1987 Italian Grand Prix
# 1987 Italian Grand Prix

The 1987 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 6 September 1987. It was the eleventh race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship. It was the 57th Italian Grand Prix and the 52nd to be held at Monza. The race was held over 50 laps of the 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) circuit for a race distance of 290 kilometres (180 mi).

The race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Williams-Honda. Piquet took his third victory of the season by 1.8 seconds from compatriot Ayrton Senna, who led in his Lotus-Honda before running wide at the Parabolica with eight laps to go. Piquet's British team-mate, Nigel Mansell, finished third, nearly 50 seconds adrift. It was also the sixth consecutive victory for the Williams team, a run of wins that had begun at the French Grand Prix in early July.

French Tyrrell driver Philippe Streiff was the first naturally aspirated Jim Clark Trophy car to finish in 12th, three laps down on Piquet.

The win strengthened Piquet's championship points lead to 14 points over Senna and 20 over Mansell.

During qualifying, Piquet recorded a speed of 352.135 km/h (218.807 mph), the fastest achieved by a Formula One car during the first turbo era of the sport (1977-88).

Due to the entries of AGS and Coloni, for the first time in the 1987 season, there would be drivers who would fail to qualify for the race - in this case, it was to be Nicola Larini in the Coloni and Pascal Fabre in the AGS.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 1:24.617 | 1:23.460 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 1:24.350 | 1:23.559 | +0.099 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:25.211 | 1:23.933 | +0.473 |
| 4 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 1:25.535 | 1:24.907 | +1.447 |
| 5 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 1:25.340 | 1:24.946 | +1.486 |
| 6 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 1:25.250 | 1:25.004 | +1.544 |
| 7 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 1:26.894 | 1:25.020 | +1.560 |
| 8 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:25.290 | 1:25.247 | +1.787 |
| 9 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:26.453 | 1:25.525 | +2.065 |
| 10 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 1:40.285 | 1:26.802 | +3.342 |
| 11 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 1:27.420 | 1:27.031 | +3.571 |
| 12 | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.543 | 1:28.083 | +4.083 |
| 13 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:29.273 | 1:28.022 | +4.562 |
| 14 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:28.463 | 1:28.160 | +4.700 |
| 15 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 1:28.946 | no time | +5.486 |
| 16 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:30.389 | 1:29.465 | +6.005 |
| 17 | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:30.144 | 1:29.725 | +6.265 |
| 18 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:29.738 | 1:31.069 | +6.278 |
| 19 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 1:29.898 | no time | +6.438 |
| 20 | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 1:31.094 | 1:30.782 | +7.322 |
| 21 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:32.768 | 1:31.029 | +7.569 |
| 22 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.218 | 1:33.028 | +9.568 |
| 23 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 1:34.748 | 1:33.170 | +9.710 |
| 24 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.760 | 1:33.264 | +9.804 |
| 25 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 1:34.205 | 1:33.311 | +9.851 |
| 26 | 22 | Franco Forini | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:34.467 | 1:33.816 | +10.356 |
| DNQ | 32 | Nicola Larini | Coloni-Ford | 1:38.460 | 1:35.721 | +12.261 |
| DNQ | 14 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-Ford | 1:39.393 | 1:36.679 | +13.219 |
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### Race

Numbers in brackets refer to positions of normally aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy.

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams-Honda | 50 | 1:14:47.707 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus-Honda | 50 | + 1.806 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Honda | 50 | + 49.036 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 50 | + 57.979 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford | 50 | + 1:21.319 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren-TAG | 50 | + 1:28.787 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton-Ford | 49 | + 1 lap | 7 | |
| 8 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier-Megatron | 48 | + 2 laps | 19 | |
| 9 | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 48 | + 2 laps | 16 | |
| 10 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Megatron | 48 | + 2 laps | 15 | |
| 11 | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 47 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 12 (1) | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell-Ford | 47 | + 3 laps | 24 | |
| 13 (2) | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Ford | 47 | + 3 laps | 25 | |
| 14 (3) | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 47 | + 3 laps | 22 | |
| 15 | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-TAG | 46 | + 4 laps | 5 | |
| 16 | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 45 | + 5 laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 43 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford | 37 | Spun off | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi-Motori Moderni | 34 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 27 | Halfshaft | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Franco Forini | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 27 | Turbo | 26 | |
| Ret | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 9 | Electrical | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham-BMW | 7 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 5 | Engine | 9 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 63 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 49 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 43 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 31 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | 20 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Williams-Honda | 106 |
| 2 | Lotus-Honda | 55 |
| 3 | McLaren-TAG | 51 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 20 |
| 5 | Benetton-Ford | 17 |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jonathan Palmer | 65 |
| 2 | Philippe Streiff | 54 |
| 3 | Pascal Fabre | 35 |
| 4 | Philippe Alliot | 25 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | 25 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Tyrrell-Ford | 119 |
| 2 | AGS-Ford | 35 |
| 3 | Lola-Ford | 25 |
| 4 | March-Ford | 25 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.
