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1987 Mexican Grand Prix

Round
14/16
Date
Oct 18, 1987 at 00:00 CET
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Circuit length
4.421 m
Race distance
278.523 km (63 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:26:24.207 1st 63 9
2 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams +26.176 3rd 63 6
3 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham +1:26.879 8th 63 4
4 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows +1:41.352 12th 63 3
5 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton +2 laps 6th 61 2
6 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola +3 laps 24th 60 1
7 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell +3 laps 22nd 60
8 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell +3 laps 25th 60
9 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola +4 laps 23rd 59
DNF #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus Clutch 7th 54
DNF #16 Ivan Capelli March Water leak 20th 51
DNF #21 Alex Caffi Osella Engine 26th 50
DNF #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier Water leak 21st 43
DNF #23 Adrián Campos Minardi Transmission 19th 32
DNF #25 René Arnoux Ligier Overheating 18th 29
DNF #17 Derek Warwick Arrows Accident 11th 26
DNF #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham Accident 10th 22
DNF #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari Turbo 2nd 20
DNF #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton Electrical 4th 15
DNF #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi Turbo 14th 13
DNF #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari Engine 9th 12
DNF #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed Turbo 13th 3
DNF #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren Collision 15th 1
DNF #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus Collision 16th 1
DNF #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed Collision 17th 1
DNF #1 Alain Prost McLaren Collision 5th 0
DNQ #14 Pascal Fabre AGS
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 1:20.666
2 #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:20.863 +0.197
3 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:21.273 +0.607
4 #1 Alain Prost McLaren 1:21.384 +0.718
5 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton 1:21.443 +0.777
6 #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 1:21.491 +0.825
7 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:22.164 +1.498
8 #17 Derek Warwick Arrows 1:22.516 +1.850
9 #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:22.599 +1.933
10 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams 1:22.655 +1.989
11 #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren 1:23.063 +2.397
12 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:23.117 +2.451
13 #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:24.073 +3.407
14 #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:24.150 +3.484
15 #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:24.631 +3.965
16 #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 1:24.850 +4.184
17 #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:25.134 +4.468
18 #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:25.367 +4.701
19 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola 1:25.917 +5.251
20 #16 Ivan Capelli March 1:26.217 +5.551
21 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:26.893 +6.227
22 #25 René Arnoux Ligier 1:27.276 +6.610
23 #23 Adrián Campos Minardi 1:27.338 +6.672
24 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:27.362 +6.696
25 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:27.451 +6.785
26 #21 Alex Caffi Osella 1:29.772 +9.106
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:18.383
2 #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:18.426 +0.043
3 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams 1:18.463 +0.080
4 #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 1:18.691 +0.308
5 #1 Alain Prost McLaren 1:18.742 +0.359
6 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton 1:18.992 +0.609
7 #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:19.089 +0.706
8 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:19.889 +1.506
9 #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:19.967 +1.584
10 #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 1:20.141 +1.758
11 #17 Derek Warwick Arrows 1:21.664 +3.281
12 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:21.705 +3.322
13 #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:21.711 +3.328
14 #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:22.035 +3.652
15 #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren 1:22.185 +3.802
16 #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:22.214 +3.831
17 #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:22.593 +4.210
18 #25 René Arnoux Ligier 1:23.053 +4.670
19 #23 Adrián Campos Minardi 1:23.955 +5.572
20 #16 Ivan Capelli March 1:24.404 +6.021
21 #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 1:24.553 +6.170
22 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:24.723 +6.340
23 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:24.745 +6.362
24 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola 1:25.096 +6.713
25 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:26.305 +7.922
26 #21 Alex Caffi Osella 1:27.670 +9.287
27 #14 Pascal Fabre AGS 1:28.655 +10.272
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:18.383
2 #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:18.426 +0.043
3 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams 1:18.463 +0.080
4 #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 1:18.691 +0.308
5 #1 Alain Prost McLaren 1:18.742 +0.359
6 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton 1:18.992 +0.609
7 #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:19.089 +0.706
8 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:19.889 +1.506
9 #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:19.967 +1.584
10 #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 1:20.141 +1.758
11 #17 Derek Warwick Arrows 1:21.664 +3.281
12 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:21.705 +3.322
13 #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:21.711 +3.328
14 #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:22.035 +3.652
15 #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:22.214 +3.831
16 #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren 1:22.382 +3.999
17 #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:22.593 +4.210
18 #25 René Arnoux Ligier 1:23.053 +4.670
19 #23 Adrián Campos Minardi 1:23.955 +5.572
20 #16 Ivan Capelli March 1:24.404 +6.021
21 #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 1:24.553 +6.170
22 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:24.723 +6.340
23 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:24.745 +6.362
24 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola 1:25.096 +6.713
25 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:26.305 +7.922
26 #14 Pascal Fabre AGS 1:28.655 +10.272
27 #21 Alex Caffi Osella 1:30.010 +11.627
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:19.992
2 #1 Alain Prost McLaren 1:20.572 +0.580
3 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:20.696 +0.704
4 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams 1:20.701 +0.709
5 #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 1:20.766 +0.774
6 #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:21.290 +1.298
7 #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:21.361 +1.369
8 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:21.720 +1.728
9 #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren 1:22.185 +2.193
10 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton 1:22.666 +2.674
11 #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 1:22.930 +2.938
12 #17 Derek Warwick Arrows 1:23.347 +3.355
13 #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:23.750 +3.758
14 #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:23.992 +4.000
15 #25 René Arnoux Ligier 1:24.299 +4.307
16 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:24.445 +4.453
17 #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:25.184 +5.192
18 #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:26.055 +6.063
19 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:27.011 +7.019
20 #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 1:27.059 +7.067
21 #16 Ivan Capelli March 1:27.161 +7.169
22 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola 1:27.184 +7.192
23 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:27.306 +7.314
24 #21 Alex Caffi Osella 1:27.670 +7.678
25 #23 Adrián Campos Minardi 1:27.798 +7.806
26 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:28.156 +8.164
27 #14 Pascal Fabre AGS 1:30.285 +10.293
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #6 Nelson Piquet Williams 1:19.132 57
2 #5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:19.527 +0.395 59
3 #12 Ayrton Senna Lotus 1:20.586 +1.454 44
4 #19 Teo Fabi Benetton 1:20.829 +1.697 38
5 #18 Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:20.934 +1.802 54
6 #7 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:21.057 +1.925 57
7 #28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:21.520 +2.388 19
8 #20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 1:22.170 +3.038 9
9 #8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 1:22.535 +3.403 17
10 #17 Derek Warwick Arrows 1:23.124 +3.992 15
11 #27 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:23.273 +4.141 9
12 #21 Alex Caffi Osella 1:23.628 +4.496 49
13 #26 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 1:23.659 +4.527 39
14 #25 René Arnoux Ligier 1:23.887 +4.755 19
15 #16 Ivan Capelli March 1:24.274 +5.142 36
16 #30 Philippe Alliot Lola 1:24.320 +5.188 39
17 #29 Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:24.405 +5.273 39
18 #3 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:24.657 +5.525 39
19 #24 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 1:24.668 +5.536 12
20 #23 Adrián Campos Minardi 1:25.734 +6.602 31
21 #4 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 1:26.039 +6.907 28
22 #9 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:28.816 +9.684 2
23 #2 Stefan Johansson McLaren 1:43.361 +24.229 1
24 #11 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:43.533 +24.401 1
25 #10 Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:44.266 +25.134 1

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Nelson Piquet Williams 3 11 73
2 Nigel Mansell Williams 6 7 61 -12
3 Ayrton Senna Lotus 2 7 51 -22
4 Alain Prost McLaren 3 7 46 -27
5 Stefan Johansson McLaren 0 4 26 -47
6 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 0 1 18 -55
7 Teo Fabi Benetton 0 1 12 -61
8 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 0 0 10 -63
9 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 0 2 8 -65
10 Eddie Cheever Arrows 0 0 8 -65
11 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 0 1 6 -67
12 Satoru Nakajima Lotus 0 0 6 -67
13 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 0 1 4 -69
14 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 0 0 4 -69
15 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 0 0 4 -69
16 Derek Warwick Arrows 0 0 3 -70
17 Philippe Alliot Lola 0 0 3 -70
18 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 0 0 2 -71
19 René Arnoux Ligier 0 0 1 -72
20 Ivan Capelli March 0 0 1 -72
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Williams Honda 9 18 137
2 McLaren TAG 3 11 72 -65
3 Lotus Honda 2 7 57 -80
4 Ferrari Ferrari 0 3 26 -111
5 Benetton Ford 0 1 22 -115
6 Arrows Megatron 0 0 11 -126
7 Brabham BMW 0 2 10 -127
8 Tyrrell Ford 0 0 8 -129
9 Lola Ford 0 0 3 -134
10 Zakspeed Zakspeed 0 0 2 -135
11 Ligier Megatron 0 0 1 -136
12 March Ford 0 0 1 -136

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The 1987 Mexican Grand Prix started Oct 18, 1987 on Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Nigel Mansell started from pole position with Gerhard Berger next to him. Nelson Piquet started from third place.

In 1 hour, 26 minutes and 24 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nelson Piquet in second and Riccardo Patrese in third place.

After the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 73 points. Piquet is 12 points ahead of Nigel Mansell.