1987 Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Mansell | 2 | 25 | 1.918 | 65 | 310.6 | Nigel Mansell |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 65 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Honda | 65 | +1.918s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | Honda | 64 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | Honda | 63 | +2 laps | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Megatron | 63 | +2 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Ford | 63 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Ford | 62 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 23 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Ford | 60 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 25 | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Ford | 59 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 22 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Ford | 57 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 54 | +11 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 53 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 7 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 14 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Megatron | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 34 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 20 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 32 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Zakspeed | 32 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 11 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 28 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 10 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | TAG | 18 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Motori Moderni | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | BMW | 8 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 8 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Ferrari | 7 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 21 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Ford | 7 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 16 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Megatron | 3 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 24 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | Ford | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Megatron | — | Not classified |