1987 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1987 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 31 May 1987. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Honda and Ayrton Senna was the race winner in the Lotus Honda. Senna won by a massive 33 seconds after passing early race leader Nigel Mansell on lap 29. This victory for Senna marked the first of the great Brazilian’s six wins in Monaco.

1987 Monaco Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
112Ayrton SennaBrazilLotus HondaGoodyear781:57:54.0851:57:54.085--1:27.6857229
26Nelson PiquetBrazilWilliams HondaGoodyear78+33.2121:58:27.297+33.212+33.2121:28.6424936
327Michele AlboretoItalyFerrariGoodyear78+1:12.8391:59:06.924+1:12.839+39.6271:28.9145854
428Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear77+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:29.2205183
53Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear76+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:30.81720152
616Ivan CapelliItalyMarch FordGoodyear76+2 laps2 laps1:30.50248191
79Martin BrundleGreat BritainZakspeedGoodyear76+2 laps2 laps1:31.6194414
819Teo FabiItalyBenetton FordGoodyear76+2 laps2 laps1:31.2072212
91Alain ProstFranceMcLaren TAGGoodyear75Engine3 laps1 lap1:28.891394
1011Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus HondaGoodyear75+3 laps3 laps1:32.2656117
1125René ArnouxFranceLigier MegatronGoodyear74+4 laps4 laps1 lap1:32.4174722
1226Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyLigier MegatronGoodyear74+4 laps4 laps1:32.3894720
1314Pascal FabreFranceAGS FordGoodyear71+7 laps7 laps3 laps1:35.699824
DNF18Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows MegatronGoodyear59Overheating19 laps12 laps1:29.905216
DNF17Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows MegatronGoodyear58Gearbox20 laps1 lap1:29.0485711
DNF2Stefan JohanssonSwedenMcLaren TAGGoodyear57Engine21 laps1 lap1:29.758387
DNF30Philippe AlliotFranceLola FordGoodyear42Engine36 laps15 laps1:31.2711918
DNF7Riccardo PatreseItalyBrabham BMWGoodyear41Electrical37 laps1 lap1:30.0773910
DNF21Alex CaffiItalyOsella Alfa RomeoGoodyear39Electrical39 laps2 laps1:31.4741616
DNF8Andrea de CesarisItalyBrabham BMWGoodyear38Suspension40 laps1 lap1:31.5111621
DNF5Nigel MansellGreat BritainWilliams HondaGoodyear29Turbo49 laps9 laps1:28.049261
DNF24Alessandro NanniniItalyMinardi Motori ModerniGoodyear21Electrical57 laps8 laps1:31.3931013
DNF4Philippe StreiffFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear9Accident69 laps12 laps1:32.715823
DNF20Thierry BoutsenBelgiumBenetton FordGoodyear5Transmission73 laps4 laps1:31.30049
DSQ23Adrian CamposSpainMinardi Motori ModerniGoodyearExcluded78 laps5 laps
DNS10Christian DannerGermanyZakspeedGoodyearNon Starter78 laps