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1987 British GP

Entry list	Qualifying results	Starting grid
Fastest Laps	Classification	Lap Leaders

Race details
Official Race Name	XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Date	Sunday, 12 July 1987
Local Start Time	14:00 h
Grand Prix	British GP
Circuit	Silverstone
Round	7 of 16
Entries	26
Qualifiers	25
Finishers	10
Race distance	4778 m × 65 laps = 310.570 km
Pole position	Right
First corner	Right
Track direction	Clockwise
Weather	Cloudy, Fresh, Dry

Car No.	Entrant	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyres	Lubricant
Entry List
1	Marlboro McLaren International	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/3	TAG 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Shell
2	Marlboro McLaren International	Stefan Johansson	McLaren MP4/3	TAG 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Shell
3	Data General Team Tyrrell	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell DG016	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf
4	Data General Team Tyrrell	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell DG016	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf
5	Canon Williams Honda Team	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW11B	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
6	Canon Williams Honda Team	Nélson Piquet	Williams FW11B	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
7	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT56	BMW 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
8	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham BT56	BMW 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
9	West Zakspeed Racing	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed 871	Zakspeed 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
10	West Zakspeed Racing	Christian Danner	Zakspeed 871	Zakspeed 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
11	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 99T	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
12	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 99T	Honda 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Elf
14	Team El Charro AGS	Pascal Fabre	AGS JH22	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	-
16	Leyton House March Racing Team	Ivan Capelli	March 871	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	-
17	USF&G Arrows Megatron	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10	Megatron 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
18	USF&G Arrows Megatron	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10	Megatron 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
19	Benetton Formula Ltd	Teo Fabi	Benetton B187	Ford F1 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
20	Benetton Formula Ltd	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B187	Ford F1 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Mobil
21	Osella Squadra Corse	Alex Caffi	Osella FA1I	Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T	Goodyear	Agip
23	Minardi Team	Adrián Campos	Minardi M187	Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
24	Minardi Team	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi M187	Motori Moderni 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
25	Ligier Loto	René Arnoux	Ligier JS29C	Megatron 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
26	Ligier Loto	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier JS29C	Megatron 1.5 L4T	Goodyear	Castrol
27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F1-87	Ferrari 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F1-87	Ferrari 1.5 V6T	Goodyear	Agip
30	Larrousse Calmels	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	Goodyear	BP

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Qualification
1	6	Nélson Piquet	Williams / Honda	1'07.110	-	100.0%	256.308
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	1'07.180	0.070	100.1%	256.040
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Honda	1'08.181	1.071	101.6%	252.281
4	1	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	1'08.577	1.467	102.2%	250.825
5	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton / Ford	1'08.972	1.862	102.8%	249.388
6	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton / Ford	1'09.246	2.136	103.2%	248.401
7	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'09.274	2.164	103.2%	248.301
8	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'09.408	2.298	103.4%	247.822
9	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham / BMW	1'09.475	2.365	103.5%	247.583
10	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren / TAG	1'09.541	2.431	103.6%	247.348
11	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham / BMW	1'10.012	2.902	104.3%	245.684
12	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Honda	1'10.619	3.509	105.2%	243.572
13	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Megatron	1'10.654	3.544	105.3%	243.451
14	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Megatron	1'11.053	3.943	105.9%	242.084
15	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	1'12.293	5.183	107.7%	237.932
16	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Megatron	1'12.402	5.292	107.9%	237.574
17	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	1'12.632	5.522	108.2%	236.821
18	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	1'13.337	6.227	109.3%	234.545
19	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi / Motori Moderni	1'13.793	6.683	110.0%	233.095
20	21	Alex Caffi	Osella / Alfa Romeo	1'15.558	8.448	112.6%	227.650
21	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Ford	1'15.868	8.758	113.1%	226.720
22	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell / Ford	1'16.524	9.414	114.0%	224.777
23	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell / Ford	1'16.644	9.534	114.2%	224.425
24	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Ford	1'16.692	9.582	114.3%	224.284
25	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS / Ford	1'18.237	11.127	116.6%	219.855

Starting grid

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'07.180

Nélson Piquet
Williams / Honda
1'07.110

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'08.577

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Honda
1'08.181

Teo Fabi
Benetton / Ford
1'09.246

Thierry Boutsen
Benetton / Ford
1'08.972

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'09.408

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'09.274

Stefan Johansson
McLaren / TAG
1'09.541

Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham / BMW
1'09.475

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Honda
1'10.619

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'10.012

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Megatron
1'11.053

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Megatron
1'10.654

René Arnoux
Ligier / Megatron
1'12.402

Alessandro Nannini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'12.293

Christian Danner
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'13.337

Martin Brundle
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'12.632

Alex Caffi
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'15.558

Adrián Campos
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'13.793

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Ford
1'16.524

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Ford
1'15.868

Ivan Capelli
March / Ford
1'16.692

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
1'16.644

Pascal Fabre
AGS / Ford
1'18.237

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Lap	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Fastest Laps
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	58	1'09.832	-	100.0%	246.317
2	6	Nélson Piquet	Williams / Honda	62	1'10.632	0.800	101.1%	243.527
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Honda	60	1'11.605	1.773	102.5%	240.218
4	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	49	1'12.846	3.014	104.3%	236.126
5	1	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	47	1'13.346	3.514	105.0%	234.516
6	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Honda	61	1'13.780	3.948	105.7%	233.136
7	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton / Ford	51	1'13.885	4.053	105.8%	232.805
8	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	43	1'14.102	4.270	106.1%	232.123
9	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton / Ford	54	1'14.162	4.330	106.2%	231.935
10	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Megatron	53	1'14.210	4.378	106.3%	231.785
11	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Megatron	42	1'14.346	4.514	106.5%	231.361
12	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren / TAG	14	1'14.380	4.548	106.5%	231.256
13	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham / BMW	17	1'14.814	4.982	107.1%	229.914
14	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	7	1'14.879	5.047	107.2%	229.715
15	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham / BMW	7	1'15.401	5.569	108.0%	228.124
16	21	Alex Caffi	Osella / Alfa Romeo	28	1'17.347	7.515	110.8%	222.385
17	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	8	1'17.383	7.551	110.8%	222.281
18	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Megatron	3	1'17.552	7.720	111.1%	221.797
19	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell / Ford	33	1'18.543	8.711	112.5%	218.999
20	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell / Ford	38	1'18.745	8.913	112.8%	218.437
21	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi / Motori Moderni	32	1'18.859	9.027	112.9%	218.121
22	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Ford	7	1'18.924	9.092	113.0%	217.941
23	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Ford	3	1'18.999	9.167	113.1%	217.734
24	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS / Ford	55	1'19.784	9.952	114.3%	215.592
25	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	28	1'19.848	10.016	114.3%	215.419

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps	Time	Gap/ Retirement	Speed (km/h)
Classification
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	65	1:19'11.780	-	235.291
2	6	Nélson Piquet	Williams / Honda	65	1:19'13.698	1.918	235.196
3	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus / Honda	64	1:19'20.600	1 Lap	231.242
4	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Honda	63	1:19'34.322	2 Laps	226.975
5	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Megatron	63	1:19'48.012	2 Laps	226.326
6	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton / Ford	63	1:20'09.905	2 Laps	225.296
7	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton / Ford	62	1:19'22.661	3 Laps	223.919
8	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell / Ford	60	1:20'01.827	5 Laps	214.928
9	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS / Ford	59	1:20'18.077	6 Laps	210.633
ret	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell / Ford	57	1:17'37.599	Engine	210.505
ret	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	54	1:19'19.593	Not classified	195.152
ret	1	Alain Prost	McLaren / TAG	53	1:06'26.862	Engine	228.662
ret	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari / Ferrari	52	1:06'43.065	Suspension	223.439
ret	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Megatron	45	58'10.855	Engine	221.732
ret	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi / Motori Moderni	34	45'35.006	Fuel system	213.830
ret	21	Alex Caffi	Osella / Alfa Romeo	32	42'03.216	Engine	218.144
ret	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed / Zakspeed	32	44'04.261	Gearbox	208.159
ret	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham / BMW	28	35'40.115	Turbo	225.045
ret	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren / TAG	18	22'43.755	Engine	227.031
ret	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi / Motori Moderni	10	17'02.193	Engine	168.274
ret	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham / BMW	8	10'17.086	Turbo	222.994
ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	7	9'03.912	Accident	221.370
ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Ford	7	9'28.768	Gearbox	211.695
ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Megatron	3	4'06.766	Electrical	209.115
ret	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Ford	3	4'11.348	Accident	205.303
dsq	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier / Megatron	0	-	Disqualified	-

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps Led	Percentage
Lap Leaders
1	6	Nélson Piquet	Williams / Honda	62	95%
2	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams / Honda	3	5%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!

Alain Prost Infopage
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1987 British GP

Race details

Entry List

Qualification

Starting grid

Fastest Laps

Classification

Lap Leaders