The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 12

Portuguese Grand Prix

1987  ·  Autódromo do Estoril  ·  20 September 1987  ·  70 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:37:03.906
  2. 2nd Gerhard Berger Ferrari · +20.493
  3. 3rd Nelson Piquet Williams · +1:03.295

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Gerhard Berger

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 13

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Williams  —  Electrical

03 Lap 38

Michele Alboreto

Retirement Ferrari  —  Gearbox

04 Lap 54

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Brabham  —  Injection

05 On the Charge

Jonathan Palmer

Tyrrell  —  P24 → P10

06 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 3 70 01:37:03.906 9
2 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1 70 +20.493 6
3 Nelson Piquet Williams 4 70 +1:03.295 4
4 Teo Fabi Benetton 10 69 Out of fuel 3
5 Stefan Johansson McLaren 8 69 +1 Lap 2
6 Eddie Cheever Arrows 11 68 +2 Laps 1
7 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 5 68 +2 Laps
8 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 15 68 +2 Laps
9 Ivan Capelli March 22 67 +3 Laps
10 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 24 67 +3 Laps
11 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 14 66 Out of fuel
12 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 21 66 +4 Laps
13 Derek Warwick Arrows 12 66 +4 Laps
14 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 9 64 +6 Laps
15 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 13 54 Injection
16 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 6 38 Gearbox
17 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 17 35 Gearbox
18 Franco Forini Osella 26 32 Suspension
19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 19 31 Engine
20 René Arnoux Ligier 18 29 Radiator
21 Alex Caffi Osella 25 27 Turbo
22 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 23 24 Ignition
23 Adrián Campos Minardi 20 24 Accident
24 Nigel Mansell Williams 2 13 Electrical
25 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 7 13 Engine
26 Christian Danner Zakspeed 16 0 Accident

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