1987 Mexican Grand Prix
Appearance
1987 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | October 18, 1987 | ||
Official name | Gran Premio de Mexico | ||
Location | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Course | Permanent circuit | ||
Course length | 4.421 km (2.747 miles) | ||
Distance | 63 laps, 278.523 km (173.061 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny and hot | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Honda | ||
Time | 1:18.383 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:19.132 on lap 57 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Honda | ||
Second | Williams-Honda | ||
Third | Brabham-BMW |
The 1987 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on October 18, 1987.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
Williams-Honda | 63 | 1:26:24.207 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
Williams-Honda | 63 | + 26.176 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 63 | + 1:26.879 | 8 | 4 |
4 | 18 | ![]() |
Arrows-Megatron | 63 | + 1:41.352 | 12 | 3 |
5 | 19 | ![]() |
Benetton-Ford | 61 | + 2 Laps | 6 | 2 |
6 (1) | 30 | ![]() |
Lola-Ford | 60 | + 3 Laps | 24 | 1 |
7 (2) | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 3 Laps | 22 | |
8 (3) | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
9 (4) | 29 | ![]() |
Lola-Ford | 59 | + 4 Laps | 23 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Lotus-Honda | 54 | Clutch | 7 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 51 | Water Leak | 20 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 50 | Engine | 26 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
Ligier-Megatron | 43 | Water Leak | 21 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 32 | Transmission | 19 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Ligier-Megatron | 29 | Overheating | 18 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Arrows-Megatron | 26 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 22 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 20 | Turbo | 2 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Benetton-Ford | 15 | Electrical | 4 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Minardi-Motori Moderni | 13 | Turbo | 14 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 12 | Engine | 9 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Zakspeed | 3 | Turbo | 13 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
McLaren-TAG | 1 | Collision | 15 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Honda | 1 | Collision | 16 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Zakspeed | 1 | Collision | 17 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
McLaren-TAG | 0 | Collision | 5 |
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- The race was stopped after 30 laps due to Warwick's accident. It was restarted over a further 33 laps, with the times of two races being aggregated. Nelson Piquet took the chequered flag first but Mansell was declared the winner on aggregate, as he had had a huge lead before the red flag.
- Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.
References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-07-08.