12 Jul 1987 British Grand Prix
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The 1987 British Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 12 July 1987. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Williams Honda and his team-mate Nigel Mansell was the race winner.
1987 Shell Oils British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 65 | 1:19:11.780 | 1:19:11.780 | - | - | 1:09.832 | 58 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 65 | +1.918 | 1:19:13.698 | +1.918 | +1.918 | 1:10.632 | 62 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 64 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:11.605 | 60 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 63 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.780 | 61 | 12 | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 63 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:14.210 | 53 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:13.885 | 51 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:14.162 | 54 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:18.543 | 33 | 23 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.784 | 55 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Philippe Streiff | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 57 | Engine | 8 laps | 2 laps | 1:18.745 | 38 | 22 | ||
| NC | 9 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 54 | +11 laps | 11 laps | 3 laps | 1:14.102 | 43 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 53 | Engine | 12 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.346 | 47 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 52 | Suspension | 13 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.846 | 49 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 45 | Engine | 20 laps | 7 laps | 1:14.346 | 42 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 23 | Adrian Campos | Spain | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 34 | Fuel System | 31 laps | 11 laps | 1:18.859 | 32 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 33 laps | 2 laps | 1:17.347 | 28 | 20 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Christian Danner | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | 32 | Gearbox | 33 laps | 1:19.848 | 28 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 28 | Turbo | 37 laps | 4 laps | 1:14.814 | 17 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | McLaren TAG | Goodyear | 18 | Engine | 47 laps | 10 laps | 1:14.380 | 14 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Minardi Motori Moderni | Goodyear | 10 | Engine | 55 laps | 8 laps | 1:17.383 | 8 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 8 | Turbo | 57 laps | 2 laps | 1:15.401 | 7 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 7 | Gearbox | 58 laps | 1 lap | 1:14.879 | 7 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Gear Box | 58 laps | 1:18.924 | 7 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | 3 | Electrical | 62 laps | 4 laps | 1:17.552 | 3 | 16 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Accident | 62 laps | 1:18.999 | 3 | 24 | |||
| DSQ | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Ligier Megatron | Goodyear | Excluded | 65 laps | 3 laps |