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1987 Portuguese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Grand PrixPortuguese
CountryPortugal
ImageCircuito_de_Estoril_1972-1993.png
Date20 September
Year1987
Race_No12
Season_No16
Official name16º Grande Prémio de Portugal
CoursePermanent Racing Facility
LocationAutódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course_mi2.702
Course_km4.35
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi189.14
Distance_km304.5
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverGerhard Berger
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:17.620
Pole_CountryAustria
Fast_DriverGerhard Berger
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:19.282
Fast_Lap66
Fast_CountryAustria
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamMcLaren-TAG
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverGerhard Berger
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryAustria
Third_DriverNelson Piquet
Third_TeamWilliams-Honda
Third_CountryBrazil
third_flag_suffix1968
Lapchart

The 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 20 September 1987. It was the twelfth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 16th Portuguese Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Estoril. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.35 km circuit for a race distance of 304.5 km.

The race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from third position. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger took pole position in his Ferrari and led for most of the race, until he spun with three laps remaining. Prost duly went through to take his 28th Grand Prix victory, surpassing Jackie Stewart's all-time record; he also achieved his 54th podium finish, equalling Niki Lauda's record. Berger finished second, some 20 seconds behind Prost, with Drivers' Championship leader, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, third in his Williams-Honda.

The race was marred by a multi-car collision on the opening lap. Piquet and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari F1/87) collided at the start, with Derek Warwick (Arrows A10), Satoru Nakajima (Lotus 99T), Martin Brundle (Zakspeed 871), Christian Danner (Zakspeed 871), Philippe Alliot (Lola LC87), René Arnoux (Ligier JS29C) and Adrián Campos (Minardi M186) all involved in the ensuing accident. Only Danner was unable to restart as the Zakspeed team had only one usable car which went to Brundle.

With Piquet finishing third ahead of both Mansell and Senna, Piquet expanded his championship points lead to 18 points over Senna and 24 over Mansell.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DNQSource:
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:18.448**1:17.620**
5UK Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda**1:17.951**1:18.235+0.331
1France Alain ProstMcLaren-TAG1:18.404**1:17.994**+0.374
6Brazil Nelson PiquetWilliams-Honda**1:18.164**no time+0.544
12Brazil Ayrton SennaLotus-Honda1:18.382**1:18.354**+0.734
27Italy Michele AlboretoFerrari1:20.069**1:18.540**+0.920
7Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:21.506**1:19.965**+2.345
2Sweden Stefan JohanssonMcLaren-TAG**1:20.134**1:20.227+2.514
20Belgium Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford**1:20.305**1:20.558+2.685
19Italy Teo FabiBenetton-Ford**1:20.483**1:20.548+2.863
18USA Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron1:21.324**1:21.207**+3.587
17UK Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron**1:21.397**1:21.587+3.777
8Italy Andrea de CesarisBrabham-BMW1:22.060**1:21.725**+4.105
24Italy Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni**1:21.784**1:22.128+4.164
11Japan Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda**1:22.222**no time+4.602
10West Germany Christian DannerZakspeed1:22.424**1:22.358**+4.738
9UK Martin BrundleZakspeed**1:22.400**1:22.794+4.780
25France René ArnouxLigier-Megatron1:23.637**1:23.237**+5.617
30France Philippe AlliotLola-Ford1:24.181**1:23.580**+5.960
23Spain Adrián CamposMinardi-Motori Moderni1:24.822**1:23.591**+5.971
4France Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Ford**1:23.810**1:24.436+6.190
16Italy Ivan CapelliMarch-Ford1:24.533**1:23.905**+6.285
26Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier-Megatron**1:24.105**1:24.979+6.485
3UK Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford1:24.392**1:24.217**+6.597
21Italy Alex CaffiOsella-Alfa Romeo**1:24.792**1:25.232+7.172
22Switzerland Franco ForiniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:27.219**1:26.635**+9.015
14France Pascal FabreAGS-Ford1:28.756**1:26.946**+9.326

Race

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

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789 (1)10 (2)1112 (3)1314RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
1France **Alain Prost****McLaren-TAG**701:37:03.9063**9**
28Austria **Gerhard Berger****Ferrari**70+ 20.4931**6**
6Brazil **Nelson Piquet****Williams-Honda**70+ 1:03.2954**4**
19Italy **Teo Fabi****Benetton-Ford**69Out of fuel10**3**
2Sweden **Stefan Johansson****McLaren-TAG**69+ 1 lap8**2**
18USA **Eddie Cheever****Arrows-Megatron**68+ 2 laps11**1**
12Brazil Ayrton SennaLotus-Honda68+ 2 laps5
11Japan Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda68+ 2 laps15
16Italy Ivan CapelliMarch-Ford67+ 3 laps22
3UK Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford67+ 3 laps24
24Italy Alessandro NanniniMinardi-Motori Moderni66Out of fuel14
4France Philippe StreiffTyrrell-Ford66+ 4 laps21
17UK Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron66+ 4 laps12
20Belgium Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford64+ 6 laps9
8Italy Andrea de CesarisBrabham-BMW54Injection13
27Italy Michele AlboretoFerrari38Gearbox6
9UK Martin BrundleZakspeed35Gearbox17
22Switzerland Franco ForiniOsella-Alfa Romeo32Suspension26
30France Philippe AlliotLola-Ford31Engine19
25France René ArnouxLigier-Megatron29Radiator18
21Italy Alex CaffiOsella-Alfa Romeo27Turbo25
26Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniLigier-Megatron24Ignition23
23Spain Adrián CamposMinardi-Motori Moderni24Accident20
5UK Nigel MansellWilliams-Honda13Electrical2
7Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW13Engine7
10West Germany Christian DannerZakspeed0Accident16

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1BRA Nelson Piquet67
2BRA Ayrton Senna49
3GBR Nigel Mansell43
4FRA Alain Prost40
5SWE Stefan Johansson22

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Williams-Honda110
2GBR McLaren-TAG62
3GBR Lotus-Honda55
4ITA Ferrari26
5GBR Benetton-Ford20

;Jim Clark Trophy standings

PosDriverPoints
1GBR Jonathan Palmer71
2FRA Philippe Streiff58
3FRA Pascal Fabre35
4ITA Ivan Capelli34
5FRA Philippe Alliot25

;Colin Chapman Trophy standings

PosConstructorPoints
1GBR Tyrrell-Ford129
2FRA AGS-Ford35
3GBR March-Ford34
4FRA Lola-Ford25
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1".
  2. "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2".
  3. "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - OVERALL QUALIFYING".
  4. "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Portugal 1987 - Championship • STATS F1".
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