The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 16

Australian Grand Prix

1987  ·  Adelaide Street Circuit  ·  15 November 1987  ·  82 laps

  1. 1st Gerhard Berger Ferrari · 01:52:56.144
  2. 2nd Michele Alboreto Ferrari · +1:07.884
  3. 3rd Thierry Boutsen Benetton

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Gerhard Berger

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 53

Alain Prost

Retirement McLaren  —  Brakes

03 Lap 58

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Williams  —  Brakes

04 Lap 58

Ivan Capelli

Retirement March  —  Spun off

05 Lap 82

Ayrton Senna

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Disqualified

06 On the Charge

Roberto Moreno

AGS  —  P25 → P6

07 Victory

Gerhard Berger

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1 82 01:52:56.144 9
2 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 6 82 +1:07.884 6
3 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 5 81 +1 Lap 4
4 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 19 80 +2 Laps 3
5 Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 21 79 +3 Laps
6 Roberto Moreno AGS 25 79 +3 Laps 1
7 Christian Danner Zakspeed 24 79 +3 Laps
8 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 10 78 Spun off
9 Riccardo Patrese Williams 7 76 Oil leak
10 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 4 82 Disqualified
11 Nelson Piquet Williams 3 58 Brakes
12 Ivan Capelli March 23 58 Spun off
13 Alain Prost McLaren 2 53 Brakes
14 Eddie Cheever Arrows 11 53 Overheating
15 Stefan Johansson McLaren 8 48 Brakes
16 Teo Fabi Benetton 9 46 Brakes
17 Adrián Campos Minardi 26 46 Transmission
18 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 17 45 Electrical
19 René Arnoux Ligier 20 41 Ignition
20 Stefano Modena Brabham 15 31 Physical
21 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 22 26 Ignition
22 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 14 22 Hydraulics
23 Derek Warwick Arrows 12 19 Transmission
24 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 16 18 Engine
25 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 18 6 Spun off
26 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 13 0 Accident

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