1987 Belgian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | May 17, 1987 | |
| Official name | Grand Prix de Belgique | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.312 mi / 6.940 km |
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| Distance | 43 laps, 185.429 mi / 298.420 km | |
| Weather | Cloudy and cool | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda |
| Time | 1:52.026 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG |
| Time | 1:57.153 on lap 26 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG |
| Second |  Stefan Johansson |
McLaren-TAG |
| Third |  Andrea de Cesaris |
Brabham-BMW |
The 1987 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 17, 1987 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps. It was the 3rd race of the 1987 Formula One season.
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[edit] Race summary
Qualifyings saw the two Williams taking the front row, with Nigel Mansell on pole,nearly 1.5 seconds faster than Nelson Piquet, while Ayrton Senna took the third place in his Lotus, ahead of the two Ferraris of Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto.
The race required two starts: at the first start Mansell took the lead ahead of Senna, Piquet and Alboreto; at the back of the grid René Arnoux and Andrea de Cesaris tangled, whilst Thierry Boutsen hit Berger's spinning Ferrari. A more serious accident befell Philippe Streiff who crashed heavily at the Eau Rouge before the wreckage was hit by teammate Jonathan Palmer; both were unhurt but their Tyrrell were reduced to scrap.
At the second start, Senna led Mansell away, but midway lap 1 the British tried to overtake the Brazilian: the two controversially tangled, leading to the retirement of the Lotus; Mansell rejoined the race at the back, until the damage sustained in the collision finally forced him to retire, on lap 17. Mansell subsequently visited the Lotus garage where harsh words were exchanged and punches were thrown. Berger retired on lap 3 with a broken piston whilst on lap 10 second place Michele Alboreto's wheel bearing broke and Nelson Piquet retired with a broken turbo pipe, handing the lead to Alain Prost from Teo Fabi and Stefan Johansson. The pitsops changed little in the situation, and he maintained this to win easily by 25 seconds, despite concerns with his fuel consumption due to a faulty gauge.
This was Prost's 27th win, equalling Jackie Stewart's record with team-mate Johansson making it a McLaren 1-2. Andrea de Cesaris drove superbly to finish 3rd for Brabham despite having to push his car over the line with Eddie Cheever, Satoru Nakajima and Arnoux taking the remaining points.
[edit] Classification
Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally-aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-TAG | 43 | 1:27:03.217 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Stefan Johansson |
McLaren-TAG | 43 | + 24.764 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Brabham-BMW | 42 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 |  Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Megatron | 42 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus-Honda | 42 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Megatron | 41 | + 2 Laps | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Ligier-Megatron | 40 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 8 (1) | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Larrousse-Ford | 40 | + 3 Laps | 22 | |
| 9 (2) | 4 | Philippe Streiff |
Tyrrell-Ford | 39 | + 4 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 (3) | 14 | Pascal Fabre |
AGS-Ford | 38 | + 5 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi |
Benetton-Ford | 34 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 9 | Martin Brundle |
Zakspeed | 19 | Overheating | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Benetton-Ford | 18 | Wheel Bearing | 7 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Honda | 17 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March-Ford | 14 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Williams-Honda | 11 | Exhaust | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Fuel Leak | 26 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 9 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Christian Danner |
Zakspeed | 9 | Brakes | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Megatron | 8 | Radiator | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 5 | Clutch | 8 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Alessandro Nannini |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1 | Turbo | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ayrton Senna |
Lotus-Honda | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Adrián Campos |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 0 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Accident | 24 |
[edit] Notes
- 27th victory for Prost, record equalizer.
[edit] References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
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