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Grand Prix de France 1987 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
- Name
- Grand Prix de France 1987 · race
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/442-race
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
Grand Prix de France 1987 · Circuit Paul Ricard
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1987 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:37:03.839 · 80 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:37:11.550 · 80 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:37:59.094 · 80 laps · tag | 4 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | Time not recorded · 79 laps · honda | 3 |
| 5 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 76 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | Time not recorded · 74 laps · tag | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Suspension · Time not recorded · 71 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Time not recorded · 71 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 64 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Turbo · Time not recorded · 62 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrián Campos | Minardi | Turbo · Time not recorded · 52 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Exhaust · Time not recorded · 33 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | Overheating · Time not recorded · 26 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | Engine · Time not recorded · 24 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Turbo · Time not recorded · 23 laps · motori-moderni | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Differential · Time not recorded · 19 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | Wheel · Time not recorded · 18 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Osella | Engine · Time not recorded · 11 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | Turbo · Time not recorded · 2 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Electrical · Time not recorded · 0 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.454 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:06.877 · tag | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:07.024 · honda | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:07.140 · honda | |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:08.077 · ford | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:08.198 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:08.293 · ford | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:08.390 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:08.577 · tag | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:08.800 · megatron | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:08.949 · bmw | |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:08.993 · bmw | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:09.430 · megatron | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:09.828 · megatron | |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.868 · motori-moderni | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:10.652 · honda | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:10.798 · megatron | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:11.170 · zakspeed | |
| 19 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:11.389 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:12.167 · alfa-romeo | |
| 21 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:12.551 · motori-moderni | |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:12.654 · ford | |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:13.026 · ford | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:13.443 · ford | |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:13.525 · ford | |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:14.699 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:06.454 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:06.877 · tag | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Lotus | 1:07.024 · honda | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 1:07.140 · honda | |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:08.077 · ford | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:08.198 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 1:08.293 · ford | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:08.390 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 1:08.577 · tag | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:08.800 · megatron | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 1:08.949 · bmw | |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:08.993 · bmw | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:09.430 · megatron | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:09.828 · megatron | |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 1:09.868 · motori-moderni | |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:10.652 · honda | |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Ligier | 1:10.798 · megatron | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 1:11.170 · zakspeed | |
| 19 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 1:11.389 · zakspeed | |
| 20 | Alex Caffi | Osella | 1:12.167 · alfa-romeo | |
| 21 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 1:12.551 · motori-moderni | |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:12.654 · ford | |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:13.026 · ford | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:13.443 · ford | |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 1:13.525 · ford | |
| 26 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 1:14.699 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 11 | Teo Fabi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | 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 | Nigel Mansell | 1 | 1:10.224 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 2 | 1:10.689 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 3 | 1:10.797 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 4 | 1:11.075 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 5 | 1:11.328 |
| warmingUpResults | Teo Fabi | 6 | 1:11.369 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 7 | 1:11.717 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 8 | 1:11.963 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 9 | 1:11.994 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 1:12.226 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 11 | 1:12.478 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 12 | 1:12.602 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 13 | 1:12.679 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 14 | 1:13.276 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 15 | 1:13.318 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 16 | 1:13.354 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 17 | 1:14.187 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 18 | 1:14.515 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 19 | 1:14.769 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 20 | 1:15.077 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 21 | 1:15.382 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 22 | 1:16.393 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 23 | 1:16.427 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 24 | 1:16.641 |
| warmingUpResults | Pascal Fabre | 25 | 1:17.034 |
| warmingUpResults | Adrián Campos | 26 | 1:56.086 |