zakspeed | 24 | 32 | Accident | |
| 18 | Allen Berg | Osella | 26 | 25 | Turbo | |
| 19 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 22 | Gearbox | |
| 20 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 7 | Engine | |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ferrari | 10 | 5 | Turbo | |
| 22 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 1 | 3 | Accident | |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 3 | Accident | |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 19 | 3 | Accident | |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Minardi | 23 | 3 | Turbo | |
| 26 | Alan Jones | Lola | 20 | 2 | Accident |
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