French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1987
Podium
PIQWilliams
2
MANWilliams
1
PROMcLaren
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:37:03.839 from P1
PoleMAN1:06.454
Fastest lapPIQ1:09.548 on lap 68
Finishers9 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | – | 80 | 1:37:03.839 | 9 | 1:10.405 |
| 2 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 4 | ▲2 | 80 | +7.711s | 6 | 1:09.548 |
| 3 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 2 | ▼1 | 80 | +55.255s | 4 | 1:11.324 |
| 4 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 3 | ▼1 | 79 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:12.231 |
| 5 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 7 | ▲2 | 77 | +3 laps | 2 | 1:12.101 |
| 6 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | ▲19 | 76 | +4 laps | 1 | 1:16.433 |
| 7 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | ▲17 | 76 | +4 laps | 1:16.256 | |
| 8 | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 9 | ▲1 | 74 | +6 laps | 1:11.874 | |
| 9 | PFAPascal Fabre | AGS | 26 | ▲17 | 74 | +6 laps | 1:17.499 | |
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | Suspension | 1:11.675 | ||
| NC | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 16 | 71 | Not classified | 1:14.524 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 64 | Engine | 1:12.457 | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | 62 | Turbo | 1:13.245 | ||
| DNF | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 23 | 57 | Gearbox | 1:15.984 | ||
| DNF | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 22 | 52 | Engine | 1:16.290 | ||
| DNF | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 21 | 52 | Turbo | 1:17.836 | ||
| DNF | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 13 | 33 | Exhaust | 1:13.845 | ||
| DNF | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | 31 | Engine | 1:12.567 | ||
| DNF | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 19 | 26 | Overheating | 1:16.133 | ||
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | 24 | Engine | 1:15.367 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | 23 | Turbo | 1:14.248 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 12 | 19 | Differential | 1:13.984 | ||
| DNF | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | 18 | Wheel | 1:15.549 | ||
| DNF | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 20 | 11 | Engine | 1:19.147 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Brabham | 11 | 2 | Turbo | 1:14.098 | ||
| DNF | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | 0 | Electrical | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.454 | |
| 2 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:06.877 | +0.423s |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | Lotus | 1:07.024 | +0.570s |
| 4 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 1:07.140 | +0.686s |
| 5 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:08.077 | +1.623s |
| 6 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:08.198 | +1.744s |
| 7 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 1:08.293 | +1.839s |
| 8 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:08.390 | +1.936s |
| 9 | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:08.577 | +2.123s |
| 10 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 1:08.800 | +2.346s |
| 11 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Brabham | 1:08.949 | +2.495s |
| 12 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:08.993 | +2.539s |
| 13 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:09.430 | +2.976s |
| 14 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:09.828 | +3.374s |
| 15 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.868 | +3.414s |
| 16 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:10.652 | +4.198s |
| 17 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:10.798 | +4.344s |
| 18 | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:11.170 | +4.716s |
| 19 | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:11.389 | +4.935s |
| 20 | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 1:12.167 | +5.713s |
| 21 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 1:12.551 | +6.097s |
| 22 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 1:12.654 | +6.200s |
| 23 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 1:13.026 | +6.572s |
| 24 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:13.443 | +6.989s |
| 25 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:13.525 | +7.071s |
| 26 | PFAPascal Fabre | AGS | 1:14.699 | +8.245s |
Circuit Paul Ricard
Previous winners here
| 1986 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1985 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1982 | René Arnoux | Renault |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus |
| 1976 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1973 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
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