1987 Grand Prix of Mexico
18 October - Mexico City: 300.628km (4.421km x 68 laps)
Interrupted after 30 laps due to an accident. Restarted for 33 laps, and
results aggregated.
Pole Position: Nigel Mansell, Williams-Honda FW11B, 1:18.383
Results
1. Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda FW11B 1:26:24.207 (193.411 km/h)
2. Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda FW11B - 26.176
3. Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW BT56 - 1:26.879
4. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10 - 1:41.352
5. Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford B187 - 2 laps
6. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC87 - 3 laps
7. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford DG016 - 3 laps
8. Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford DG016 - 3 laps
9. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC87 - 4 laps
Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet, 1:19.132 (201.127 km/h on lap 57)
Retirements
Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 99T - 9 laps (Spun)
Ivan Capelli March-Ford 871 - 12 laps (Engine)
Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 13 laps (Engine)
Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron JS29C - 20 laps (Water leak)
Adrian Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni M187 - 31 laps (Transmission)
René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron JS29C - 34 laps (Overheating)
Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10 - 37 laps (Accident)
Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW BT56 - 41 laps (Accident)
Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187 - 43 laps (Turbo)
Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B187 - 48 laps (Electrics)
Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni M187 - 50 laps (Turbo)
Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187 - 51 laps (Engine)
Martin Brundle Zakspeed 871 - 60 laps (Turbo)
Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 99T - 62 laps (Accident)
Christian Danner Zakspeed 871 - 62 laps (Accident)
Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG MP4/3 - 62 laps (Accident)
Alain Prost McLaren-TAG MP4/3 - 63 laps (Accident)
Race leaders *:
Gerhard Berger 1 (1 lap = 4.421 km)
Thierry Boutsen 2-14 (13 lap = 57.473 km)
Gerhard Berger 15-20 (6 lap = 26.526 km)
Nigel Mansell 21-30 (10 lap = 44.210 km)
Nelson Piquet 31-63 (33 lap = 145.893 km)
* Lap leaders are given on the road
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Starting Grid
1. Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda FW11B 1:18.383 (203.049 km/h)
2. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187 - 0.043
3. Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda FW11B - 0.080
4. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B187 - 0.308
5. Alain Prost McLaren-TAG MP4/3 - 0.359
6. Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford B187 - 0.609
7. Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 99T - 0.706
8. Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW BT56 - 1.506
9. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187 - 1.584
10. Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW BT56 - 1.758
11. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10 - 3.281
12. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10 - 3.322
13. Martin Brundle Zakspeed 871 - 3.328
14. Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni M187 - 3.652
15. Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG MP4/3 - 3.802
16. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 99T - 3.831
17. Christian Danner Zakspeed 871 - 4.210
18. René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron JS29C - 4.670
19. Adrian Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni M187 - 5.572
20. Ivan Capelli March-Ford 871 - 6.021
21. Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron JS29C - 6.170
22. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford DG016 - 6.340
23. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC87 - 6.362
24. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC87 - 6.713
25. Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford DG016 - 7.922
26. Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 9.287
Did Not Qualify
27. Pascal Fabre AGS-Ford JH22 - 10.272