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1987 San Marino GP
1986 Belgian GP

1987 Belgian GP

1987 Monaco GP
1988 Belgian GP
 XLV  Grand Prix de Belgique

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

Details
DateSunday 17 May 1987
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Event FormatRace of 43 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#3 of 16 in 1987
#439 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps43
Circuit Perimeter6940 m
Race Distance6940 × 43 = 298.420 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast
Participants
Entries26
Qualifiers26
Finishers10
DebutantsNone
Milestones Ayrton Senna – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Stefan Johansson – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Lotus (474),
2. Most Retirements Riccardo Patrese (90),
3. Most Race Entries Lotus (1082),
4. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (96),
5. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (98),
6. Most 21st Place Qualifications March (28),
7. Most 26th Place Qualifications Osella (21)

World Championship standings
1  Alain Prost 18 up
2  Stefan Johansson 13 up
3  Nigel Mansell 10 up
4  Ayrton Senna 6 
  Nélson Piquet 6 
6  Andrea de Cesaris 4 
  Michele Alboreto 4 
8  Gerhard Berger 3 up
  Eddie Cheever 3 
10  Satoru Nakajima 3 
11  Martin Brundle 2 up
  Thierry Boutsen 2 up
13  René Arnoux 1 
1  McLaren / TAG 31 up
2  Williams / Honda 16 up
3  Lotus / Honda 9 
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 7 
5  Brabham / BMW 4 
6  Arrows / Megatron 3 
7  Zakspeed / Zakspeed 2 up
  Benetton / Ford 2 up
9  Ligier / Megatron 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 5Car 1
EntrantMarlboro McLaren InternationalCanon Williams Honda TeamMarlboro McLaren International
Driver Alain Prost Nigel Mansell Alain Prost
Car McLaren MP4/3 Williams FW11B McLaren MP4/3
EngineTAG 1.5 V6THonda 1.5 V6TTAG 1.5 V6T
Time1:27'03.2171'52.0261'57.153
Speed205.680 km/h223.020 km/h213.260 km/h