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1987 Season
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1987 French GP
1986 British GP

1987 British GP

1987 German GP
1988 British GP
 XL  Shell Oils British Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 July 1987
Start time14:00
Event British GP
Circuit Silverstone
Event FormatRace of 65 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 16 in 1987
#443 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps65
Circuit Perimeter4778 m
Race Distance4778 × 65 = 310.570 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherCloudy, Fresh, Dry
Participants
Entries26
Qualifiers25
Finishers9
DebutantsNone
MilestonesAlfa Romeo – 500th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Marlboro McLaren International – 200th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Nigel Mansell – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes Nélson Piquet (4)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Riccardo Patrese (93),
2. Most Race Entries Lotus (1090),
3. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (63),
4. Most 8th Place Qualifications Ferrari (64),
5. Most 12th Place Qualifications Lotus (50),
6. Most 24th Place Qualifications March (29)

World Championship standings
1  Ayrton Senna 31 
2  Nigel Mansell 30 up
3  Nélson Piquet 30 
4  Alain Prost 26 up
5  Stefan Johansson 13 
6  Gerhard Berger 9 
7  Michele Alboreto 8 
8  Satoru Nakajima 6 up
9  Andrea de Cesaris 4 up
10  Eddie Cheever 4 up
11  Teo Fabi 3 
12  Jonathan Palmer 2 up
  Martin Brundle 2 up
  Derek Warwick 2 
  Thierry Boutsen 2 up
16  Philippe Streiff 1 up
  Ivan Capelli 1 up
  René Arnoux 1 up
1  Williams / Honda 60 
2  McLaren / TAG 39 
3  Lotus / Honda 37 
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 17 
5  Arrows / Megatron 6 up
6  Benetton / Ford 5 up
7  Brabham / BMW 4 up
8  Tyrrell / Ford 3 
9  Zakspeed / Zakspeed 2 
10  Ligier / Megatron 1 
  March / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 6Car 5
EntrantCanon Williams Honda TeamCanon Williams Honda TeamCanon Williams Honda Team
Driver Nigel Mansell Nélson Piquet Nigel Mansell
Car Williams FW11B Williams FW11B Williams FW11B
EngineHonda 1.5 V6THonda 1.5 V6THonda 1.5 V6T
Time1:19'11.7801'07.1101'09.832
Speed235.291 km/h256.308 km/h246.317 km/h