1987 Belgian Grand Prix


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XLV  Grand Prix de Belgique
Date Sunday, 17 May 1987
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Round 3 of 16
Entries 26
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 10
Race distance 6940 m × 43 laps = 298.420 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Overcast



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Marlboro McLaren International Alain Prost McLaren MP4/3 TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
2
 Marlboro McLaren International Stefan Johansson McLaren MP4/3 TAG 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
3
 Data General Team Tyrrell Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell DG016 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
4
 Data General Team Tyrrell Philippe Streiff Tyrrell DG016 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
5
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nigel Mansell Williams FW11B Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
6
 Canon Williams Honda Team Nélson Piquet Williams FW11B Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
7
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT56 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
8
 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Andrea de Cesaris Brabham BT56 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
9
 West Zakspeed Racing Martin Brundle Zakspeed 871 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
10
 West Zakspeed Racing Christian Danner Zakspeed 871 Zakspeed 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
11
 Camel Team Lotus Honda Satoru Nakajima Lotus 99T Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
12
 Camel Team Lotus Honda Ayrton Senna Lotus 99T Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Elf
14
 Team El Charro AGS Pascal Fabre AGS JH22 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear -
16
 Leyton House March Racing Team Ivan Capelli March 871 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear -
17
 USF&G Arrows Megatron Derek Warwick Arrows A10 Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
18
 USF&G Arrows Megatron Eddie Cheever Arrows A10 Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
19
 Benetton Formula Ltd Teo Fabi Benetton B187 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
20
 Benetton Formula Ltd Thierry Boutsen Benetton B187 Ford F1 1.5 V6TGoodyear Mobil
21
 Osella Squadra Corse Alex Caffi Osella FA1I Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TGoodyear Agip
23
 Minardi Team Adrián Campos Minardi M187 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
24
 Minardi Team Alessandro Nannini Minardi M187 Motori Moderni 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
25
 Ligier Loto René Arnoux Ligier JS29B Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
26
 Ligier Loto Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier JS29B Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Michele Alboreto Ferrari F1-87 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Gerhard Berger Ferrari F1-87 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
30
 Larrousse Calmels Philippe Alliot Lola LC87 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8Goodyear BP


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
1'52.026
 - 100.0% 223.020
2
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
1'53.416
 1.390 101.2% 220.286
3
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
1'53.426
 1.400 101.2% 220.267
4
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
1'53.451
 1.425 101.3% 220.218
5
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'53.511
 1.485 101.3% 220.102
6
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'54.186
 2.160 101.9% 218.801
7
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
1'54.300
 2.274 102.0% 218.583
8
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'55.064
 3.038 102.7% 217.131
9
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
1'55.339
 3.313 103.0% 216.614
10
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
1'55.781
 3.755 103.4% 215.787
11
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
1'55.899
 3.873 103.5% 215.567
12
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
1'56.359
 4.333 103.9% 214.715
13
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
1'57.101
 5.075 104.5% 213.354
14
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'58.132
 6.106 105.5% 211.492
15
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
1'58.649
 6.623 105.9% 210.571
16
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
1'59.117
 7.091 106.3% 209.743
17
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
1'59.291
 7.265 106.5% 209.437
18
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'00.433
 8.407 107.5% 207.451
19
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
2'00.763
 8.737 107.8% 206.885
20
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'01.072
 9.046 108.1% 206.357
21
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
2'02.036
 10.010 108.9% 204.726
22
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
2'02.347
 10.321 109.2% 204.206
23
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
2'03.098
 11.072 109.9% 202.960
24
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
2'04.677
 12.651 111.3% 200.390
25
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
2'07.361
 15.335 113.7% 196.167
26
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
2'12.086
 20.060 117.9% 189.149


Starting grid

2

Nélson Piquet
Williams / Honda
1'53.416
1

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'52.026

4

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'53.451
3

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Honda
1'53.426

6

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'54.186
5

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'53.511

8

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'55.064
7

Thierry Boutsen
Benetton / Ford
1'54.300

10

Stefan Johansson
McLaren / TAG
1'55.781
9

Teo Fabi
Benetton / Ford
1'55.339

12

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Megatron
1'56.359
11

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Megatron
1'55.899

14

Alessandro Nannini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'58.132
13

Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham / BMW
1'57.101

16

René Arnoux
Ligier / Megatron
1'59.117
15

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Honda
1'58.649

18

Martin Brundle
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'00.433
17

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Ligier / Megatron
1'59.291

20

Christian Danner
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
2'01.072
19

Adrián Campos
Minardi / Motori Moderni
2'00.763

22

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Ford
2'02.347
21

Ivan Capelli
March / Ford
2'02.036

24

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
2'04.677
23

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Ford
2'03.098

26

Alex Caffi
Osella / Alfa Romeo
2'12.086
25

Pascal Fabre
AGS / Ford
2'07.361


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
26
 1'57.153 - 100.0% 213.260
2
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
33
 1'59.015 1.862 101.6% 209.923
3
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
8
 1'59.572 2.419 102.1% 208.945
4
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
12
 1'59.651 2.498 102.1% 208.807
5
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
8
 1'59.927 2.774 102.4% 208.327
6
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
7
 2'00.017 2.864 102.4% 208.171
7
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
33
 2'00.154 3.001 102.6% 207.933
8
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
4
 2'01.020 3.867 103.3% 206.445
9
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
34
 2'02.706 5.553 104.7% 203.609
10
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
29
 2'03.091 5.938 105.1% 202.972
11
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
6
 2'03.843 6.690 105.7% 201.739
12
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
16
 2'04.227 7.074 106.0% 201.116
13
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
15
 2'04.471 7.318 106.2% 200.721
14
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
13
 2'04.691 7.538 106.4% 200.367
15
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
2
 2'05.206 8.053 106.9% 199.543
16
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
8
 2'05.247 8.094 106.9% 199.478
17
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
16
 2'05.456 8.303 107.1% 199.146
18
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
6
 2'05.825 8.672 107.4% 198.561
19
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
13
 2'06.011 8.858 107.6% 198.268
20
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
2
 2'09.474 12.321 110.5% 192.965
21
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
19
 2'09.872 12.719 110.9% 192.374
22
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
15
 2'09.977 12.824 110.9% 192.219
23
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1
 2'17.571 20.418 117.4% 181.608


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
43
 1:27'03.217 - 205.680
2
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
43
 1:27'27.981 24.764 204.710
3
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
42
 1:26'10.046 1 Lap 202.963
4
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
42
 1:28'21.788 1 Lap 197.920
5
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
42
 1:28'22.923 1 Lap 197.877
6
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
41
 1:27'44.166 2 Laps 194.588
7
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
40
 1:25'28.345 3 Laps 194.870
8
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
40
 1:27'48.192 3 Laps 189.697
9
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
39
 1:29'39.718 4 Laps 181.120
10
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
38
 1:23'46.508 5 Laps 188.877
ret
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
34
 1:09'56.543 Engine 202.418
ret
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
19
 40'32.594 Overheating 195.140
ret
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
18
 39'26.801 Wheel bearing 190.008
ret
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
17
 37'20.033 Accident 189.608
ret
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
14
 29'56.275 Engine 194.723
ret
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
11
 31'46.790 Exhaust 144.129
ret
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
11
 38'39.188 Fuel leak 118.500
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
9
 18'16.627 Transmission 205.043
ret
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
9
 19'13.986 Brakes 194.852
ret
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
8
 18'12.036 Radiator 183.027
ret
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
5
 11'01.003 Clutch 188.986
ret
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
2
 4'22.010 Engine 190.710
ret
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1
 2'17.571 Turbo 181.608
ret
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
0
 - Accident -
ret
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
0
 - Gearbox -
ret
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
0
 - Accident -


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
34
 79%
2
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
9
 21%

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