Claim: 1987 British Grand Prix (the 42nd British Grand Prix) has forty drivers, one of whom is Nelson Piquet.
Evidence: It was the 42nd British Grand Prix and the 23rd to be held at Silverstone. The race was won by local driver Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. Brazil Nelson Piquet United_Kingdom Nigel Mansell France Philippe Streiff United_Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Sweden Stefan Johansson France Alain Prost Italy Riccardo Patrese Italy Andrea de Cesaris United_Kingdom Martin Brundle West_Germany Christian Danner Japan Satoru Nakajima Brazil Ayrton Senna France Pascal Fabre Italy Ivan Capelli United_Kingdom Derek Warwick United_States Eddie Cheever Italy Teo Fabi Belgium Thierry Boutsen Italy Alex Caffi Spain Adrián Campos France René Arnoux Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Italy Michele Alboreto Austria Gerhard Berger Italy Alessandro Nannini France Philippe Alliot