British Grand Prix
1987 Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Podium
PIQWilliams
2
MANWilliams
1
SENLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:19:11.780 from P2
PolePIQ1:07.110
Fastest lapMAN1:09.832 on lap 58
Finishers9 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 65 | 1:19:11.780 | 9 | 1:09.832 |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1 | ▼1 | 65 | +1.918s | 6 | 1:10.632 |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 3 | – | 64 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:11.605 |
| 4 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 12 | ▲8 | 63 | +2 laps | 3 | 1:13.780 |
| 5 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 13 | ▲8 | 63 | +2 laps | 2 | 1:14.210 |
| 6 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | – | 63 | +2 laps | 1 | 1:13.885 |
| 7 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | ▼2 | 62 | +3 laps | 1:14.162 | |
| 8 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | ▲15 | 60 | +5 laps | 1:18.543 | |
| 9 | PFAPascal Fabre | AGS | 25 | ▲16 | 59 | +6 laps | 1:19.784 | |
| DNF | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 22 | 57 | Engine | 1:18.745 | ||
| NC | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 17 | 54 | Not classified | 1:14.102 | ||
| DNF | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 53 | Engine | 1:13.346 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 7 | 52 | Suspension | 1:12.846 | ||
| DNF | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | 45 | Engine | 1:14.346 | ||
| DNF | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | 34 | Fuel system | 1:18.859 | ||
| DNF | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 20 | 32 | Engine | 1:17.347 | ||
| DNF | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 18 | 32 | Gearbox | 1:19.848 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 28 | Turbo | 1:14.814 | ||
| DNF | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | 18 | Engine | 1:14.380 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | 10 | Engine | 1:17.383 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Brabham | 9 | 8 | Turbo | 1:15.401 | ||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 8 | 7 | Accident | 1:14.879 | ||
| DNF | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 21 | 7 | Gearbox | 1:18.924 | ||
| DNF | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 16 | 3 | Electrical | 1:17.552 | ||
| DNF | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 24 | 3 | Accident | 1:18.999 | ||
| EX | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | – | 0 | Excluded | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1:07.110 | |
| 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:07.180 | +0.070s |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:08.181 | +1.071s |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:08.577 | +1.467s |
| 5 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:08.972 | +1.862s |
| 6 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 1:09.246 | +2.136s |
| 7 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:09.274 | +2.164s |
| 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:09.408 | +2.298s |
| 9 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Brabham | 1:09.475 | +2.365s |
| 10 | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:09.541 | +2.431s |
| 11 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:10.012 | +2.902s |
| 12 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:10.619 | +3.509s |
| 13 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 1:10.654 | +3.544s |
| 14 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:11.053 | +3.943s |
| 15 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:12.293 | +5.183s |
| 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:12.402 | +5.292s |
| 17 | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:12.632 | +5.522s |
| 18 | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:13.337 | +6.227s |
| 19 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:13.381 | +6.271s |
| 20 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 1:13.793 | +6.683s |
| 21 | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 1:15.558 | +8.448s |
| 22 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 1:15.868 | +8.758s |
| 23 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:16.524 | +9.414s |
| 24 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:16.644 | +9.534s |
| 25 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 1:16.692 | +9.582s |
| 26 | PFAPascal Fabre | AGS | 1:18.237 | +11.127s |
Silverstone Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1981 | John Watson | McLaren |
| 1979 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams |
| 1977 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1967 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
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