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Detroit Grand Prix

1987 Detroit Grand Prix

Round 5 of 16Detroit Street Circuit, DetroitJun 21 198763 laps

Podium

PIQWilliams

SENLotus

PROMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerSEN1:50:16.358 from P2

PoleMAN1:39.264

Fastest lapSEN1:40.464 on lap 39

Finishers12 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	SENAyrton Senna	Lotus	2	▲1	63	1:50:16.358	9	1:40.464
2	PIQNelson Piquet	Williams	3	▲1	63	+33.819s	6	1:41.196
3	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	5	▲2	63	+45.327s	4	1:41.340
4	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	12	▲8	63	+62.601s	3	1:42.238
5	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1	▼4	62	+1 lap	2	1:40.535
6	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	6	–	60	+3 laps	1	1:43.951
7	JOHStefan Johansson	McLaren	11	▲4	60	+3 laps		1:42.332
8	DANChristian Danner	Zakspeed	16	▲8	60	+3 laps		1:47.532
9	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	9	–	60	+3 laps		1:44.255
10	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	21	▲11	60	+3 laps		1:46.937
11	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	13	▲2	60	+3 laps		1:44.048
12	PFAPascal Fabre	AGS	26	▲14	58	+5 laps		1:50.309
DNF	BOUThierry Boutsen	Benetton	4		52	Brakes		1:42.252
NC	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	23		51	Not classified		1:47.477
DNF	STRPhilippe Streiff	Tyrrell	14		44	Wheel		1:46.048
DNF	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	20		38	Accident		1:45.869
DNF	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	7		25	Gearbox		1:45.016
DNF	NANAlessandro Nannini	Minardi	18		22	Gearbox		1:47.069
DNF	BRUMartin Brundle	Zakspeed	15		16	Turbo		1:48.744
DNF	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	10		12	Accident		1:47.260
DNF	CAPIvan Capelli	March	22		9	Electrical		1:49.341
DNF	FABTeo Fabi	Benetton	8		6	Accident		1:48.325
DNF	CAFAlex Caffi	Osella	19		3	Transmission		1:53.496
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Brabham	17		2	Gearbox		1:53.860
DNF	CAMAdrián Campos	Minardi	25		1	Accident		2:16.237
DNF	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	24		0	Collision		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1:39.264
2	SENAyrton Senna	Lotus	1:40.607	+1.343s
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Williams	1:40.942	+1.678s
4	BOUThierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:42.050	+2.786s
5	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:42.357	+3.093s
6	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	1:42.361	+3.097s
7	ALBMichele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:42.684	+3.420s
8	FABTeo Fabi	Benetton	1:42.918	+3.654s
9	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:43.479	+4.215s
10	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.541	+4.277s
11	JOHStefan Johansson	McLaren	1:43.797	+4.533s
12	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:43.816	+4.552s
13	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:44.350	+5.086s
14	STRPhilippe Streiff	Tyrrell	1:45.037	+5.773s
15	BRUMartin Brundle	Zakspeed	1:45.291	+6.027s
16	DANChristian Danner	Zakspeed	1:45.740	+6.476s
17	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Brabham	1:46.046	+6.782s
18	NANAlessandro Nannini	Minardi	1:46.083	+6.819s
19	CAFAlex Caffi	Osella	1:46.124	+6.860s
20	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	1:46.194	+6.930s
21	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	1:46.211	+6.947s
22	CAPIvan Capelli	March	1:46.269	+7.005s
23	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier	1:47.471	+8.207s
24	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:48.801	+9.537s
25	CAMAdrián Campos	Minardi	1:50.495	+11.231s
26	PFAPascal Fabre	AGS	1:53.644	+14.380s

Detroit Street Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1987. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1986	Ayrton Senna	Lotus
1985	Keke Rosberg	Williams
1984	Nelson Piquet	Brabham
1983	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell
1982	John Watson	McLaren

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