The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 13

Spanish Grand Prix

1987  ·  Circuito de Jerez  ·  27 September 1987  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Nigel Mansell Williams · 01:49:12.692
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +22.225
  3. 3rd Stefan Johansson McLaren · +30.818

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Nelson Piquet

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 40

Teo Fabi

Retirement Benetton  —  Brakes

03 Lap 55

René Arnoux

Retirement Ligier  —  Collision

04 Lap 55

Jonathan Palmer

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Collision

05 Lap 62

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Philippe Alliot

Larrousse  —  P17 → P6

07 Victory

Nigel Mansell

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nigel Mansell Williams 2 72 01:49:12.692 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 7 72 +22.225 6
3 Stefan Johansson McLaren 11 72 +30.818 4
4 Nelson Piquet Williams 1 72 +31.45 3
5 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus 5 72 +1:13.507 2
6 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 17 71 +1 Lap 1
7 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell 15 71 +1 Lap
8 Eddie Cheever Arrows 13 70 Out of fuel
9 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 18 70 +2 Laps
10 Derek Warwick Arrows 12 70 +2 Laps
11 Martin Brundle Zakspeed 20 70 +2 Laps
12 Ivan Capelli March 19 70 +2 Laps
13 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 9 68 +4 Laps
14 Adrián Campos Minardi 24 68 +4 Laps
15 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 4 67 Engine
16 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 8 66 Accident
17 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 62 Engine
18 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 16 55 Collision
19 René Arnoux Ligier 14 55 Collision
20 Christian Danner Zakspeed 22 50 Transmission
21 Alessandro Nannini Minardi 21 45 Turbo
22 Teo Fabi Benetton 6 40 Brakes
23 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham 10 26 Gearbox
24 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier 23 24 Ignition
25 Pascal Fabre AGS 25 10 Clutch
26 Nicola Larini Coloni 26 8 Suspension

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