450th GP – Mexico 1987

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/3 [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
2	Stefan Johansson	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/3 [5]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
3	Jonathan Palmer	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear
4	Philippe Streiff	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear
5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear
6	Nelson Piquet	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [6]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear
7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Brabham BT56 [4]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Brabham BT56 [2]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
9	Martin Brundle	West Zakspeed	Zakspeed 871 [3]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
10	Christian Danner	West Zakspeed	Zakspeed 871 [2]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
11	Satoru Nakajima	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 99T [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear
12	Ayrton Senna	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 99T [4]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear
14	Pascal Fabre	El Charro	AGS JH22 [32]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear
16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 871 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear
17	Derek Warwick	USF&G Arrows Megatron Turbo	Arrows A10 [4]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
18	Eddie Cheever	USF&G Arrows Megatron Turbo	Arrows A10 [2]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
19	Teo Fabi	Benetton Formula	Benetton B187 [8]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear
20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Formula	Benetton B187 [9]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear
21	Alex Caffi	Landis and GYR Osella	Osella FA1I [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear
23	Adrián Campos	Minardi Team	Minardi M187 [3]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi Team	Minardi M187 [4]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
25	René Arnoux	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS29C [06]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS29C [04]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F1/87 [101]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear
28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F1/87 [098]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear
29	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse Calmels	Lola LC87 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear
30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse Calmels	Lola LC87 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	G	Laps
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW11B [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.696	01:18.383	01:18.383	0
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F1/87 [098]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:19.992	01:18.426	01:18.426	0
3	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams FW11B [6]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.701	01:18.463	01:18.463	0
4	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B187 [9]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.766	01:18.691	01:18.691	0
5	1	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/3 [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.572	01:18.742	01:18.742	0
6	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton B187 [8]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.666	01:18.992	01:18.992	0
7	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 99T [4]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.361	01:19.089	01:19.089	0
8	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT56 [4]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.720	01:19.889	01:19.889	0
9	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F1/87 [101]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.290	01:19.967	01:19.967	0
10	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham BT56 [2]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.930	01:20.141	01:20.141	0
11	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10 [4]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:23.347	01:21.664	01:21.664	0
12	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10 [2]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.445	01:21.705	01:21.705	0
13	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed 871 [3]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:25.184	01:21.711	01:21.711	0
14	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi M187 [4]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:26.055	01:22.035	01:22.035	0
15	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren MP4/3 [5]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.185	01:22.382	01:22.185	0
16	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 99T [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:23.750	01:22.214	01:22.214	0
17	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed 871 [2]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:23.992	01:22.593	01:22.593	0
18	25	René Arnoux	Ligier JS29C [06]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.299	01:23.053	01:23.053	0
19	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi M187 [3]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27.798	01:23.955	01:23.955	0
20	16	Ivan Capelli	March 871 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.161	01:24.404	01:24.404	0
21	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier JS29C [04]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27.059	01:24.553	01:24.553	0
22	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell DG016 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.306	01:24.723	01:24.723	0
23	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC87 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:28.156	01:24.745	01:24.745	0
24	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC87 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.184	01:25.096	01:25.096	0
25	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell DG016 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.011	01:26.305	01:26.305	0
26	21	Alex Caffi	Osella FA1I [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27.670	01:30.010	01:27.670	0
DNQ	14	Pascal Fabre	AGS JH22 [32]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:30.285	01:28.655	01:28.655	0
Starting grid limited to 26 positions.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B187 [9]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.666
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F1/87 [098]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:20.863
3	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW11B [1]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.273
4	1	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/3 [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.384
5	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton B187 [8]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.443
6	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham BT56 [2]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:21.491
7	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT56 [4]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.164
8	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10 [4]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.516
9	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F1/87 [101]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.599
10	6	Nelson Piquet	Williams FW11B [6]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:22.655
11	2	Stefan Johansson	McLaren MP4/3 [5]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:23.063
12	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10 [2]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:23.117
13	11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 99T [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.073
14	9	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed 871 [3]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.150
15	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi M187 [4]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.631
16	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier JS29C [04]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:24.850
17	10	Christian Danner	Zakspeed 871 [2]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:25.134
18	12	Ayrton Senna	Lotus 99T [4]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:25.367
19	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC87 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:25.917
20	16	Ivan Capelli	March 871 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:26.217
21	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC87 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:26.893
22	25	René Arnoux	Ligier JS29C [06]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27.276
23	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi M187 [3]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27.338
24	4	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell DG016 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.362
25	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell DG016 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	01:27.451
26	21	Alex Caffi	Osella FA1I [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	01:29.772

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Official Name	Gran Premio de Mexico 1987
Circuit	Mexico City
Date	October 18
Pole	Nigel Mansell
Fastest Lap	Nelson Piquet 01:19.132
Podium	1st Nigel Mansell (43) , 2nd Nelson Piquet, 3rd Riccardo Patrese
GP Number	450
Round	14
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Gran Premio de España September 27
Next race	Japan Grand Prix November 1

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [1]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:26:24.207	63	01:19.527	43	1	9
2	6	Nelson Piquet	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [6]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:26:50.383	63	01:19.132	0	3	6
3	7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Brabham BT56 [4]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27:51.086	63	01:21.057	0	8	4
4	18	Eddie Cheever	USF&G Arrows Megatron Turbo	Arrows A10 [2]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:28:05.559	63	01:20.934	0	13	3
5	19	Teo Fabi	Benetton Formula	Benetton B187 [8]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	+2 laps	61	01:20.829	0	6	2
6	30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse Calmels	Lola LC87 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	+3 laps	60	01:24.320	0	24	1
7	3	Jonathan Palmer	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	+3 laps	60	01:24.657	0	22	0
8	4	Philippe Streiff	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	+3 laps	60	01:26.039	0	25	0
9	29	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse Calmels	Lola LC87 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	+4 laps	59	01:24.405	0	23	0
DNF	12	Ayrton Senna	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 99T [6]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spun off/clutch	54	01:20.586	0	7	0
DNF	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 871 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	Engine	51	01:24.274	0	20	0
DNF	21	Alex Caffi	Landis and GYR Osella	Osella FA1I [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	50	01:23.628	0	26	0
DNF	26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS29C [04]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Overheating	43	01:23.659	0	21	0
DNF	23	Adrián Campos	Minardi Team	Minardi M187 [3]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	32	01:25.734	0	19	0
DNF	25	René Arnoux	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS29C [06]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Ignition	29	01:23.887	0	18	0
DNF	17	Derek Warwick	USF&G Arrows Megatron Turbo	Arrows A10 [4]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	26	01:23.124	0	11	0
DNF	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	Brabham BT56 [2]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Collision	22	01:22.535	0	10	0
DNF	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F1/87 [097]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	20	01:21.520	7	2	0
DNF	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Formula	Benetton B187 [9]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Electronics	15	01:22.170	13	4	0
DNF	24	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi Team	Minardi M187 [4]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Turbo	13	01:24.668	0	14	0
DNF	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F1/87 [101]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	12	01:23.273	0	9	0
DNF	9	Martin Brundle	West Zakspeed	Zakspeed 871 [3]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Turbo	3	01:28.816	0	13	0
DNF	2	Stefan Johansson	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/3 [3]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	1	01:43.361	0	15	0
DNF	11	Satoru Nakajima	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 99T [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Collision	1	01:43.533	0	16	0
DNF	10	Christian Danner	West Zakspeed	Zakspeed 871 [2]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Collision	1	01:44.266	0	17	0
DNF	1	Alain Prost	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/3 [4]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Collision	0		0	5	0
DNQ	14	Pascal Fabre	El Charro	AGS JH22 [32]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	DNQ	0		0		0
T	2	Stefan Johansson	Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo	McLaren MP4/3 [5]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	5	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [3]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice accident	0		0		0
T	6	Nelson Piquet	Canon Williams Honda	Williams FW11B [4]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	12	Ayrton Senna	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 99T [4]	Honda RA167G V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice accident	0		0		0
T	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F1/87 [098]	Ferrari 033D V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse Calmels	Lola LC87 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
S	3	-	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016 [7]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	7	-	Brabham	Brabham BT56 [3]	BMW M12/13/1 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	9	-	West Zakspeed	Zakspeed 871 [1]	Zakspeed 1500/4 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	14	-	El Charro	AGS JH22 [33]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	16	-	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 871 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	17	-	USF&G Arrows Megatron Turbo	Arrows A10 [3]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	19	-	Benetton Formula	Benetton B187 [7]	Ford Cosworth GBA V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	21	-	Landis and GYR Osella	Osella FA1G [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	23	-	Minardi Team	Minardi M187 [2]	Motori Moderni 615-90 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	25	-	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS29C [03]	Megatron M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
Race stopped on lap 30 because of an accident. A second heat of 33 laps was held, with five laps short of schedule. The times were added together for the final result.

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Formula 1 1987 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Nelson Piquet	Williams	73 (76)
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	61
3	Ayrton Senna	Lotus	51
4	Alain Prost	McLaren	46
5	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	26
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	18
7	Teo Fabi	Benetton	12
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	10
9	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	8
10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	8
11	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	6
12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	6
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Brabham	4
14	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	4
15	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	4
16	Derek Warwick	Arrows	3
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola	3
18	Martin Brundle	Zakspeed	2
19	René Arnoux	Ligier	1
20	Ivan Capelli	March	1

Formula 1 1987 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Williams Honda	137
2	McLaren TAG Porsche	72
3	Lotus Honda	57
4	Ferrari	26
5	Benetton Ford Cosworth	22
6	Arrows Megatron	11
7	Brabham BMW	10
8	Tyrrell Ford Cosworth	8
9	Lola Ford Cosworth	3
10	Zakspeed	2
11	Ligier Megatron	1
12	March Ford Cosworth	1