1987 French GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  LXXIII  Grand Prix de France
Date Sunday, 5 July 1987
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Round 6 of 16
Entries 26
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 9
Race distance 3813m × 80 laps = 305.040 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Cloudy, Hot, Dry



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 FA1G 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 JS29C Megatron 1.5 L4TGoodyear Castrol
26
 Ligier Loto Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier JS29C 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
1'06.454
 - 100.0% 206.561
2
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
1'06.877
 0.423 100.6% 205.254
3
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
1'07.024
 0.570 100.9% 204.804
4
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
1'07.140
 0.686 101.0% 204.450
5
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
1'08.077
 1.623 102.4% 201.636
6
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.198
 1.744 102.6% 201.279
7
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
1'08.293
 1.839 102.8% 200.999
8
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.390
 1.936 102.9% 200.714
9
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
1'08.577
 2.123 103.2% 200.166
10
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
1'08.800
 2.346 103.5% 199.517
11
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
1'08.949
 2.495 103.8% 199.086
12
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'08.993
 2.539 103.8% 198.959
13
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
1'09.430
 2.976 104.5% 197.707
14
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
1'09.828
 3.374 105.1% 196.580
15
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'09.868
 3.414 105.1% 196.468
16
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
1'10.652
 4.198 106.3% 194.287
17
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
1'10.798
 4.344 106.5% 193.887
18
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'11.170
 4.716 107.1% 192.873
19
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'11.389
 4.935 107.4% 192.282
20
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'12.167
 5.713 108.6% 190.209
21
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'12.551
 6.097 109.2% 189.202
22
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
1'12.654
 6.200 109.3% 188.934
23
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
1'13.026
 6.572 109.9% 187.971
24
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
1'13.443
 6.989 110.5% 186.904
25
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
1'13.525
 7.071 110.6% 186.696
26
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
1'14.699
 8.245 112.4% 183.761


Starting grid

2

Alain Prost
McLaren / TAG
1'06.877
1

Nigel Mansell
Williams / Honda
1'06.454

4

Nélson Piquet
Williams / Honda
1'07.140
3

Ayrton Senna
Lotus / Honda
1'07.024

6

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.198
5

Thierry Boutsen
Benetton / Ford
1'08.077

8

Michele Alboreto
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.390
7

Teo Fabi
Benetton / Ford
1'08.293

10

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Megatron
1'08.800
9

Stefan Johansson
McLaren / TAG
1'08.577

12

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'08.993
11

Andrea de Cesaris
Brabham / BMW
1'08.949

14

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Megatron
1'09.828
13

René Arnoux
Ligier / Megatron
1'09.430

16

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Honda
1'10.652
15

Alessandro Nannini
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'09.868

18

Martin Brundle
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'11.170
17

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Ligier / Megatron
1'10.798

20

Alex Caffi
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'12.167
19

Christian Danner
Zakspeed / Zakspeed
1'11.389

22

Ivan Capelli
March / Ford
1'12.654
21

Adrián Campos
Minardi / Motori Moderni
1'12.551

24

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
1'13.443
23

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Ford
1'13.026

26

Pascal Fabre
AGS / Ford
1'14.699
25

Philippe Streiff
Tyrrell / Ford
1'13.525


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
68
 1'09.548 - 100.0% 197.372
2
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
42
 1'10.405 0.857 101.2% 194.969
3
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
44
 1'11.324 1.776 102.6% 192.457
4
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
42
 1'11.675 2.127 103.1% 191.514
5
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
39
 1'11.874 2.326 103.3% 190.984
6
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
57
 1'12.101 2.553 103.7% 190.383
7
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
47
 1'12.231 2.683 103.9% 190.040
8
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
57
 1'12.457 2.909 104.2% 189.448
9
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
5
 1'12.567 3.019 104.3% 189.160
10
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
45
 1'13.245 3.697 105.3% 187.409
11
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
5
 1'13.845 4.297 106.2% 185.887
12
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
5
 1'13.984 4.436 106.4% 185.537
13
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
2
 1'14.098 4.550 106.5% 185.252
14
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
7
 1'14.248 4.700 106.8% 184.878
15
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
36
 1'14.524 4.976 107.2% 184.193
16
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
6
 1'15.367 5.819 108.4% 182.133
17
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
7
 1'15.549 6.001 108.6% 181.694
18
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
41
 1'15.984 6.436 109.3% 180.654
19
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
3
 1'16.133 6.585 109.5% 180.300
20
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
47
 1'16.256 6.708 109.6% 180.009
21
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
5
 1'16.290 6.742 109.7% 179.929
22
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
56
 1'16.433 6.885 109.9% 179.593
23
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
3
 1'17.499 7.951 111.4% 177.122
24
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
22
 1'17.836 8.288 111.9% 176.355
25
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
3
 1'19.147 9.599 113.8% 173.434


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
80
 1:37'03.839 - 188.560
2
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
80
 1:37'11.550 7.711 188.311
3
1
 Alain Prost McLaren / TAG
80
 1:37'59.094 55.255 186.788
4
12
 Ayrton Senna Lotus / Honda
79
 1:37'22.323 1 Lap 185.614
5
19
 Teo Fabi Benetton / Ford
77
 1:35'46.386 3 Laps 183.935
6
4
 Philippe Streiff Tyrrell / Ford
76
 1:38'15.054 4 Laps 176.968
7
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
76
 1:38'21.802 4 Laps 176.766
8
2
 Stefan Johansson McLaren / TAG
74
 1:33'53.211 6 Laps 180.320
9
14
 Pascal Fabre AGS / Ford
74
 1:37'55.651 6 Laps 172.880
ret
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
71
 1:32'37.926 Suspension 175.354
ret
11
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda
71
 1:37'38.923 Not classified 166.345
ret
27
 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari
64
 1:20'33.067 Engine 181.772
ret
17
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron
62
 1:17'43.247 Turbo 182.504
ret
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford
57
 1:13'40.093 Gearbox 177.016
ret
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Ford
52
 1:07'06.719 Engine 177.264
ret
23
 Adrián Campos Minardi / Motori Moderni
52
 1:09'33.446 Turbo 171.032
ret
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Megatron
33
 42'13.211 Exhaust 178.818
ret
20
 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford
31
 38'10.808 Engine 185.756
ret
10
 Christian Danner Zakspeed / Zakspeed
26
 33'45.929 Overheating 176.165
ret
26
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Ligier / Megatron
24
 30'57.038 Engine 177.403
ret
24
 Alessandro Nannini Minardi / Motori Moderni
23
 28'58.382 Turbo 181.615
ret
7
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
19
 28'58.469 Differential 150.022
ret
9
 Martin Brundle Zakspeed / Zakspeed
18
 23'11.656 Wheel 177.546
ret
21
 Alex Caffi Osella / Alfa Romeo
11
 19'23.019 Engine 129.830
ret
8
 Andrea de Cesaris Brabham / BMW
2
 2'33.477 Turbo 178.878
ret
18
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron
0
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Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nigel Mansell Williams / Honda
70
 88%
2
6
 Nélson Piquet Williams / Honda
10
 12%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!



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