1987 British Grand Prix

The XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix, otherwise known as the 1987 British Grand Prix, was the seventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 12 July 1987 at a revised Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK.'British GP, 1987', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr443.html, (Accessed 02/04/2019) The race would be one of the most famed of Nigel Mansell's career, with the Brit hunting down teammate Nelson Piquet in the closing stages to claim victory.
Qualifying would see the two s duel for pole position, with Piquet emerging ahead of Mansell by less than a tenth of a second. Championship leader Ayrton Senna was best of the rest for , while Alain Prost claimed fourth for .
Race morning saw confirmation that Piercarlo Ghinzani had been excluded from qualifying and hence unable to start, the result of a series of infringements during the first session. Otherwise, the rest of the 25 strong field would take the start, with no issues during the formation lap.
The start of the race was also clean, although there was a shock when Prost screamed past the two Williams into Copse to claim the lead. Piquet, meanwhile, would remain ahead of Mansell, while Senna was left to fend off Thierry Boutsen and Teo Fabi on the opening lap.
Ultimately Prost's hopes of victory were over midway through the first lap, for he was to be mugged by both Piquet and Mansell at Stowe. With that the Williams-Hondas simply disappeared from the rest of the field, leaving Prost in an increasingly lonely third as he eased away from Senna.
The two Williams would exchange blows for the rest of the afternoon, although a gap did eventually appear between them after the stops. Indeed, it was only the closing stages that Mansell finally got back on terms with Piquet, the Brazilian having to ease off to conserve fuel.
With three laps to go Mansell made his bid for the lead, sending his Williams lunging inside his teammate at the near flat-out Stowe. The pair almost brushed tyres as Mansell slithered ahead, before easing ahead over the final couple of laps amid the roars of his home fans.
Mansell duly came home first, two seconds clear of Piquet, to claim victory, but would run out of fuel on the slowing down lap. Behind, a clutch issue for Prost would promote Senna onto the podium late on, with Satoru Nakajima, Derek Warwick and Fabi claiming the rest of the points.
The results of the race meant that Senna had retained the lead in the Championship, although he now had two drivers within a point of him. Indeed, Mansell and teammate Piquet had moved onto 30 points, the Brit ahead courtesy of his three wins, while Prost slipped to fourth, five off the lead.
==Background==
Ayrton Senna had retained the lead in the Championship hunt after the French Grand Prix, although he had left France just a point ahead of second placed Alain Prost. Nelson Piquet was next, just two further back, while Nigel Mansell's victory had shot him back into contention, six off the leader. Stefan Johansson, meanwhile, appeared to have already fallen out of the fight after just six races, although he held onto his top five status ahead of Gerhard Berger.
In the Constructors' Championship it was advantage after the battle of Le Castellet, leaving France six ahead of former leaders . The Anglo-German squad had done enough to remain in the fight however, with having lost ground in third. had also lost ground in their lonely fourth place position, while had joined and on four points in fifth.
Philippe Streiff had moved back within three points of teammate Jonathan Palmer at the head of the Jim Clark Trophy chase in France, and hence moved back ahead of compatriot Pascal Fabre. Philippe Alliot and Ivan Capelli were the only other scorers in the Cup after the opening six races, while continued to dominate the Colin Chapman Trophy after another one-two.
===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 	 	JS29C 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS29C 	 	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:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)
* Entries with a white background denote eligibility for the Jim Clark Trophy and Colin Chapman Trophy.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday 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 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:07.596 	1:07.110 	—
2 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:07.725 	1:07.180 	+0.070s
3 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:09.255 	1:08.181 	+1.071s
4 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	1:08.577 	1:09.492 	+1.467s
5 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:09.724 	1:08.972 	+1.862s
6 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:10.264 	1:09.246 	+2.136s
7 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:10.441 	1:09.274 	+2.164s
8 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:10.328 	1:09.408 	+2.298s
9 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:10.787 	1:09.475 	+2.365s
10 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:10.242 	1:09.541 	+2.431s
11 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:10.012 	1:10.020 	+2.902s
12 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:10.619 	1:10.998 	+3.509s
13 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:10.654 	1:10.781 	+3.544s
14 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:11.053 	1:11.310 	+3.943s
15 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:13.737 	1:12.293 	+5.183s
16 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:12.503 	1:12.402 	+5.292s
17 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:12.852 	1:12.632 	+5.522s
18 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	1:15.833 	1:13.337 	+6.227s
19* 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:13.381 	— 	+6.271s
20 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	1:15.719 	1:13.793 	+6.683s
21 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:18.495 	1:15.558 	+8.448s
22 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:16.770 	1:15.868 	+8.758s
23 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:17.208 	1:16.524 	+9.414s
24 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:16.644 	1:17.105 	+9.534s
25 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:17.122 	1:16.692 	+9.582s
26 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	1:19.163 	1:18.237 	+11.127s
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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.
** Ghinzani was excluded from the rest of the weekend after illegally refuelling on the circuit.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	65 	1:19:11.780 	2 	9
2 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	65 	+1.918s 	1 	6
3 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	64 	+1 Lap 	3 	4
4 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	63 	+2 Laps 	12 	3
5 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	63 	+2 Laps 	13 	2
6 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	63 	+2 Laps 	6 	1
7 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	62 	+3 Laps 	5 	
8 (1) 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	60 	+5 Laps 	23 	
9 (2) 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	59 	+6 Laps 	25 	
Ret 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	57 	Engine 	22 	
NC* 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	54 	+11 Laps 	17 	
Ret 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	53 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	52 	Suspension 	7 	
Ret 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	45 	Engine 	14 	
Ret 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	34 	Fuel system 	19 	
Ret 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	32 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	32 	Gearbox 	18 	
Ret 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	28 	Turbo 	11 	
Ret 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	18 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	10 	Engine 	15 	
Ret 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	8 	Turbo 	9 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	7 	Accident 	8 	
Ret 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	7 	Gearbox 	21 	
Ret 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	3 	Electrical 	16 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	3 	Accident 	24 	
EXC† 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)	Source:'Britain 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)
* 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.
** Brundle was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
*† Ghinzani was excluded from the weekend after being illegally refuelled during qualifying.
==Milestones==
* 100th Grand Prix entry for Nigel Mansell.'1987 British GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1987&gp=British%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 03/04/2019)
* 25th entry for Christian Danner.
* Tenth career victory for Mansell.'7. Britain 1987', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 03/04/2019)
** Mansell also claimed his twentieth podium finish.
* claimed their 34th win as a constructor.
** claimed their 21st victory as an engine supplier.
* Nelson Piquet set a new record of consecutive second place finishes - 4.
==Standings==
Ayrton Senna retained the lead in the Championship with his podium finish, although he now had two, rather than one, driver within a point of him. Indeed, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet were level on 30 points to the Brazilian's 31, with Mansell ahead of his teammate courtesy of his three wins. Alain Prost, meanwhile, had lost ground as he dropped to fourth, although he was still within five points of Senna.
, meanwhile, extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship, having scored their second consecutive one-two. were still their closest challengers, although their failure to score meant that were just two behind them in third. Indeed, with 39 points to Lotus' 37, it seemed likely that the Anglo-German squad were in a fight for second, with Williams-Honda out of immediate reach on 60.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Ayrton Senna 	31 	
2 	Nigel Mansell 	30 	2
3 	Nelson Piquet 	30 	
4 	Alain Prost 	26 	2
5 	Stefan Johansson 	13 	
6 	Gerhard Berger 	9 	
7 	Michele Alboreto 	8 	
8 	Satoru Nakajima 	6 	2
9 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	1
10 	Eddie Cheever 	4 	1
11 	Teo Fabi 	3 	2
12 	Martin Brundle 	2 	1
13 	Jonathan Palmer 	2 	
14 	Thierry Boutsen 	2 	
15 	Derek Warwick 	2 	7
16 	Philippe Streiff 	1 	1
17 	René Arnoux 	1 	1
18 	Ivan Capelli 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	60 	
2 	 	39 	
3 	 	37 	
4 	 	17 	
5 	 	6 	1
6 	 	5 	1
7 	 	4 	2
8 	 	3 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	1 	
11 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
===Jim Clark/Colin Chapman Trophy===
Jonathan Palmer extended his lead in the Jim Clark Trophy on home soil, with his tally of 42 leaving him ten clear of his nearest challenger. That challenger appeared in the form of Pascal Fabre, while Palmer's teammate Philippe Streiff slipped to third. In the Colin Chapman Trophy, meanwhile, had again extended their lead, leaving the home race 40 clear of .
 
Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jonathan Palmer 	42 	
2 	Pascal Fabre 	32 	1
3 	Philippe Streiff	30 	1
4 	Philippe Alliot 	15 	
5 	Ivan Capelli 	6 	
Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	72 	
2 	 	32 	
3 	 	15 	
4 	 	6 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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