Gridpedia1987 Mexican Grand Prix
- 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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 63 | 1:26:24.207 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 63 | +26.176 | 1:19.132 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 63 | +1:26.879 | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | 63 | +1:41.352 | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 6 | 61 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | 60 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 22 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 25 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 7 | 54 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 20 | 51 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 26 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 21 | 43 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 26 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 10 | 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 20 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 4 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 13 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 13 | 3 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 15 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
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 |