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1987 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
Official name45e Grand Prix de Monaco
Date31 May
Year1987
ImageCircuit de Monaco 1986.png
Race_No4
Season_No16
LocationCircuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
CourseStreet circuit
Course_mi2.068
Course_km3.328
Distance_laps78
Distance_mi161.298
Distance_km259.584
WeatherSunny and warm
Pole_DriverNigel Mansell
Pole_TeamWilliams-Honda
Pole_Time1:23.039
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverAyrton Senna
Fast_TeamLotus-Honda
Fast_Time1:27.685
Fast_Lap72
Fast_CountryBrazil
fast_flag_suffix1968
First_DriverAyrton Senna
First_TeamLotus-Honda
First_CountryBrazil
first_flag_suffix1968
Second_DriverNelson Piquet
Second_TeamWilliams-Honda
Second_CountryBrazil
second_flag_suffix1968
Third_DriverMichele Alboreto
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryItaly
Lapchart

Monte Carlo, Monaco

The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 45e Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 May 1987 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. It was the fourth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship.

The 78-lap race was won by Ayrton Senna, driving a Lotus-Honda. It was the first of an eventual six wins for the Brazilian driver at Monaco. Compatriot Nelson Piquet was second in a Williams-Honda, with Italian Michele Alboreto third in a Ferrari.

The win promoted Senna to second in the Drivers' Championship, three points behind McLaren driver Alain Prost.

Race summary

Traditionally the number of competitors permitted for the Monaco Grand Prix was lower than at all other races, due to the tight and twisty nature of the Monte Carlo circuit. Originally 16, it was later increased to 20. For 1987, however, it was increased to a full grid of 26. According to FISA, this move was made in order to bring the race into line with the other races on the F1 calendar, but there were cynical views that it was made in order to reduce the number of non-qualifiers to appease team sponsors. There was widespread concern about the results of overcrowding on the track and the speed difference of various cars.

During the practice session, Michele Alboreto's Ferrari tangled with Christian Danner's slow-moving Zakspeed on the uphill section after the Ste-Devote corner. Alboreto's car was thrown in the air and caught fire, but landed back on the track. FISA blamed Danner for the accident and decided to exclude him from the weekend, the first such event in the history of the Formula One World Championship. There were widespread objections throughout the paddock, particularly as there were several other practice accidents and it was felt that Danner had no more to blame than any other driver involved in these accidents. Alboreto himself believed that Danner was not to blame for the accident.

Nigel Mansell took pole position in the Williams, with Ayrton Senna's Lotus alongside on the front row and Nelson Piquet third in the other Williams. At the start, Mansell led away from Senna, Piquet, Alboreto and Alain Prost in the McLaren. Mansell led until lap 30 when he retired with a loss of turbo boost; Senna then led for the remainder of the race; despite making a pit stop for tyres.

Senna eventually won by 33 seconds from Piquet. Prost was running third when his engine failed with three laps to go, promoting Alboreto to the final podium position. Gerhard Berger finished fourth in the other Ferrari, with the top six completed by the first two naturally-aspirated finishers, Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell and Ivan Capelli in the March.

Senna's victory was the first for a car with active suspension.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2GapGrid12345678910111213141516171819202122232425EXSource:
5GBR Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda1:24.514**1:23.039**—1
12BRA Ayrton SennaLotus-Honda1:25.255**1:23.711**+0.6722
6BRA Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda1:25.917**1:24.755**+1.7163
1FRA Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:25.574**1:25.083**+2.0444
27ITA Michele AlboretoFerrari1:27.017**1:26.102**+3.0635
18USA Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron1:27.716**1:26.175**+3.1366
2SWE Stefan JohanssonMcLaren-TAG1:27.701**1:26.317**+3.2787
28AUT Gerhard BergerFerrari1:29.281**1:26.323**+3.2848
20BEL Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford1:27.082**1:26.630**+3.5919
7ITA Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:26.957**1:26.763**+3.72410
17GBR Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron1:27.685**1:27.294**+4.25511
19ITA Teo FabiBenetton-Ford1:29.264**1:27.622**+4.58312
24ITA Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni1:28.517**1:27.731**+4.69213
9GBR Martin BrundleZakspeed1:29.801**1:27.894**+4.85514
3GBR Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford1:30.307**1:28.088**+5.04915
21ITA Alex CaffiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:36.267**1:28.233**+5.19416
11JPN Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda1:30.606**1:28.890**+5.85117
30France Philippe AlliotLola-Ford**1:29.114**1:29.459+6.07518
16ITA Ivan CapelliMarch-Ford1:31.589**1:29.147**+6.10819
26Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier-Megatron1:31.098**1:29.258**+6.21920
8ITA Andrea de CesarisBrabham-BMW1:32.643**1:29.827**+6.78821
25France René ArnouxLigier-Megatron1:31.270**1:30.000**+6.96122
4FRA Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Ford1:30.765**1:30.143**+7.10423
23ESP Adrián CamposMinardi-Motori Moderni**1:30.805**—+7.766DNS
14FRA Pascal FabreAGS-Ford1:35.179**1:31.667**+8.62824
10FRG Christian DannerZakspeed————

Race

Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345 (1)6 (2)78910111213 (3)RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSEX
12Brazil **Ayrton Senna****Lotus-Honda**781:57:54.0852**9**
6Brazil **Nelson Piquet****Williams-Honda**78+ 33.2123**6**
27Italy **Michele Alboreto****Ferrari**78+ 1:12.8395**4**
28Austria **Gerhard Berger****Ferrari**77+ 1 lap8**3**
3UK **Jonathan Palmer****Tyrrell-Ford**76+ 2 laps15**2**
16Italy **Ivan Capelli****March-Ford**76+ 2 laps19**1**
9UK Martin BrundleZakspeed76+ 2 laps14
19Italy Teo FabiBenetton-Ford76+ 2 laps12
1France Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG75Engine4
11Japan Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda75+ 3 laps17
25France René ArnouxLigier-Megatron74+ 4 laps22
26Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier-Megatron74+ 4 laps20
14France Pascal FabreAGS-Ford71+ 7 laps24
18USA Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron59Overheating6
17UK Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron58Gearbox11
2Sweden Stefan JohanssonMcLaren-TAG57Engine7
30France Philippe AlliotLola-Ford42Engine18
7Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW41Electrical10
21Italy Alex CaffiOsella-Alfa Romeo39Electrical16
8Italy Andrea de CesarisBrabham-BMW38Suspension21
5UK Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda29Turbo/Exhaust1
24Italy Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni21Electrical13
4France Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Ford9Accident23
20Belgium Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford5Transmission9
23Spain Adrián CamposMinardi-Motori ModerniNon Starter
10Germany Christian DannerZakspeedExcluded

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost18
2BRA Ayrton Senna15
3SWE Stefan Johansson13
4BRA Nelson Piquet12
5GBR Nigel Mansell10

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR McLaren-TAG31
2GBR Williams-Honda22
3GBR Lotus-Honda18
4ITA Ferrari14
5GBR Brabham-BMW4

;Jim Clark Trophy standings

PosDriverPoints
1FRA Philippe Streiff21
2GBR Jonathan Palmer18
3FRA Pascal Fabre16
4FRA Philippe Alliot15
5ITA Ivan Capelli6

;Colin Chapman trophy standings

PosConstructorPoints
1GBR Tyrrell-Ford39
2FRA AGS-Ford16
3FRA Lola-Ford15
4GBR March-Ford6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1986 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1988 Monaco Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1987". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. Walker, Murray. (1987). "Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year". Hazleton Publishing.
  3. "Monaco Grand Prix - Qualifying 1". formula1.com.
  4. "Monaco Grand Prix - Qualifying 2". formula1.com.
  5. "Monaco Grand Prix - Overall Qualifying". formula1.com.
  6. "Monaco Grand Prix - Starting Grid". formula1.com.
  7. "1987 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  8. "Monaco 1987 - Championship • STATS F1".
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