Gridpedia1987 Mexican Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell won the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 18 Oct 1987 for Williams, from pole position; Nelson Piquet was second and Riccardo Patrese third.
Mansell took the lead for good on lap 21 of 63, from Gerhard Berger; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. The fastest lap was Nelson Piquet's, 1:19.132. 9 of 26 starters were classified; 17 retired or were not classified. After the race Nelson Piquet led the championship with 73 points, 12 ahead of Nigel Mansell, with 2 rounds left.
- Date
- 18 Oct 1987
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 14 of 16
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | 1:26:24.207 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 63 | +26.176 | 1:19.132 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 63 | +1:26.879 | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | 63 | +1:41.352 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 61 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | 60 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 29 | DALYannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 20 | 51 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 21 | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 26 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 21 | 43 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 23 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 24 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 13 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 13 | 3 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 2 | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 15 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 2 | 51 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 8 |