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1987 Monaco Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Monaco

|Grand Prix = Monaco

|Official name = 45e Grand Prix de Monaco

|Date = 31 May

|Year = 1987

|Image = Circuit de Monaco 1986.png

|Race_No = 4

|Season_No = 16

|Location = Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco

|Course = Street circuit

|Course_mi = 2.068

|Course_km = 3.328

|Distance_laps = 78

|Distance_mi = 161.298

|Distance_km = 259.584

|Weather = Sunny and warm

|Pole_Driver = Nigel Mansell

|Pole_Team = Williams-Honda

|Pole_Time = 1:23.039

|Pole_Country = UK

|Fast_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Honda

|Fast_Time = 1:27.685

|Fast_Lap = 72

|Fast_Country = Brazil

|fast_flag_suffix = 1968

|First_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|First_Team = Lotus-Honda

|First_Country = Brazil

|first_flag_suffix = 1968

|Second_Driver = Nelson Piquet

|Second_Team = Williams-Honda

|Second_Country = Brazil

|second_flag_suffix = 1968

|Third_Driver = Michele Alboreto

|Third_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Country = Italy

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1987|MON}}

}}

The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 45e Grand Prix de Monaco{{cite web |title=Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1987 |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/monaco870531.jpg |publisher=The Programme Covers Project |access-date=21 February 2018}}) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 May 1987 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. It was the fourth race of the 1987 Formula One World Championship.

The 78-lap race was won by Ayrton Senna, driving a Lotus-Honda. It was the first of an eventual six wins for the Brazilian driver at Monaco. Compatriot Nelson Piquet was second in a Williams-Honda, with Italian Michele Alboreto third in a Ferrari.

The win promoted Senna to second in the Drivers' Championship, three points behind McLaren driver Alain Prost.

Race summary

Traditionally the number of competitors permitted for the Monaco Grand Prix was lower than at all other races, due to the tight and twisty nature of the Monte Carlo circuit. Originally 16, it was later increased to 20. For 1987, however, it was increased to a full grid of 26. According to FISA, this move was made in order to bring the race into line with the other races on the F1 calendar, but there were cynical views that it was made in order to reduce the number of non-qualifiers to appease team sponsors. There was widespread concern about the results of overcrowding on the track and the speed difference of various cars.

During the practice session, Michele Alboreto's Ferrari tangled with Christian Danner's slow-moving Zakspeed on the uphill section after the Ste-Devote corner. Alboreto's car was thrown in the air and caught fire, but landed back on the track. FISA blamed Danner for the accident and decided to exclude him from the weekend, the first such event in the history of the Formula One World Championship. There were widespread objections throughout the paddock, particularly as there were several other practice accidents and it was felt that Danner had no more to blame than any other driver involved in these accidents.{{cite book|last=Walker |first=Murray |title=Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |date=1987 |isbn=1-870066-04-9 |page=144}} Alboreto himself believed that Danner was not to blame for the accident.

Nigel Mansell took pole position in the Williams, with Ayrton Senna's Lotus alongside on the front row and Nelson Piquet third in the other Williams. At the start, Mansell led away from Senna, Piquet, Alboreto and Alain Prost in the McLaren. Mansell led until lap 30 when he retired with a loss of turbo boost; Senna then led for the remainder of the race; despite making a pit stop for tyres.

Senna eventually won by 33 seconds from Piquet. Prost was running third when his engine failed with three laps to go, promoting Alboreto to the final podium position. Gerhard Berger finished fourth in the other Ferrari, with the top six completed by the first two naturally-aspirated finishers, Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell and Ivan Capelli in the March.

Senna's victory was the first for a car with active suspension.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Gap !!Grid

1

| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 1:24.514

| 1:23.039

| align="center"| —

| 1

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Honda

| 1:25.255

| 1:23.711

| +0.672

| 2

3

| 6

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 1:25.917

| 1:24.755

| +1.716

| 3

4

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:25.574

| 1:25.083

| +2.044

| 4

5

| 27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 1:27.017

| 1:26.102

| +3.063

| 5

6

| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Arrows-Megatron

| 1:27.716

| 1:26.175

| +3.136

| 6

7

| 2

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| McLaren-TAG

| 1:27.701

| 1:26.317

| +3.278

| 7

8

| 28

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 1:29.281

| 1:26.323

| +3.284

| 8

9

| 20

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Boutsen

| Benetton-Ford

| 1:27.082

| 1:26.630

| +3.591

| 9

10

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:26.957

| 1:26.763

| +3.724

| 10

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick

| Arrows-Megatron

| 1:27.685

| 1:27.294

| +4.255

| 11

12

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-Ford

| 1:29.264

| 1:27.622

| +4.583

| 12

13

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:28.517

| 1:27.731

| +4.692

| 13

14

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Brundle

| Zakspeed

| 1:29.801

| 1:27.894

| +4.855

| 14

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:30.307

| 1:28.088

| +5.049

| 15

16

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Caffi

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 1:36.267

| 1:28.233

| +5.194

| 16

17

| 11

| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Satoru Nakajima

| Lotus-Honda

| 1:30.606

| 1:28.890

| +5.851

| 17

18

| 30

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| Lola-Ford

| 1:29.114

| 1:29.459

| +6.075

| 18

19

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Capelli

| March-Ford

| 1:31.589

| 1:29.147

| +6.108

| 19

20

| 26

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Ligier-Megatron

| 1:31.098

| 1:29.258

| +6.219

| 20

21

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:32.643

| 1:29.827

| +6.788

| 21

22

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Megatron

| 1:31.270

| 1:30.000

| +6.961

| 22

23

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:30.765

| 1:30.143

| +7.104

| 23

24

| 23

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Campos

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 1:30.805

| align="center"| —

| +7.766

| DNS

25

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Fabre

| AGS-Ford

| 1:35.179

| 1:31.667

| +8.628

| 24

EX

| 10

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Christian Danner

| Zakspeed

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| —

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= Race =

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 12

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| Lotus-Honda

| 78

| 1:57:54.085

| 2

| 9

2

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Williams-Honda

| 78

| + 33.212

| 3

| 6

3

| 27

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Ferrari

| 78

| + 1:12.839

| 5

| 4

4

| 28

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 77

| + 1 lap

| 8

| 3

5 (1)

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Palmer

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 15

| 2

6 (2)

| 16

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ivan Capelli

| March-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 19

| 1

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle

| Zakspeed

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 14

|  

8

| 19

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Benetton-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 12

|  

9

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| McLaren-TAG

| 75

| Engine

| 4

|  

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Satoru Nakajima

| Lotus-Honda

| 75

| + 3 laps

| 17

|  

11

| 25

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Ligier-Megatron

| 74

| + 4 laps

| 22

|  

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Piercarlo Ghinzani

| Ligier-Megatron

| 74

| + 4 laps

| 20

|  

13 (3)

| 14

| {{flagicon|France}} Pascal Fabre

| AGS-Ford

| 71

| + 7 laps

| 24

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Arrows-Megatron

| 59

| Overheating

| 6

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Arrows-Megatron

| 58

| Gearbox

| 11

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Johansson

| McLaren-TAG

| 57

| Engine

| 7

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| Lola-Ford

| 42

| Engine

| 18

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 41

| Electrical

| 10

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alex Caffi

| Osella-Alfa Romeo

| 39

| Electrical

| 16

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Brabham-BMW

| 38

| Suspension

| 21

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Williams-Honda

| 29

| Turbo/Exhaust

| 1

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Nannini

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

| 21

| Electrical

| 13

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Streiff

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 9

| Accident

| 23

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Benetton-Ford

| 5

| Transmission

| 9

|  

DNS

| 23

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Adrián Campos

| Minardi-Motori Moderni

|

| Non Starter

|

|  

EX

| 10

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Christian Danner

| Zakspeed

|  

| Excluded

|

|  

colspan="8" | {{center|Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1987/races/514/monaco.html |title=1987 Monaco Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=21 November 2017}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

!Driver

!Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 18

2

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna

| align="right"| 15

3

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Johansson

| align="right"| 13

4

| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| align="right"| 12

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell

| align="right"| 10

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/monaco/championnat.aspx|title=Monaco 1987 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=19 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-TAG

| align="right"|31

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Honda

| align="right"|22

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Honda

| align="right"|18

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"|14

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Brabham-BMW

| align="right"|4

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Jim Clark Trophy standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

!Driver

!Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Streiff

| align="right"| 21

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Palmer

| align="right"| 18

3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Fabre

| align="right"| 16

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Alliot

| align="right"| 15

5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Capelli

| align="right"| 6

{{col-2}}

;Colin Chapman trophy standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="right"|39

2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} AGS-Ford

| align="right"|16

3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lola-Ford

| align="right"|15

4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} March-Ford

| align="right"|6

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|Note: Only the top five positions are included for all four sets of standings.}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1987

| Previous_race_in_season = 1987 Belgian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1987 Detroit Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1986 Monaco Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1988 Monaco Grand Prix

}}

{{Monaco Grand Prix}}

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