1987 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 20 September 1987. It was the twelfth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 16th Portuguese Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Estoril. The race was held over 70 laps of the 4.35-kilometre (2.7 mi) circuit for a race distance of 304.5 kilometres (189.2 mi).

1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1987 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 20 September 1987
Official name 16º Grande Prémio de Portugal
Location Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course Permanent Racing Facility
Course length 4.35 km (2.702 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 304.5 km (189.14 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:17.620
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari
Time 1:19.282 on lap 66
Podium
First McLaren-TAG
Second Ferrari
Third Williams-Honda
Lap leaders

The race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-TAG, after he started from third position. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger took pole position in his Ferrari and led for most of the race, until he spun with three laps remaining. Prost duly went through to take his 28th Grand Prix victory, surpassing Jackie Stewart's all-time record; he also achieved his 54th podium finish, equalling Niki Lauda's record. Berger finished second, some 20 seconds behind Prost, with Drivers' Championship leader, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, third in his Williams-Honda.

The race was marred by a multi-car collision on the opening lap. Piquet and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari F1/87) collided at the start, with Derek Warwick (Arrows A10), Satoru Nakajima (Lotus 99T), Martin Brundle (Zakspeed 871), Christian Danner (Zakspeed 871), Philippe Alliot (Lola LC87), René Arnoux (Ligier JS29C) and Adrián Campos (Minardi M186) all involved in the ensuing accident. Only Danner was unable to restart as the Zakspeed team had only one usable car which went to Brundle.

With Piquet finishing third ahead of both Mansell and Senna, Piquet expanded his championship points lead to 18 points over Senna and 24 over Mansell.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:18.448 1:17.620
2 5   Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 1:17.951 1:18.235 +0.331
3 1   Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 1:18.404 1:17.994 +0.374
4 6   Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 1:18.164 no time +0.544
5 12   Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 1:18.382 1:18.354 +0.734
6 27   Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:20.069 1:18.540 +0.920
7 7   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:21.506 1:19.965 +2.345
8 2   Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG 1:20.134 1:20.227 +2.514
9 20   Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 1:20.305 1:20.558 +2.685
10 19   Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford 1:20.483 1:20.548 +2.863
11 18   Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 1:21.324 1:21.207 +3.587
12 17   Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 1:21.397 1:21.587 +3.777
13 8   Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW 1:22.060 1:21.725 +4.105
14 24   Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:21.784 1:22.128 +4.164
15 11   Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 1:22.222 no time +4.602
16 10   Christian Danner Zakspeed 1:22.424 1:22.358 +4.738
17 9   Martin Brundle Zakspeed 1:22.400 1:22.794 +4.780
18 25   René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron 1:23.637 1:23.237 +5.617
19 30   Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford 1:24.181 1:23.580 +5.960
20 23   Adrián Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni 1:24.822 1:23.591 +5.971
21 4   Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.810 1:24.436 +6.190
22 16   Ivan Capelli March-Ford 1:24.533 1:23.905 +6.285
23 26   Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron 1:24.105 1:24.979 +6.485
24 3   Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.392 1:24.217 +6.597
25 21   Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:24.792 1:25.232 +7.172
26 22   Franco Forini Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:27.219 1:26.635 +9.015
DNQ 14   Pascal Fabre AGS-Ford 1:28.756 1:26.946 +9.326
Source:[1][2][3]

Race

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Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Alain Prost McLaren-TAG 70 1:37:03.906 3 9
2 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70 + 20.493 1 6
3 6   Nelson Piquet Williams-Honda 70 + 1:03.295 4 4
4 19   Teo Fabi Benetton-Ford 69 Out of fuel 10 3
5 2   Stefan Johansson McLaren-TAG 69 + 1 lap 8 2
6 18   Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 68 + 2 laps 11 1
7 12   Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 68 + 2 laps 5  
8 11   Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 68 + 2 laps 15  
9 (1) 16   Ivan Capelli March-Ford 67 + 3 laps 22  
10 (2) 3   Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 67 + 3 laps 24  
11 24   Alessandro Nannini Minardi-Motori Moderni 66 Out of fuel 14  
12 (3) 4   Philippe Streiff Tyrrell-Ford 66 + 4 laps 21  
13 17   Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 66 + 4 laps 12  
14 20   Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 64 + 6 laps 9  
Ret 8   Andrea de Cesaris Brabham-BMW 54 Injection 13  
Ret 27   Michele Alboreto Ferrari 38 Gearbox 6  
Ret 9   Martin Brundle Zakspeed 35 Gearbox 17  
Ret 22   Franco Forini Osella-Alfa Romeo 32 Suspension 26  
Ret 30   Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford 31 Engine 19  
Ret 25   René Arnoux Ligier-Megatron 29 Radiator 18  
Ret 21   Alex Caffi Osella-Alfa Romeo 27 Turbo 25  
Ret 26   Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier-Megatron 24 Ignition 23  
Ret 23   Adrián Campos Minardi-Motori Moderni 24 Accident 20  
Ret 5   Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda 13 Electrical 2  
Ret 7   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 13 Engine 7  
Ret 10   Christian Danner Zakspeed 0 Accident 16  
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "1987 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Portugal 1987 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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