1987 Mexican Grand Prix

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Results from the 1987 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 18, 1987.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 63 1:26:24.207 1 9
2 6 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 63 + 26.176 3 6
3 7 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 63 + 1:26.879 8 4
4 18 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 63 + 1:41.352 13 3
5 19 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford 61 + 2 Laps 6 2
6 (1) 30 Flag of France Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Ford 60 + 3 Laps 24 1
7 (2) 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 60 + 3 Laps 22  
8 (3) 4 Flag of France Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford 60 + 3 Laps 25  
9 (4) 29 Flag of France Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 59 + 4 Laps 23  
Ret 12 Flag of Brazil Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 54 Clutch failure[1], Spun Off 7  
Ret 16 Flag of Italy Ivan Capelli March-Ford 51 Water Leak 20  
Ret 21 Flag of Italy Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo 50 Engine 26  
Ret 26 Flag of Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron 43 Water Leak 21  
Ret 23 Flag of Spain Adrián Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni 32 Transmission 19  
Ret 25 Flag of France René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron 29 Overheating 18  
Ret 17 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 26 Accident 11  
Ret 8 Flag of Italy Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW 22 Accident 10  
Ret 28 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 20 Turbo 2  
Ret 20 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 15 Electrical 4  
Ret 24 Flag of Italy Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 13 Turbo 14  
Ret 27 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Ferrari 12 Engine 9  
Ret 9 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Zakspeed 3 Turbo 13  
Ret 2 Flag of Sweden Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG 1 Accident 15  
Ret 11 Flag of Japan Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 1 Accident 16  
Ret 10 Flag of Germany Christian Danner Zakspeed 1 Accident 17  
Ret 1 Flag of France Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 0 Collision 5  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Nigel Mansell - 1:18.383[2]
  • Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet - 1:19.132 on lap 57[2]
  • The race was stopped after 30 laps due to Warwick's accident. It was restarted over a further 33 laps, with the times of two races being aggregated.
  • Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally-aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anthony, Pritchard (March 2006). Lotus: The Competition Cars. Haynes Publishing, p246. ISBN 1-844250-06-7. 
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, Maurice (1987). AUTOCOURSE 1987-88. Hazleton Publishing, p207. ISBN 0-905138-47-3. 


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