# 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring on 9 August 1987. It was the ninth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. The race was held over 76 laps of the 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres (190 mi).
The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. His teammate, Briton Nigel Mansell, took pole position and led until he lost a wheel nut with six laps remaining. Piquet's compatriot Ayrton Senna finished second in a Lotus-Honda, with Frenchman Alain Prost third in a McLaren-TAG.
The win, Piquet's second in succession, extended his lead over Senna in the Drivers' Championship to seven points, with Mansell and Prost a further eleven points back.

## Race summary

Before the race, Ayrton Senna informed Lotus that he would be leaving the team at the end of the year. Almost immediately, Lotus signed Senna's fellow Brazilian and Drivers' Championship leader, Nelson Piquet, who explained that he felt that Williams had not honoured his number one driver status in the team.
Piquet went on to take his second consecutive win in his Williams-Honda. Senna finished second in his Lotus-Honda but 37 seconds behind Piquet, while Alain Prost took third in his McLaren-TAG.
Thierry Boutsen finished fourth in his Benetton-Ford, ahead of the Brabham-BMW of Riccardo Patrese. The final championship point was claimed by Derek Warwick in his Arrows-Megatron, who was battling with influenza and conjunctivitis. Jonathan Palmer claimed the Jim Clark Trophy points finishing seventh in his Tyrrell DG016 with teammate Philippe Streiff finishing ninth behind the second Arrows of Eddie Cheever. Italian driver Ivan Capelli was tenth in the March 871.
The win allowed Piquet to expand his championship points lead to seven over Senna and 18 over Mansell.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:28.047 | 1:28.682 | |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:31.080 | 1:28.549 | +0.502 |
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:30.842 | 1:29.724 | +1.677 |
| 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:30.156 | 1:30.327 | +2.109 |
| 5 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:30.472 | 1:30.310 | +2.263 |
| 6 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:31.387 | 1:30.387 | +2.340 |
| 7 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 1:30.748 | 1:30.810 | +2.701 |
| 8 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:31.228 | 1:31.940 | +3.181 |
| 9 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:31.416 | 1:34.386 | +3.369 |
| 10 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.586 | 1:32.422 | +3.539 |
| 11 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.336 | 1:33.700 | +4.289 |
| 12 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 1:32.452 | 1:32.639 | +4.405 |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:32.628 | 1:43.913 | +4.581 |
| 14 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:33.644 | 1:34.383 | +5.597 |
| 15 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 1:33.777 | 1:34.014 | +5.730 |
| 16 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.398 | 1:33.895 | +5.848 |
| 17 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:34.297 | 1:34.476 | +6.250 |
| 18 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 1:34.950 | 1:34.426 | +6.379 |
| 19 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:35.346 | 1:34.518 | +6.471 |
| 20 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:34.796 | 1:34.770 | +6.723 |
| 21 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:36.693 | 1:35.594 | +7.547 |
| 22 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:35.754 | 1:35.818 | +7.707 |
| 23 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:35.930 | 1:36.371 | +7.883 |
| 24 | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:36.067 | 1:37.948 | +8.020 |
| 25 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:36.411 | 1:36.109 | +8.062 |
| 26 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 1:38.803 | 1:37.730 | +9.683 |
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### Race

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 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 76 | 1:59:26.793 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 76 | + 37.727 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 76 | + 1:27.456 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 75 | + 1 lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 75 | + 1 lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 74 | + 2 laps | 9 | 1 |
| 7 (1) | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | + 2 laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 74 | + 2 laps | 11 | |
| 9 (2) | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | + 2 laps | 14 | |
| 10 (3) | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 74 | + 2 laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 73 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 73 | + 3 laps | 25 | |
| 13 (4) | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 71 | + 5 laps | 26 | |
| 14 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 70 | Wheel | 1 | |
| Ret | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 64 | Fuel system | 21 | |
| Ret | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 57 | Electrical | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 48 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 45 | Turbo | 22 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 43 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 43 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 14 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 14 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 14 | Spun off | 24 | |
| Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 13 | Differential | 2 | |
| Ret | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 3 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1 | Driveshaft | 17 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 48 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 41 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 30 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 30 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 19 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Williams-Honda | 78 |
| 2 | McLaren-TAG | 49 |
| 3 | Lotus-Honda | 47 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 17 |
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford | 8 |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jonathan Palmer | 57 |
| 2 | Philippe Streiff | 45 |
| 3 | Pascal Fabre | 35 |
| 4 | Philippe Alliot | 19 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | 10 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Tyrrell-Ford | 102 |
| 2 | AGS-Ford | 35 |
| 3 | Lola-Ford | 19 |
| 4 | March-Ford | 10 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.