Gridpedia1987 Belgian Grand Prix
Alain Prost won the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 17 May 1987 for McLaren, from 6th on the grid; Stefan Johansson was second and Andrea de Cesaris third.
Prost took the lead for good on lap 10 of 43, from Nelson Piquet; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Alain Prost's, 1:57.153. 10 of 26 starters were classified; 16 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 18 points, 5 ahead of Stefan Johansson, with 13 rounds left.
- Date
- 17 May 1987
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 6 | 43 | 1:27:03.217 | 1:57.153 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | JOHStefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | 43 | +24.764 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | 42 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | 42 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | 42 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 16 | 41 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 17 | 40 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 22 | 40 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | STRPhilippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 23 | 39 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | FABPascal Fabre | AGS | 25 | 38 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | FABTeo Fabi | Benetton | 9 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | BRUMartin Brundle | Zakspeed | 18 | 19 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | 18 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 21 | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | 11 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 21 | CAFAlex Caffi | Osella | 26 | 11 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | 9 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DANChristian Danner | Zakspeed | 20 | 9 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | 8 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 7 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Minardi | 14 | 1 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 23 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 19 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | 0 | Accident | 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 0 | 3 |