1987 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix, otherwise officially known as the 45e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, was the fourth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 31 May 1987 at the Circuit de Monaco.'Monaco GP, 1987', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr440.html, (Accessed 02/04/2019) The race would be dominated by engined cars, as Ayrton Senna claimed victory for ahead of Nelson Piquet of .
Furthermore, it was the #5 Williams-Honda of Nigel Mansell that claimed pole position during qualifying, ahead of Senna's Lotus and the sister car of Piquet. Championship leader Alain Prost the best non-Honda engined car in fourth ahead of Michele Alboreto, with the Italian racer managing to overcome a huge accident late on Saturday caused by Christian Danner.
Raceday proved fairly controversial, with the FIA allowing all 26 entries to start the race, in spite of the limited space around the Principality. However, the field was reduced to 24 shortly before the start, with Danner excluded from the weekend entirely after his Alboreto collision, while Adrián Campos crashed during the warm-up.
Regardless, Mansell would duly ace the start to claim an early lead, preventing any lunge from Senna into Sainte Devote by placing his car in the middle of the circuit. Senna was hence left to fend off Piquet into the first corner, while Alboreto got the jump on Prost in the spare .
The order soon stabilised out front, with no changes to the top six coming until the thirtieth lap, while fears of a mass pile-up at the back quickly abated. Indeed, it was only when Mansell suffered a gradual turbo failure that any action of note happened, with the Brit retiring to hand Senna the lead.
Senna duly powered away from Piquet for the rest of the race, managing to stop a few laps later for fresh tyres without losing the lead. Behind, Piquet would remain stuck in second for the rest of the race, while Eddie Cheever managed to sneak ahead of Prost after the Frenchman tried a move on Alboreto for third.
With that the race was effectively run, with Senna cruising home half a minute clear of Piquet to claim an impressive victory. Alboreto, meanwhile, would nurse his Ferrari to third ahead of teammate Gerhard Berger, with Cheever and Prost retiring with engine issues, while Jim Clark Trophy contestants Jonathan Palmer and Ivan Capelli collected the remaining points.
The results of the race meant that Prost retained his lead in the Championship, although Senna's victory had left the Brazilian three shy of the Frenchman in second. , meanwhile, would hold onto their advantage in the Constructors' Championship, although both Williams-Honda and Lotus-Honda had made ground.
==Background==
Victory in Belgium had not only doubled Alain Prost's points tally for the season but also put him back at the head of the Championship, moving onto eighteen points. His teammate Stefan Johansson was also into double figures having moved into second, while Nigel Mansell had dropped to third after his retirement. The two Brazilians Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna completed the top five, with thirteen drivers on the score sheet.
's first one-two of the season in Spa had meant that the Anglo-German alliance was back in charge of the Constructors' Championship, with 31 points to their name. had hence dropped back to second, with a little over half the number of points of their rivals, while completed the top three. , meanwhile, had lost ground in fourth, as , and added their names to the score board.
In the Jim Clark Trophy, Philippe Streiff had extended his lead as a result of the Belgian Grand Prix, opening his advantage to six points. Philippe Alliot was next after his first victory in the class in Spa, while Jonathan Palmer had slipped behind Pascal Fabre after his accident. In the Colin Chapman Trophy, meanwhile, had continued to surge ahead, ending the Belgian weekend with double the points of in second.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Alain Prost 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/3 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
2 	Stefan Johansson 	Marlboro McLaren International 	 	MP4/3 	 	TTE PO1 1.5 V6t 	
3 	Jonathan Palmer 	Data General Team Tyrrell 	 	DG016 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
4 	Philippe Streiff 	Data General Team Tyrrell 	 	DG016 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
5 	Nigel Mansell 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW11B 	 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	
6 	Nelson Piquet 	Canon Williams Honda Team 	 	FW11B 	 	RA167E 1.5 V6t 	
7 	Riccardo Patrese 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT56 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT56 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
9 	Martin Brundle 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	871 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
10 	Christian Danner 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	871 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
11 	Satoru Nakajima 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	 	99T 	 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	
12 	Ayrton Senna 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	 	99T 	 	RA166E 1.5 V6t 	
14 	Pascal Fabre 	Team El Charro AGS 	 	JH22 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
16 	Ivan Capelli 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	871 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
17 	Derek Warwick 	USF&G Arrows Megatron 	 	A10 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
18 	Eddie Cheever 	USF&G Arrows Megatron 	 	A10 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
19 	Teo Fabi 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B187 	 	GBA 1.5 V6t 	
20 	Thierry Boutsen 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B187 	 	GBA 1.5 V6t 	
21 	Alex Caffi 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1I 	 	890T 1.5 L4t 	
23 	Adrián Campos 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M187 	 	615-90 1.5 V6t 	
24 	Alessandro Nannini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M187 	 	615-90 1.5 V6t 	
25 	René Arnoux 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS29B 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS29B 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
27 	Michele Alboreto 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F186 	 	033D 1.5 V6t 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F187 	 	033D 1.5 V6t 	
30 	Philippe Alliot 	Larrousse & Camels F1 	 	LC87 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)	Source:'Monaco 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)
* Entries with a white background denote eligibility for the Jim Clark Trophy and Colin Chapman Trophy.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Thursday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:24.514 	1:23.039 	—
2 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:25.255 	1:23.711 	+0.672s
3 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:25.917 	1:24.755 	+1.716s
4 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	1:25.574 	1:25.083 	+2.044s
5 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:27.017 	1:26.102 	+3.063s
6 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:27.716 	1:26.175 	+3.136s
7 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:27.701 	1:26.317 	+3.278s
8 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:29.281 	1:26.323 	+3.284s
9 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:27.082 	1:26.630 	+3.591s
10 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:26.957 	1:26.763 	+3.724s
11 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:27.685 	1:27.294 	+4.255s
12 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:28.517 	1:27.622 	+4.583s
13 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:28.517 	1:27.731 	+4.692s
14 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:29.801 	1:27.894 	+4.855s
15 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:30.307 	1:28.088 	+5.049s
16 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:36.267 	1:28.233 	+5.194s
17 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:30.606 	1:28.890 	+5.851s
18 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:29.114 	1:29.459 	+6.075s
19 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:31.589 	1:29.147 	+6.108s
20 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:31.098 	1:29.258 	+6.219s
21 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:32.643 	1:29.827 	+6.788s
22 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:31.270 	1:30.000 	+6.961s
23 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:30.765 	1:30.143 	+7.104s
24 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	1:30.805 	— 	
25 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	1:35.179 	1:31.667 	+8.628s
EXC* 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded
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* A white background indicates an entrant in the Jim Clark Trophy.
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Danner was excluded from the results of qualifying and the race after his collision with Alboreto for dangerous driving.
===Grid===
** Campos was unable to start the race after an accident during qualifying.
===Results===
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	78 	1:57:54.085 	2 	9
2 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	78 	+ 33.212 	3 	6
3 	27T 	Michele Alboreto 	 	78 	+ 1:12.839 	5 	4
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	77 	+ 1 Lap 	8 	3
5 (1) 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	76 	+ 2 Laps 	15 	2
6 (2) 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	76 	+ 2 Laps 	19 	1
7 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	76 	+ 2 Laps 	14 	
8 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	76 	+ 2 Laps 	12 	
9 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	75 	Engine 	4 	
10 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	75 	+ 3 Laps 	17 	
11 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	74 	+ 4 Laps 	22 	
12 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	74 	+ 4 Laps 	20 	
13 (3) 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	71 	+ 7 Laps 	24 	
Ret 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	59 	Overheating 	6 	
Ret 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	58 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	57 	Engine 	7 	
Ret 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	42 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	41 	Electrical 	10 	
Ret 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	39 	Electrical 	16 	
Ret 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	38 	Suspension 	21 	
Ret 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	29 	Turbocharger 	1 	
Ret 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	21 	Electrical 	13 	
Ret 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	9 	Accident 	23 	
Ret 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	5 	Transmission 	9 	
DNS† 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	 	 	 	
EXC 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	 	 	 	
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* A white background indicates an entrant in the Jim Clark Trophy with numbers in brackets indicating their finishing position in that class.
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Prost was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Campos was unable to start due to an accident during qualifying.
==Milestones==
* Ayrton Senna made his 50th Grand Prix start.'4. Monaco 1987', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco.aspx, (Accessed 02/04/2019)
* Alessandro Nannini entered his 20th Grand Prix.'1987 Monaco GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1987&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 02/04/2019)
* Nigel Mansell claimed the twentieth pole position for as a constructor.
* Fifth career victory for Senna.
* secured their 78th win as a constructor.
** claimed their eighteenth win as an engine supplier.
* Jonathan Palmer secured the first points finish for a naturally aspirated car since the 1985 Detroit Grand Prix.
==Standings==
Alain Prost retained the lead in the Championship, although Ayrton Senna's maiden triumph in Monte Carlo had seen the Brazilian close to within three points of the Frenchman. Stefan Johansson, meanwhile, would slip to third ahead of Nelson Piquet, while Nigel Mansell tumbled to fifth, eight off the lead. Elsewhere, Jonathan Palmer and Ivan Capelli had added their names to board, meaning fifteen drivers had scored.
In the Constructors' Championship it had been a similar story, with retaining their lead despite failing to score. Instead, and had closed the gap to the leaders, ending the weekend nine and thirteen off the lead respectively. , meanwhile, had made significant ground in fourth after doubling their tally for the season, while completed the top five.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	18 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	15 	2
3 	Stefan Johansson 	13 	1
4 	Nelson Piquet 	12 	1
5 	Nigel Mansell 	10 	2
6 	Michele Alboreto 	8 	
7 	Gerhard Berger 	6 	1
8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	1
9 	Eddie Cheever 	3 	
10 	Satoru Nakajima 	3 	
11 	Martin Brundle 	2 	1
12 	Jonathan Palmer 	2 	7
13 	Thierry Boutsen 	2 	2
14 	René Arnoux 	1 	1
15 	Ivan Capelli 	1 	7
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	31 	
2 	 	22 	
3 	 	18 	
4 	 	14 	
5 	 	4 	
6 	 	3 	
7 	 	2 	
8 	 	2 	2
9 	 	2 	1
10 	 	1 	1
11 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
===Jim Clark/Colin Chapman Trophy===
Philippe Streiff continued to hold the lead in the Jim Clark Trophy after the Monaco Grand Prix, although his teammate Jonathan Palmer was just three points behind. Behind, Pascal Fabre had made ground in third ahead of Philippe Alliot, while continued to hold authority in the Colin Chapman Trophy.
 
Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Philippe Streiff	21 	
2 	Jonathan Palmer 	18 	2
3 	Pascal Fabre 	16 	
4 	Philippe Alliot 	15 	2
5 	Ivan Capelli 	6 	
Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	39 	
2 	 	16 	1
3 	 	15 	1
4 	 	6 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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