1987 San Marino Grand Prix

The VII Coca Cola Gran Premio di San Marino, otherwise known as the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix, was the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, on the 3 May 1987.>'San Marino GP, 1987', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr438.html, (Accessed 01/04/2019) The race would see Nigel Mansell sweep to his first victory of the season, after a heavy accident for teammate Nelson Piquet marred 's entire weekend.
The Brazilian's accident came during the opening qualifying session of the weekend, where his Williams-Honda was pitched straight into the wall at Tamburello after a tyre failure. Piquet was quickly extracted from the cockpit and checked over by FIA Medical Delegate Sid Watkins, who subsequently declared that the Brazilian was unfit to continue competing for the rest of the weekend.
Williams took time to analyse the wreckage, but could not conclude whether the tyre had failed on its own, while Goodyear decided to ship a whole new batch of tyres from England to Imola. Regardless, the team opted to continue competing with Mansell, who would claim second on the grid during Saturday's qualifying session as Ayrton Senna swept to pole for .
Senna would take the lead from Mansell at the start of the race, while Teo Fabi got the jump on Championship leader Alain Prost for third. The rest of the field made it off the line without issue, although René Arnoux was a late non-starter after a suspension failure.
Senna's lead lasted until the midway point on the second lap, with Mansell barging his way through at Tosa. The Brit duly sprinted clear to leave Senna at the mercy of Prost, who would also sweep past the Lotus-Honda on lap six after dealing with Fabi.
Prost subsequently managed to catch Mansell, although before he could launch an attack his ground to a halt after an alternator failure. That promoted Michele Alboreto into second, the Italian having just passed Senna, while Riccardo Patrese had shuffled through to a comfortable fourth in the .
Mansell would stop early for fresh tyres, but still emerged in the lead of the race. Alboreto and Senna, meanwhile, would suffer slow stops to allow Patrese into second, with the Italian looking set for the position until he was told to conserve fuel late in the race.
With that the race was run, with Mansell cruising home to claim victory half a minute clear of Senna and Alboreto, the Brazilian able to jump ahead of the Italian when the lost boost pressure. Stefan Johansson, meanwhile, would claim fourth ahead of Martin Brundle and Satoru Nakajima, while Philippe Streiff claimed the honours in the Jim Clark Trophy.
The results of the race meant that Mansell moved to the top of the Championship, one point clear of Prost. Williams-Honda, meanwhile, would draw level with McLaren-TAG Porsche in the Constructors' Championship, and were deemed ahead on count-back.
==Background==
Victory at the opening round had ensured that Alain Prost opened his title defence in perfect fashion, leaving Brazil with nine points to his name. Nelson Piquet was next ahead of Stefan Johansson, while Gerhard Berger, Thierry Boutsen and Nigel Mansell had also registered points at the opening round.
 arrived in Italy in command of the Constructors' Championship, with Prost and Johansson scoring a combined total of thirteen points in Brazil. were next, having secured seven points at the opening race, while and were the only other scorers.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Palmer had been the inaugural winner in the Jim Clark Trophy in Brazil, earning him nine points and the lead in the cup. His teammate Philippe Streiff was next, meaning their team led the Colin Chapman Trophy after the opening round, while Pascal Fabre and were the only other scorers in Rio.
===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 	 	861 	 	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 	
22 	Gabriele Tarquini 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1G 	 	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:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)
* 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 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:27.543 	1:25.826 	—
2 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:26.204 	1:25.946 	+0.120s
3* 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:25.997 	— 	+0.171s
4 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	1:29.317 	1:26.135 	+0.309s
5 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:27.801 	1:27.270 	+1.444s
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:28.229 	1:27.280 	+1.454s
7 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:29.653 	1:28.074 	+2.248s
8 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:28.447 	1:28.421 	+2.595s
9 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:30.416 	1:28.708 	+2.882s
10 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:30.379 	1:28.848 	+3.022s
11 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:28.887 	1:29.236 	+3.061s
12 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:28.929 	1:28.908 	+3.082s
13 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:29.579 	1:30.545 	+3.753s
14 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:31.078 	1:29.861 	+4.035s
15 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:30.627 	1:30.382 	+4.556s
16 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:31.931 	1:31.094 	+5.268s
17 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:31.789 	— 	+5.963s
18 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	1:41.520 	1:31.818 	+5.992s
19 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	1:32.977 	1:31.903 	+6.077s
20 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:32.873 	1:32.248 	+6.422s
21 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:32.308 	1:33.298 	+6.482s
22 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:35.001 	1:33.155 	+7.329s
23 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:34.458 	1:33.846 	+8.020s
24 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:37.463 	1:33.872 	+8.046s
25 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:34.632 	1:36.127 	+8.806s
26 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	1:39.747 	1:36.159 	+10.333s
27 	22 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:43.446 	— 	+17.620s
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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.
** Piquet would not take part in the rest of the race weekend after his accident on Friday.
===Grid===
** Nakajima would start the race from the pit lane after a battery change.
*† Arnoux was unable to start the race after a suspension failure.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	59 	1:31:24.076 	2 	9
2 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	59 	+27.545s 	1 	6
3 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	59 	+39.144s 	6 	4
4 	2 	Stefan Johansson 	 	59 	+1:00.588 	8 	3
5 	9 	Martin Brundle 	 	57 	+2 Laps 	15 	2
6* 	11 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	57 	Out of fuel 	PL 	1
7 	10 	Christian Danner 	 	57 	+2 Laps 	18 	
8 (1) 	4 	Philippe Streiff 	 	57 	+2 Laps 	21 	
9 	7 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	57 	+2 Laps 	7 	
10 (2) 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	56 	+3 Laps 	22 	
11* 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	55 	Out of fuel 	10 	
12* 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	54 	Out of fuel 	20 	
13 (3) 	14 	Pascal Fabre 	 	53 	+6 Laps 	25 	
Ret 	19 	Teo Fabi 	 	51 	Turbo 	4 	
Ret 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	48 	Engine 	11 	
Ret 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	48 	Clutch 	9 	
Ret 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	48 	Clutch 	24 	
Ret 	8 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	39 	Spin 	13 	
Ret 	23 	Adrián Campos 	 	30 	Gearbox 	16 	
Ret 	22 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	26 	Gearbox 	26 	
Ret 	24 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	25 	Turbo 	16 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	18 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	16 	Electrical 	5 	
Ret 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	14 	Battery 	3 	
Ret 	26 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	7 	Handling 	19 	
DNS† 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	 	 	 	
DNS‡ 	6 	Nelson Piquet 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1987: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)
* 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.
** Nakajima, Warwick and Caffi were all still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Arnoux was unable to start the race after a suspension failure.
*‡ Piquet was unable to start the race after an accident during qualifying.
==Milestones==
* 500th entry for a constructed chassis.'1987 San Marino GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1987&gp=San%20Marino%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 01/04/2019)
* Teo Fabi started his 50th Grand Prix.'2. San Marino 1987', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/saint-marin.aspx, (Accessed 01/04/2019)
* Twentieth entry for Christian Danner.
* Gabriele Tarquini made his Grand Prix debut.
* Ayrton Senna recorded the 107th and final pole position for as a constructor.
** Also the tenth pole for a engine.
* Eighth career victory for Nigel Mansell.
* secured their 32nd win as a constructor.
** Honda scored their seventeenth victory.
* Maiden points finish for Satoru Nakajima.
* Fabi recorded his second and final fastest lap.
==Standings==
Victory would propel Nigel Mansell to the top of the Championship in San Marino, the Brit having claimed ten points across the opening two rounds. That left him a point clear of Alain Prost in second, winner in Brazil, while Stefan Johansson had retained third after his second straight points finish. Behind, Ayrton Senna leapt into the top five ahead of Nelson Piquet, with ten drivers already on the score board.
In the Constructors' Championship it was now who led the field, moving ahead of on the count-back rule. Likewise, had moved ahead of to claim third, level on seven but ahead on count-back, while dropped to fifth ahead of .
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Nigel Mansell 	10 	5
2 	Alain Prost 	9 	1
3 	Stefan Johansson 	7 	
4 	Ayrton Senna 	6 	9
5 	Nelson Piquet 	6 	3
6 	Michele Alboreto 	4 	2
7 	Gerhard Berger 	3 	3
8 	Thierry Boutsen 	2 	3
9 	Martin Brundle 	2 	4
10 	Satoru Nakajima 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	16 	1
2 	 	16 	1
3 	 	7 	2
4 	 	7 	1
5 	 	2 	1
6 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
===Jim Clark/Colin Chapman Trophy===
Philippe Streiff moved to the top of the Jim Clark Trophy standings in San Marino, opening a six point lead over teammate Jonathan Palmer. Pascal Fabre, meanwhile, would hang onto third ahead of Philippe Alliot, while maintained their lead in the Colin Chapman Trophy.
 
Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy	Jim Clark Trophy
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Philippe Streiff	15 	1
2 	Jonathan Palmer 	9 	1
3 	Pascal Fabre 	8 	
4 	Philippe Alliot 	6 	
Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy	Colin Chapman Trophy
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	24 	
2 	 	8 	
3 	 	6 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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