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British Grand Prix 1987

The 1987 British Grand Prix (formally the XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 July 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. It was the seventh race of the 1987 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the 42nd British Grand Prix and the 23rd to be held at Silverstone. The race was held over 65 laps of the 4.78-kilometre (2.97 mi) circuit for race distance of 311 kilometres (193 mi).

The race was won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. In one of his most memorable Formula One performances, Mansell hunted down Brazilian team-mate Nelson Piquet, who had started from pole position, with three laps remaining. It was Mansell’s third win of the season, and his second consecutive British Grand Prix victory. Ayrton Senna finished third in his Lotus-Honda, one lap behind.

The win moved Mansell into second place in the Drivers’ Championship, level on points with Piquet and one point behind Senna.

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1987 British Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship

Race details
Date	12 July 1987
Official name	XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.778 km (2.969 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 310.570 km (192.979 mi)
Weather	Sunny and warm
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Time	1:07.110
Fastest lap
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Time	1:09.832 on lap 58
Podium
First	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda
Second	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
Third	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	1:07.596	1:07.110	—
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1:07.725	1:07.180	+0.070
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda	1:09.255	1:08.181	+1.071
4	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	1:08.577	1:09.492	+1.467
5	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	1:09.724	1:08.972	+1.862
6	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-Ford	1:10.264	1:09.246	+2.136
7	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:10.441	1:09.274	+2.164
8	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:10.328	1:09.408	+2.298
9	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham-BMW	1:10.787	1:09.475	+2.365
10	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren-TAG	1:10.242	1:09.541	+2.431
11	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:10.012	1:10.020	+2.902
12	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Honda	1:10.619	1:10.998	+3.509
13	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	1:10.654	1:10.781	+3.544
14	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	1:11.053	1:11.310	+3.943
15	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:13.737	1:12.293	+5.183
16	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Megatron	1:12.503	1:12.402	+5.292
17	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:12.852	1:12.632	+5.522
18	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	1:15.833	1:13.337	+6.227
19	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi-Motori Moderni	1:15.719	1:13.793	+6.683
20	21	Alex Caffi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:18.495	1:15.558	+8.448
21	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Ford	1:16.770	1:15.868	+8.758
22	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Ford	1:17.208	1:16.524	+9.414
23	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	1:16.644	1:17.105	+9.534
24	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Ford	1:17.122	1:16.692	+9.582
25	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS-Ford	1:19.163	1:18.237	+11.127
EX	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier-Megatron	1:13.381	no time	+6.271

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	65	1:19:11.780	2	9
2	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda	65	+ 1.918	1	6
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus-Honda	64	+ 1 Lap	3	4
4	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Honda	63	+ 2 Laps	12	3
5	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	63	+ 2 Laps	13	2
6	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton-Ford	63	+ 2 Laps	6	1
7	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	62	+ 3 Laps	5
8 (1)	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	60	+ 5 Laps	23
9 (2)	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS-Ford	59	+ 6 Laps	25
Ret	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell-Ford	57	Engine	22
NC	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	54	+ 11 Laps	17
Ret	1	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	53	Engine	4
Ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	52	Suspension	7
Ret	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	45	Engine	14
Ret	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi-Motori Moderni	34	Fuel System	19
Ret	21	Alex Caffi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	32	Engine	20
Ret	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed	32	Gearbox	18
Ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	28	Turbo	11
Ret	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren-TAG	18	Engine	10
Ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-Motori Moderni	10	Engine	15
Ret	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham-BMW	8	Turbo	9
Ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	7	Accident	8
Ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Ford	7	Gearbox	21
Ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Megatron	3	Electrical	16
Ret	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Ford	3	Accident	24
EX	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier-Megatron	0	Excluded	19
Source:

Drivers’ Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	31
2	Nigel Mansell	30
3	Nelson Piquet	30
4	Alain Prost	26
5	Stefan Johansson	13
Source:

Constructors’ Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Honda	60
2	McLaren-TAG	39
3	Lotus-Honda	37
4	Ferrari	17
5	Arrows-Megatron	6
Source:

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	31
2	Nigel Mansell	30
3	Nelson Piquet	30
4	Alain Prost	26
5	Stefan Johansson	13
Source:

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Honda	60
2	McLaren-TAG	39
3	Lotus-Honda	37
4	Ferrari	17
5	Arrows-Megatron	6
Source:

Jim Clark Trophy standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jonathan Palmer	42
2	Pascal Fabre	34
3	Philippe Streiff	30
4	Philippe Alliot	15
5	Ivan Capelli	6

Colin Chapman Trophy standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford	72
2	AGS-Ford	32
3	Lola-Ford	15
4	March-Ford	6

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jonathan Palmer	42
2	Pascal Fabre	34
3	Philippe Streiff	30
4	Philippe Alliot	15
5	Ivan Capelli	6

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Tyrrell-Ford	72
2	AGS-Ford	32
3	Lola-Ford	15
4	March-Ford	6

References

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