1987 Austrian Grand Prix

Round

10/16

Date

Aug 16, 1987 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spielberg, Austria

Circuit

Red Bull Ring

Circuit length

5.942 m (18 turns)

Race distance

308.984 km (52 laps)

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Mansell

Winner

1:18:44.898

Winning time

Piquet

Pole position

Mansell

Fastest lap

1:28.318

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:18:44.898	2nd	52	9
2	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	+55.704	1st	52	6
3	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	+1 lap	5th	51	4
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	+1 lap	4th	51	3
5	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	+2 laps	7th	50	2
6	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	+2 laps	9th	50	1
7	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	+2 laps	14th	50
8	#26 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	+2 laps	18th	50
9	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	+3 laps	20th	49
10	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	+3 laps	16th	49
11	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	+3 laps	23rd	49
12	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	+3 laps	22nd	49
13	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	+3 laps	13th	49
14	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	+5 laps	24th	47
NC	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	+7 laps	26th	45
DNF	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Engine	8th	43
DNF	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Turbo	6th	42
DNF	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Engine	10th	35
DNF	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	Engine	11th	35
DNF	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Tyre	12th	31
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Turbo	3rd	5
DNF	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	Electrical	19th	3
DNF	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Engine	15th	1
DNF	#21 Alex Caffi	Osella	Electrical	21st	0
25	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	Accident	25th	0
DSQ	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	Illegal bodywork	17th	48

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.265
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:28.420	+0.155
3	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:28.747	+0.482
4	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.913	+0.648
5	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:29.006	+0.741
6	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:29.153	+0.888
7	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:29.433	+1.168
8	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:29.576	+1.311
9	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.133	+2.868
10	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.668	+3.403
11	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	1:31.779	+3.514
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:31.980	+3.715
13	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:32.035	+3.770
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	1:32.589	+4.324
15	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:32.789	+4.524
16	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:33.402	+5.137
17	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:34.073	+5.808
18	#26 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	1:35.149	+6.884
19	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:35.453	+7.188
20	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:35.659	+7.394
21	#21 Alex Caffi	Osella	1:35.669	+7.404
22	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:36.582	+8.317
23	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:37.304	+9.039
24	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	1:42.559	+14.294
25	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	2:29.423	+1:01.158
26	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3:04.968	+1:36.703

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:23.357
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:23.459	+0.102
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:24.213	+0.856
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:24.348	+0.991
5	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:25.054	+1.697
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:25.077	+1.720
7	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:25.492	+2.135
8	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:25.766	+2.409
9	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:26.170	+2.813
10	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	1:27.672	+4.315
11	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:27.762	+4.405
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:28.370	+5.013
13	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:28.786	+5.429
14	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	1:29.003	+5.646
15	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:29.435	+6.078
16	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:29.733	+6.376
17	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:29.893	+6.536
18	#26 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	1:30.682	+7.325
19	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:30.797	+7.440
20	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:31.015	+7.658
21	#21 Alex Caffi	Osella	1:32.313	+8.956
22	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:33.741	+10.384
23	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:34.199	+10.842
24	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.619	+11.262
25	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:35.338	+11.981
26	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	1:40.633	+17.276

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:33.779
2	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:37.908	+4.129
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:38.388	+4.609
4	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:39.647	+5.868
5	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	1:41.711	+7.932
6	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:42.383	+8.604
7	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:43.002	+9.223
8	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:43.132	+9.353
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:45.518	+11.739
10	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:47.128	+13.349
11	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:48.124	+14.345
12	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:48.595	+14.816
13	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:48.880	+15.101
14	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:49.308	+15.529
15	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:49.566	+15.787
16	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:49.991	+16.212
17	#21 Alex Caffi	Osella	1:50.273	+16.494
18	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:51.624	+17.845
19	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:53.119	+19.340
20	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:54.807	+21.028
21	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	1:57.236	+23.457

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:23.357
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:23.459	+0.102
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:24.213	+0.856
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:24.348	+0.991
5	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:25.054	+1.697
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:25.077	+1.720
7	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:25.492	+2.135
8	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:25.766	+2.409
9	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:26.170	+2.813
10	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	1:27.672	+4.315
11	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:27.762	+4.405
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:28.370	+5.013
13	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:28.786	+5.429
14	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	1:29.003	+5.646
15	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:29.435	+6.078
16	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:29.733	+6.376
17	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:29.893	+6.536
18	#26 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	1:30.682	+7.325
19	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:30.797	+7.440
20	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:31.015	+7.658
21	#21 Alex Caffi	Osella	1:32.313	+8.956
22	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:33.741	+10.384
23	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:34.199	+10.842
24	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.619	+11.262
25	#4 Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:35.338	+11.981
26	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	1:40.633	+17.276

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.318		31
2	#6 Nelson Piquet	Williams	1:28.358	+0.040	27
3	#12 Ayrton Senna	Lotus	1:28.559	+0.241	48
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:29.111	+0.793	18
5	#2 Stefan Johansson	McLaren	1:29.238	+0.920	50
6	#1 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:29.291	+0.973	32
7	#19 Teo Fabi	Benetton	1:29.559	+1.241	41
8	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:30.148	+1.830	29
9	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:30.343	+2.025	5
10	#7 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:30.629	+2.311	30
11	#11 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.685	+3.367	40
12	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.783	+3.465	31
13	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:31.814	+3.496	30
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	1:31.960	+3.642	31
15	#10 Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:32.817	+4.499	28
16	#26 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	1:34.372	+6.054	14
17	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:34.785	+6.467	9
18	#9 Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:35.615	+7.297	3
19	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:35.616	+7.298	42
20	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:36.027	+7.709	41
21	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:37.854	+9.536	3
22	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:38.245	+9.927	17
23	#14 Pascal Fabre	AGS	1:42.844	+14.526	26
24	#24 Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	2:06.843	+38.525	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	2	8	54
2	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	2	6	43	-11
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams	4	4	39	-15
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	5	31	-23
5	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	0	3	19	-35
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	0	0	9	-45
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	2	8	-46
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	0	0	8	-46
9	Teo Fabi	Benetton	0	1	7	-47
10	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	0	0	6	-48
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	0	1	4	-50
12	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	0	0	4	-50
13	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	0	0	4	-50
14	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	0	0	4	-50
15	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	3	-51
16	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	0	0	2	-52
17	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	0	0	2	-52
18	René Arnoux	Ligier	0	0	1	-53
19	Ivan Capelli	March	0	0	1	-53
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	0	0	1	-53

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Honda	6	12	93
2	McLaren	TAG	2	8	50	-43
3	Lotus	Honda	2	6	49	-44
4	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	2	17	-76
5	Benetton	Ford	0	1	15	-78
6	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	8	-85
7	Arrows	Megatron	0	0	7	-86
8	Brabham	BMW	0	1	6	-87
9	Zakspeed	Zakspeed	0	0	2	-91
10	Ligier	Megatron	0	0	1	-92
11	March	Ford	0	0	1	-92
12	Lola	Ford	0	0	1	-92

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The 1987 Austrian Grand Prix started Aug 16, 1987 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Nelson Piquet started from pole position with Nigel Mansell next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.

In 1 hour, 18 minutes and 44 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nelson Piquet in second and Teo Fabi in third place.

After the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Piquet is 11 points ahead of Ayrton Senna.