Published evidence
Gran Premio de México 1987 · qualifying
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
- Name
- Gran Premio de México 1987 · qualifying
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/450-qualifying
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Gran Premio de México 1987 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:26:24.207 · 63 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:26:50.383 · 63 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:27:51.086 · 63 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:28:05.559 · 63 laps · megatron | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Time not recorded · 61 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Clutch · Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Water leak · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Water leak · Time not recorded · 43 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Transmission · Time not recorded · 32 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Overheating · Time not recorded · 29 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Accident · Time not recorded · 26 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Accident · Time not recorded · 22 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Turbo · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Electrical · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Turbo · Time not recorded · 13 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Turbo · Time not recorded · 3 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alain Prost | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:18.383 · honda | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.426 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:18.463 · honda | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:18.691 · ford | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:18.742 · tag | |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:18.992 · ford | |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:19.089 · honda | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:19.889 · bmw | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:19.967 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:20.141 · bmw | |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:21.664 · megatron | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:21.705 · megatron | |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:21.711 · zakspeed | |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:22.035 · motori-moderni | |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:22.185 · tag | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:22.214 · honda | |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:22.593 · zakspeed | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:23.053 · megatron | |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:23.955 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:24.404 · ford | |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:24.553 · megatron | |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:24.723 · ford | |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:24.745 · ford | |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:25.096 · ford | |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:26.305 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:27.670 · alfa-romeo | |
| 27 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:28.655 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:18.383 · honda | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.426 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:18.463 · honda | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:18.691 · ford | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:18.742 · tag | |
| 6 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:18.992 · ford | |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:19.089 · honda | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:19.889 · bmw | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:19.967 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:20.141 · bmw | |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:21.664 · megatron | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:21.705 · megatron | |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:21.711 · zakspeed | |
| 14 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:22.035 · motori-moderni | |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:22.185 · tag | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:22.214 · honda | |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:22.593 · zakspeed | |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:23.053 · megatron | |
| 19 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:23.955 · motori-moderni | |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:24.404 · ford | |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:24.553 · megatron | |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:24.723 · ford | |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:24.745 · ford | |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:25.096 · ford | |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:26.305 · ford | |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:27.670 · alfa-romeo |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 73 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 61 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Philippe Streiff | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 1 | 1:20.666 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 2 | 1:20.863 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1:21.273 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 4 | 1:21.384 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 5 | 1:21.443 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 6 | 1:21.491 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 7 | 1:22.164 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 8 | 1:22.516 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 9 | 1:22.599 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 10 | 1:22.655 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 11 | 1:23.063 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 12 | 1:23.117 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 13 | 1:24.073 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 14 | 1:24.150 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 15 | 1:24.631 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 16 | 1:24.850 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 17 | 1:25.134 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 18 | 1:25.367 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 19 | 1:25.917 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 20 | 1:26.217 |
| warmingUpResults | Yannick Dalmas | 21 | 1:26.893 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 22 | 1:27.276 |
| warmingUpResults | Adrián Campos | 23 | 1:27.338 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 24 | 1:27.362 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 25 | 1:27.451 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 26 | 1:29.772 |