17 May 1987 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 1987 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 17 May 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and Alain Prost was the race winner in the McLaren TAG.
1987 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 43 | 1:27:03.217 | 1:27:03.217 | - | - | 1:57.153 | 26 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 43 | +24.764 | 1:27:27.981 | +24.764 | +24.764 | 1:59.015 | 33 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:00.154 | 33 | 13 | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:03.091 | 29 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 42 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:02.706 | 34 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 41 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:04.471 | 15 | 16 | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 40 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 2:04.691 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2:05.456 | 16 | 22 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 2:09.872 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 2:09.977 | 15 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Engine | 9 laps | 4 laps | 1:59.927 | 8 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 19 | Overheating | 24 laps | 15 laps | 2:04.227 | 16 | 18 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Wheel Bearing | 25 laps | 1 lap | 2:01.020 | 4 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 17 | Accident | 26 laps | 1 lap | 1:59.651 | 12 | 1 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Engine | 29 laps | 3 laps | 2:06.011 | 13 | 21 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 11 | Exhaust | 32 laps | 3 laps | 1:59.572 | 8 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 11 | Fuel Leak | 32 laps | 2:05.825 | 6 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 9 | Transmission | 34 laps | 2 laps | 2:00.017 | 7 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 9 | Brakes | 34 laps | 2:05.247 | 8 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 8 | Radiator | 35 laps | 1 lap | 2:03.843 | 6 | 12 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 5 | Clutch | 38 laps | 3 laps | 2:05.206 | 2 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 2 | Engine | 41 laps | 3 laps | 2:09.474 | 2 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 1 | Turbo | 42 laps | 1 lap | 2:17.571 | 1 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 0 | Accident | 43 laps | 1 lap | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 0 | 43 laps | 19 | ||||||
| DNF | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 0 | 43 laps | 24 |